Clarence E. Anthony (born October 10, 1959) is an American politician. In 1984, he was elected as the

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when he was 24 years old, and served until 2008. In 1999 he served as President of the

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(NLC)Mike Clary
"Small-Town Mayor Tackles Big Task"
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'', January 27, 1999. and in 2013 he was named as that organization's executive director.Mark Funkhouser
"A Small-Town Mayor in the National Arena"
'' Governing'', February 28, 2013. He was Treasurer of the

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organization (UCLG). Clarence E. Anthony served on the Board of Directors for The GEO Group. Anthony is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. His son,

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, played in the

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for five years as a

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for the

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. He also has a wife and daughter, Tammy and Skylar Anthony.

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CityMayors profileUCLG entryGEO EntrySouth Bay page
* Living people People from Palm Beach County, Florida Mayors of places in Florida African-American mayors in Florida 1959 births 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American politicians 20th-century mayors of places in Florida {{Florida-mayor-stub