Serving the City: Ocala Mayor, Kent Guinn
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With 24 years of service to the City of Ocala, including 12 as mayor, hear from Kent Guinn as he completes his term and reflects on major accomplishments, challenges he continues to be passionate about addressing, and his favorite part about serving the citizens of Ocala.
Nonprofits featured in this episode: Open Arms Village and Children's Home Society
Kent Guinn
Kent Guinn assumed the office of Mayor in December 2011 after serving the City of Ocala for 12 years as the Councilman representing District 4.
Mayor Guinn has been in the financial services business for the past 41 years and is owner of the firm Guinn & Company, LLC. He has served on many local boards. He is a current member of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s Florida Advisory Committee, U.S. Conference of Mayors, where he serves on the Criminal Justice and International Affairs Committee and is a Member of the Ocala Horse Alliance.
Mayor Guinn is a 5th generation Ocalan. His family has been in Ocala since 1850. He and his wife Sandra have been married for 43 years, have two sons and one granddaughter.
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