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Tom Henry

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Tom Henry
Prior offices:
Mayor of Fort Wayne
Years in office: 2008 - 2024
Successor:Sharon Tucker (D)
Fort Wayne City Council District 3
Years in office: 1983 - 2003
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 7, 2023
Education
High school
Fort Wayne Central Catholic High School
Bachelor's
University of St. Francis
Graduate
University of St. Francis
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Army
Years of service
1971 - 1973
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Tom Henry (Democratic Party) was theMayor of Fort Wayne in Indiana. He assumed office on January 1, 2008. He left office on March 28, 2024.

Henry (Democratic Party) ran for re-election forMayor of Fort Wayne in Indiana. He won in the general election onNovember 7, 2023.

Before becoming mayor, he represented District 3 on the Fort Wayne City Council from 1983 to 2003.[1] Tom Henry won the general election on November 3, 2015.

Henry passed away on March 28, 2024 due to medical complications from stomach cancer.[2]

Biography

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Henry was born in Fort Wayne. He earned a B.A. in psychology and an MBA from the University of St. Francis. His professional experience included working as the CEO of the Gallant Group, an insurance and healthcare consulting firm, and Midwest Health Net, a hospital group purchasing firm.[1]

Henry served in the United States Army from 1971-1973.[3]

Career

Below is a brief outline of Henry's political career.

  • 2008-2024: Mayor of Fort Wayne
  • 1983-2003: Fort Wayne City Council, District 3

Presidential preference

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Henry endorsedHillary Clinton for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S.presidential election.[4]

See also:Endorsements for Hillary Clinton
2016 Presidential Endorsements by Mayors
MayorCandidateDateSource
Democratic PartyTom HenryDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonApril 2016NBC 33
Democratic PartyPaul SoglinDemocratic PartyBernie SandersApril 2016The Cap Times
Democratic PartyBuddy DyerDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonJune 2015The Orlando Political Observer
Democratic PartySteven FulopDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2015Hillary Clinton campaign website
Democratic PartyRick KrisemanDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2015Hillary Clinton campaign website
Democratic PartyEdwin M. LeeDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2015Hillary Clinton campaign website
Democratic PartyStephen AdlerDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2015Hillary Clinton campaign website
Democratic PartyRahm EmanuelDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonMarch 2016NBC Chicago
Democratic PartyEric GarcettiDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonNovember 2015Los Angeles Times
Democratic PartyChris ColemanDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2015Star Tribune
Democratic PartyPaula Hicks-HudsonDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonMarch 2016The Blade
Democratic PartyNancy B. VaughanDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonMarch 2016Triad City Beat
Democratic PartyByron BrownDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2015Hillary Clinton campaign website
Democratic PartyJohn CranleyDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2015Sunshine State News
Democratic PartyBill PedutoDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2015Sunshine State News
Democratic PartyFrancis SlayDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonFebruary 2016Sunshine State News
Democratic PartyKirk CaldwellDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2015Sunshine State News
Democratic PartyBob BuckhornDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonNovember 2015Examiner.com
Democratic PartyMitch LandrieuDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonFebruary 2016The Advocate
Democratic PartyBetsy HodgesDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonJune 2015CBS Minnesota
Democratic PartyJames KenneyDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonFebruary 2016WITF
Democratic PartyGreg StantonDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonMarch 2016The Arizona Republic
Republican PartyLenny CurryRepublican PartyMarco RubioFebruary 2016First Coast News
Democratic PartyMegan BarryDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonFebruary 2016Nashville Business Journal
Republican PartyKevin FaulconerRepublican PartyMarco RubioJanuary 2016Los Angeles Times
Democratic PartyMartin Walsh (Massachusetts)Democratic PartyHillary ClintonNovember 2015MSNBC
IndependentBill de BlasioDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2015CNN
Democratic PartyKasim ReedDemocratic PartyHillary ClintonOctober 2015NBC News

Elections

2023

See also: Mayoral election in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2023)

General election

General election for Mayor of Fort Wayne

IncumbentTom Henry defeatedThomas Didier in the general election for Mayor of Fort Wayne on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Henry
Tom Henry (D)
 
51.9
 
23,947
Image of Thomas Didier
Thomas Didier (R) Candidate Connection
 
48.1
 
22,213

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Total votes: 46,160
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Fort Wayne

IncumbentTom Henry defeatedJorge Fernandez in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Fort Wayne on May 2, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Henry
Tom Henry
 
78.0
 
5,863
Image of Jorge Fernandez
Jorge Fernandez
 
22.0
 
1,654

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Total votes: 7,517
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mayor of Fort Wayne

Thomas Didier defeatedJason Arp,Eddie Ribel, andJesse Crammer (Unofficially withdrew) in the Republican primary for Mayor of Fort Wayne on May 2, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Didier
Thomas Didier Candidate Connection
 
64.1
 
7,123
Image of Jason Arp
Jason Arp
 
33.3
 
3,708
Eddie Ribel
 
1.5
 
166
Jesse Crammer (Unofficially withdrew)
 
1.1
 
123

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,120
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Endorsements

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2019

See also: Mayoral election in Fort Wayne, Indiana (2019)

General election

General election for Mayor of Fort Wayne

IncumbentTom Henry defeatedTim Smith in the general election for Mayor of Fort Wayne on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Henry
Tom Henry (D)
 
61.2
 
32,563
Image of Tim Smith
Tim Smith (R)
 
38.8
 
20,638

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Total votes: 53,201
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Fort Wayne

IncumbentTom Henry defeatedGina Burgess andTommy Schrader in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Fort Wayne on May 7, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tom Henry
Tom Henry
 
86.2
 
6,797
Gina Burgess Candidate Connection
 
11.1
 
875
Tommy Schrader
 
2.7
 
216

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Total votes: 7,888
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mayor of Fort Wayne

Tim Smith defeatedJohn Crawford andDavid Roach in the Republican primary for Mayor of Fort Wayne on May 7, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim Smith
Tim Smith
 
56.4
 
9,065
Image of John Crawford
John Crawford
 
42.1
 
6,776
Image of David Roach
David Roach
 
1.5
 
235

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Total votes: 16,076
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2015

See also:Fort Wayne, Indiana municipal elections, 2015

The city ofFort Wayne, Indiana, held elections formayor and city council onNovember 3, 2015. A primary election took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 6, 2015. All nine city council seats were up for election.[5]

In the Republican primary election for mayor,Mitch Harper defeatedRobert Bastian,William E. Collins andFrederick G. Osheskie. In the Democratic primary, incumbentTom Henry defeatedTom M. Cook,David Christopher Roach,Richard Stevenson Sr. andJohn Forrest Roberson. Henry defeated Harper in the general election.[6][7]

Mayor of Fort Wayne, General election, 2015
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngTom HenryIncumbent56.8%23,769
    RepublicanMitch Harper43.2%18,068
Write-in votes0%0
Total Votes41,837
Source:Allen County, Indiana, "Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015


Mayor of Fort Wayne Republican Primary, 2015
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMitch Harper83.7%8,475
William E. Collins7%705
Robert Bastian6.8%693
Frederick G. Osheskie, Sr.2.5%255
Total Votes10,128
Source:Allen County, Indiana, "Official primary election results," accessed May 20, 2015


Mayor of Fort Wayne Democratic Primary, 2015
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTom HenryIncumbent76.5%5,676
Richard Stevenson Sr.18.8%1,396
Tom M. Cook3%219
David Christopher Roach1.7%128
Total Votes7,419
Source:Allen County, Indiana, "Official primary election results," accessed May 20, 2015

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2019

Tom Henry did not completeBallotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

Noteworthy events

Events and activity following the death of George Floyd

See also:Events following the death of George Floyd and responses in select cities from May 29-31, 2020

Henry was mayor of Fort Wayne during the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, when events and activity took place in cities across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Events inFort Wayne, Indiana, began on Friday, May 29, 2020, at the Allen County Courthouse.[8] No curfews were issued. The national guard was not deployed.

To read more about the death of George Floyd and subsequent events, click [show] to the right. 

On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police officers arrested Floyd, a Black man, after receiving a call that he had made a purchase with a counterfeit $20 bill.[9] Floyd died after Derek Chauvin, a White officer, arrived at the scene and pressed his knee onto Floyd's neck as Floyd laid face-down on the street in handcuffs.[10] Both the Hennepin County Medical Examiner and an independent autopsy conducted by Floyd's family ruled Floyd's death as a homicide stemming from the incident.[11] The medical examiner's report, prepared by Dr. Michael Baden and Dr. Allecia Wilson, said that it was "not a legal determination of culpability or intent, and should not be used to usurp the judicial process."[11] On April 20, 2021, Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in relation to Floyd's death.[12]

Floyd's death was filmed and shared widely, leading to activity regarding racism, civil rights, and police use of force. The first events took place in Minneapolis-St. Paul on May 26.[13] An event in Chicago organized by Chance the Rapper and Rev. Michael Pfleger took place the same day, making it the first major city outside of Minneapolis to host an event in response to Floyd's death.[14]

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑1.01.1Office of the Mayor, "Meet the Mayor," accessed August 25, 2014
    2. ↑Associated Press, "Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry dies after medical emergency amid cancer battle," accessed March 27, 2024
    3. ↑Waynedale News, "Mayor Tom Henry," September 1, 2009
    4. ↑NBC 33, "Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry announces support for Hillary Clinton," April 28, 2016
    5. ↑Indiana Secretary of State, "2015 Indiana Election Calendar," accessed January 6, 2015
    6. ↑Allen County Board of Elections, "2015 Primary Candidate Filings," accessed February 10, 2015
    7. ↑Allen County, "2015 Primary Election Results," accessed May 5, 2015
    8. ↑WPTA 21, "‘I can’t breathe’ protesters gather at Allen County courthouse demanding justice for George Floyd," May 29, 2020
    9. ↑Washington Post, "The death of George Floyd: What video and other records show about his final minutes," May 30, 2020
    10. ↑The New York Times, "8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody," May 31, 2020
    11. ↑11.011.1USA Today, "Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide," June 1, 2020
    12. ↑Associated Press, "Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death," April 20, 2021
    13. ↑CNN, "Protests across America after George Floyd's death," accessed June 2, 2020
    14. ↑Cite error: Invalid<ref> tag; no text was provided for refs namedchi1

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