Andrew Gillum trivia: 45 facts about the American politician

Andrew Gillum is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was first elected at the age of 23.

So let’s find out some trivia and facts about his life and career thus far.

1. Andrew Gillum was born on July 26, 1979
2. He is an American politician
3. He served as the 126th mayor of Tallahassee from 2014 to 2018
4. He is a member of the Democratic Party
5. He was its nominee for governor of Florida in the 2018 election
6. He previously was a Tallahassee City Commissioner from 2003 until 2014
7. He was first elected at the age of 23
8. In 2018, Gillum became the nominee of the Florida Democratic Party for Governor of Florida
9. Then he won the Democratic primary election over a field of five other candidates including former U.S. Representative Gwen Graham and former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine
10. He competed against and lost to Republican U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis in a close election
11. Gillum is considered to be a progressive Democrat
12. Gillum was born in Miami and raised in Gainesville, Florida
13. He is the fifth of seven children
14. His parents are Charles and Frances Gillum, respectively a construction worker and a school bus driver
15. Gillum graduated from Gainesville High School in 1998
16. He was recognized by the Gainesville Sun as one of the city’s “persons of the year”
17. He then moved to Tallahassee to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) to major in political science
18. Gillum served as president of the FAMU Student Government Association from 2001 to 2002
19. He was the first student member of the FAMU Board of Trustees
20. He was recognized by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation as “emerging leader for 2003”
21. Gillum was also a board member of the Black Youth Vote Coalition
22. This was a program of the National Coalition of Black Civic Participation in Washington, D.C.
23. Gillum was elected to the Tallahassee City Commission prior to the completion of his college studies
24. As former National Director of the Young Elected Officials Network with People for the American Way Foundation, Gillum spearheaded a program that seeks to unite elected officials age 35 and under in a network which supports them with leadership and personal development training and public policy support
25. With Gillum at the helm, in May 2006, the program evolved into a national network that links young elected officials across the country and helps identify solutions to the challenges facing our communities and states
26. Gillum also served as Field Organizer and statewide Director of the “Arrive With 5” program
27. This program “encourages young people to become active participants in the electoral process by asking them not only to pledge to vote but also to turn out other voters on or before election day”
28. He organized the largest “Arrive With 5” get-out-the-vote campaign in Florida’s history
29. He also worked as Deputy Political Director with the Florida Democratic Party
30. He currently serves as Director of Youth Leadership Programs with People For the American Way Foundation
31. According to hacked emails of John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign chief, Gillum’s name appeared on an early list of contenders for Hillary Clinton’s running mate in the 2016 Presidential election
32. Gillum has received various honors and accolades
33. While attending FAMU, Gillum was recognized by the National Center for Policy Alternatives in Washington, D.C., as the country’s top student leader in 2001
34. In 2004, he was named to Ebony magazine’s “Fast Track 30 Leaders Who Are 30 and Under”
35. In 2007, Gillum was recognized as an Emerging Leader of the month by IMPACT
36. He subsequently became their inaugural Emerging Leader of the Year during the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference in September 2007
37. Gillum was named as a “2010 Emerging Leader” by Essence Magazine
38. As part of Florida A&M University’s 2012 125th Anniversary Quasiquicentennial Celebration, Gillum was honored as an Outstanding Alumnus, along with 124 other FAMU alumni
39. Also in 2012, Gillum was named as one of “50 Young Progressive Activists Who Are Changing America,” by The Huffington Post
40. In 2014, Gillum was named as one of the 40 Under 40 by The Washington Post political blog “The Fix”
41. On May 24, 2009, Gillum married R. Jai Howard, a fellow FAMU graduate
42. The couple has three children
43. The Tallahassee Democrat reported that Gillum was one of three inebriated men
44. One of whom was suffering from a drug overdose, who were found with “plastic baggies of suspected crystal meth” in a hotel room in Miami Beach on March 13, 2020
45. No arrests were made