Editing John Fogg

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| subject_name   =John R. Fogg
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| date_of_birth  =[[December 30]], [[1944]]
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| occupation     =[[Mayor of Pensacola]]
| religion       =[[St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church|Episcopalian]]
| spouse         =Patricia Fogg
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'''John R. Fogg''' is a former [[mayors of Pensacola|Mayor of Pensacola]].

==Military career==
As a U. S. Marine, John flew 200 Combat Air Missions in Vietnam, was awarded 14 Combat Air Medals for service in Vietnam, was Marine Corps Representative 1973-74 Blue Angel Demonstration Pilot, “Top Gun” graduate Navy Fighter Weapons School, Commanding Officer Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA 122, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal upon retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel with 20 years service.

==Political career==
He began his political career in 1989 when he was elected to the [[Pensacola City Council|City Council]], representing [[City of Pensacola District 3|District 3]]. Reelected in 1991, he resigned his district seat and was appointed to the Council's at-large "B" seat.  Upon the resignation of Mayor [[Jerry Maygarden]] in [[1994]], Fogg was appointed Mayor by City Council, and was reappointed in 1995, 1997 and 1999. In 2001, after the mayor was switched to an at-large elected position, voters city wide elected Fogg, making him the City of Pensacola’s first elected Mayor to serve since 1913.

==Community service==
John serves on the boards of the [[Hospice Foundation of Northwest Florida]], the [[Northwest Florida Blood Bank]] and the [[Fiesta of Five Flags]]. He is a past member of the board of directors of the [[Gulf Coast Economics Club]], past commodore of the [[Pensacola Yacht Club]], past president of the [[Foundation for Excellence in Education]], past vice president and trustee of the [[Naval Aviation Museum Foundation]], charter member of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, member of the [[Pensacola Museum of Art]] and recipient of [[Sons of the American Revolution]] Bronze Good Citizenship Medal. He served on Senator [[Connie Mack]]’s Senate Defense Advisory Committee, was honorary chairman of the 1997 USO Campaign and serves as ex-officio Member [[Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce]] Board of Directors.

==Personal life==
John has a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Troy State University, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Butler University. He and his wife Pat have been married for 26 years and are active members of [[St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church]].


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{{succession box | before = [[Mike DeSorbo]] | title = [[Pensacola City Council]], [[City of Pensacola District 3|District 3]] | years = [[1989]]-[[1992]] | after = [[C. Flack Logan]]}}

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{{succession box | before = [[Jerry Maygarden]] | title = [[Mayor of Pensacola]] | years = [[1994]]-[[2009]] | after = [[Mike Wiggins]]}}
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[[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Fogg, John]] [[Category:Pensacola City Council members|Fogg, John]] [[Category:Episcopalians|Foog, John]]