Clarence E. Anthony (born October 10, 1959) is an American politician. In 1984, he was elected as the mayor of South Bay, Florida when he was 24 years old,Angie Francalancia, "Confronting the struggles of his small town", in Jan Tuckwood, ed., Our Century Featuring the Palm Beach Post 100: The People who Changed the Way We Live (Palm Beach Post, 2000), , p. 118. Excerpts available at Google Books. and served until 2008.
In 1999 he served as President of the National League of Cities (NLC)Mike Clary, "Small-Town Mayor Tackles Big Task", Los Angeles Times, January 27, 1999. and in 2013 he was named as that organization's executive director.Kimberly Miller, "Former South Bay mayor named executive director of National League of Cities", Palm Beach Post, December 7, 2012.Mark Funkhouser, "A Small-Town Mayor in the National Arena", Governing, February 28, 2013.
He was Treasurer of the United Cities and Local Governments organization (UCLG).
Clarence E. Anthony served on the Board of Directors for The GEO Group until November 9, 2018.
Anthony is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
His son, Reidel Anthony, played in the National Football League for five years as a wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also has a wife and daughter, Tammy and Skylar Anthony.
References
External links CityMayors profile UCLG entry GEO Entry South Bay page