Tom Leppert

Tom Leppert
58th Mayor of Dallas
In office
June 25, 2007[1] – February 25, 2011
Preceded byLaura Miller[2]
Succeeded byDwaine Caraway[3]
Personal details
Born
Thomas Chris Leppert

(1954-06-15) June 15, 1954 (age 70)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[4]
SpouseLaura Leppert[5]
Children3[5]
ResidenceDallas, Texas[5]
Alma materClaremont McKenna College (BA)[1]
Harvard Business School (MBA)[1]
OccupationBusinessman
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Thomas Chris Leppert (born June 15, 1954) is an American businessman and former politician who is the former CEO of Kaplan, Inc., one of the world's largest education providers.[6] He had oversight of the company's operating divisions (Kaplan Test Prep and Kaplan Higher Education in the United States, and Kaplan International) until his resignation was announced in July 2015. Leppert, a member of the Republican Party, previously served as the 58th mayor of Dallas, Texas from 2007 to 2011 and was unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012.

Leppert worked as CEO of the Turner Corporation prior to his election as mayor of Dallas in 2007. As of 2023, Leppert was the last Republican to be elected Mayor of Dallas, although the city's current mayor, Eric Johnson, who was elected as a Democrat became a Republican in 2023. He did not run for a second term as mayor and instead sought the Republican nomination in the 2012 United States Senate election in Texas.[7][8] He placed third in the primary behind Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst.[9]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference ClaremontMcKennaCollege-LeppertElectedMayor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Dallas' new era of opportunity". Dallas Business Journal. American City Business Journals. June 24, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Thompson, Steve (February 25, 2011). "In Dallas mayor's shoes now, Caraway says he won't go out on a limb". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  4. ^ Jeffers Jr., Gromer (October 14, 2010). "Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert endorses Gov. Rick Perry for re-election". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference CityOfDallas-Bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Leadership".
  7. ^ Hamilton, Reeve (February 25, 2011). "Tom Leppert: "Why I'm Running"". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  8. ^ Gromer, Jeffers Jr. (February 26, 2011). "Tom Leppert confirms his intention to run for U.S. Senate". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  9. ^ "2012 Republican Party Primary Election - RESULTS". Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-05-30.