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History of Escambia County Administrators

   September 20, 2010

The job of county administrator was created in 1977. Escambia County has had 14 people hold the job — average tenure 1 year, 8 months if you include the interim and acting administrators. Exclude them – 2 years, 1 month

Joe Mooney 1/7/77-5/18/78
Fred Hubacker (acting) 5/19/79-10/22/78
Rod Kendig 10/23/78-11/16/84
Chuck Bates (acting) 11/17/84-4/21/85
August Ellis 4/22/85-6/3/88
Wayne Peacock 5/24/88-12/31/91
Robert Koncar 1/1/92-3/31/94
John Asmar (acting) 4/1/94-4/30/94
Barry Evans 5/1/94-7/15/00
Tom Forrest 4/28-12/3/01
Robert Halfhill (interim) 12/4/01-4/21/02
George Touart 4/22/02-9/7/07
Bob McLaughlin 9/7/07-2/6/10
Larry Newsom (interim) 2/7/10- Oct/Nov 2010

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