Randy Henderson (politician)

Henderson was born and raised in North Carolina.^[1] He graduated in 1975 from Asheboro High School in Asheboro, North Carolina, where he played football, baseball, and basketball. He was named most outstanding football player in 1974 (known as Mr. Blue Comet), and his 1975 baseball team won the Western North Carolina High School Activities Association (WNCHSAA) championship. He was inducted into the Asheboro High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.

Henderson attended Mars Hill College with an athletic scholarship, where he played football and was a four-year letterman for the baseball team.^[2] He graduated in 1979 with a BS in business administration.^[3]

Henderson's career in Fort Myers began in banking, where he worked his way up to vice-president. He left banking in 1986 and assumed operating responsibilities for Corbin Henderson Company, a real estate firm, as president.^[3]

Henderson was elected Mayor of Fort Myers in 2009, and reelected in 2013 and 2017.^[4]

In November 2020, Henderson resigned as mayor to run in that year's election to represent Florida's 19th congressional district. He was defeated in the Republican primary for the seat, finishing fifth.^[5][6]

Henderson has been involved in community affairs for years serving on the following boards:

Henderson met Virginia Ann Corbin, daughter of former Fort Myers mayor Oscar Corbin Jr., at Mars Hill College. They were married at the First United Methodist Church in Fort Myers and have three children, Laura, Marcus, and Alex.

Henderson is a private pilot and enjoys flying both for business and personal pleasure.^[15] He enjoys time with family and is an avid fisherman.

• List of mayors of Fort Myers, Florida