Bob Buckhorn (born July 29, 1958 in Evanston, Illinois) is the mayor of Tampa, Florida.

A 1980 graduate of Penn State University, Bob Buckhorn arrived in Tampa in 1982. After taking a marketing position with a national consumer product company, he became active in national and local politics, chairing the John Glenn for President campaign in Hillsborough County, Florida.

In 1985, he took on the position of Director of Governmental Affairs for the Builders Association of Greater Tampa, a trade association representing the construction industry in Hillsborough County, Florida. In this capacity, he led the effort to establish the Hillsborough County Housing Finance Agency, which has resulted in thousands of first time home buyers being given the opportunity to pursue the American dream of home ownership through the use of low interest financing.

In 1987, he coordinated the successful mayoral campaign of Mayor Sandy Freedman and assumed the role of Special Assistant to the Mayor upon her election. He served in this capacity until March 1995. During this time he was the recipient of the "Up and Comers" award by the Tampa Bay Business Journal and the accounting firm of Price Waterhouse. In addition, he was recognized as one of our state's emerging young leaders by his selection for the Leadership Florida program by the Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation.