jere wood (born c. 1949) is the former mayor of roswell, georgia, serving five consecutive terms. mayor wood defeated democrat "pug" mabry, who served as mayor for over thirty years, in the election of 1997. during his election he ran on the platform of slow-growth, fighting urban sprawl and what he viewed as its negative side effects. at the time, he promised to only be a two-term mayor. he ran unchallenged and secured re-election in 2001. wood is the son of roy "splinter" wood, a democrat, who was undersecretary of the united states department of the interior (doi) during the carter administration in the 1970s. wood won the mayor's race again in the election held in november 2005.