Jack L. McLean Jr. (born 1949/1950) is an American politician who served as the second African-American mayor of Tallahassee, the state capitol of Florida.

in African Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received a J.D.

[1] In 1982, he ran to serve the remaining two years of the term of City Commissioner Shad Hilaman who had died in office.

[2] On February 23, 1982, he was defeated for a seat on the City Commission by a white candidate, Judd Chapman, after his 116-vote lead was overcome by absentee ballots.

[2] It was alleged that the City Treasurer-Clerk, Herb Seckel, unethically solicited additional ballots to ensure Chapman's victory.