Jacques Roy (mayor)

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Jacques Maurice Roy
23rd Mayor of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA
In office
December 4, 2006 December 4, 2018

During his first term, Roy launched the Special Planned Activity Redevelopment Corridors (SPARC) Initiative. Architect Frederic Schwartz called SPARC "the most concise vision" for revitalization in the country.

Former mayor Joseph Riley of Charleston, South Carolina, praised Roy, saying "Show me a community with real inventive, aggressive, thoughtful, creative leadership (like Roy), and I will show you a community on the move," to The Town Talk.

Roy created the program Diversity in Action, which significantly increased the number of small, emerging, minority, and women-owned businesses in Alexandria.

During his first term, Roy ordered a comprehensive audit of the Alexandria Police Department, which was conducted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

On July 15, 2013, Roy was among nine mayors who established Social Media Giving Day to encourage citizens to support charities via social media. [3]

Roy was involved with the Louisiana Municipal Association. He co-chaired Louisiana's first World Cultural Economic Forum, which was spearheaded by then Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu, the mayor of New Orleans.

Stepping down

Roy did not seek a fourth term in the nonpartisan blanket primary on November 6, 2018, and finished his term in December 2018. [4] Jeff Hall, who lost to Roy in 2014 and the next year became a state representative, again ran for mayor on "a pro-business, pro-people platform that brings jobs back, grows existing businesses, and makes city government something that actually works. Do you think the city is better today than it was eleven years ago?" [5] Hall defeated Catherine Louise Davidson and Kay Michiels in the race. [6]

In 2022, Roy won 53 to 22 percent over Hall to obtain his fourth nonconsecutive term as mayor.

Notes

  1. ^ Louisiana Secretary of State Official Parish Election Results for Election Date: 11/07/06 [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ^ Louisiana Secretary of State Election Results by Precinct-Official Results for Election Date: 11/07/06 Mayor, City of Alexandria [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ^ Louisiana Secretary of State Official Parish Election Results Results for Election Date: 9/30/06 [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ^ Louisiana Secretary of State Election Results by Precinct-Official Results for Election Date: 9/30/06 Mayor City of Alexandria [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ^ JacquesRoyForMayor.com
  6. ^ Louisiana Secretary of State Parish Elected Officials: Rapides
  7. ^ Campaign Ads - What Do You Think? KALB-TV Video blog
  8. ^ Brewer, Roy and Johnson Interviews Election Night KALB-TV Video blog
  9. ^ Conversation with the Candidates - The Race for Mayor of Alexandria KALB-TV Video blog
  10. ^ SPARC and the Economy
  11. ^ Alexandria SPARC summit speaker: Leadership, infrastructure investment key to progress [ permanent dead link ]
  12. ^ Diversity in Action
  13. ^ Mayor Roy: There Is a New Deposit in the Bank of Justice
  14. ^ Jacques Roy Executive Order 2009-2 [ permanent dead link ]
  15. ^ Untapping Kinetic Energy: Civic Potential Under the Surface
  16. ^ Landrieu Praises Alexandria Mayor's Vision, Leadership

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References

  1. "Rapides Parish candidates listed". The Town Talk . Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  2. Richard P. Sharkey (January 6, 2016). "UPDATE: Mayor Jacques Roy may run for U.S. Senate seat". The Town Talk . Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  3. "Hey, Put Your Twitter Where Your Mouth is - Social Media Explorer".
  4. "Alexandria Mayor Roy not running for re-election". The Alexandria Town Talk. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  5. "Rep. Jeff Hall announces his candidacy for Mayor of Alexandria". The Alexandria Town Talk. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. "See who has qualified for local elections". The Alexandria Town Talk. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana

Jacques Maurice Roy
20062018

Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana

Jacques Maurice Roy
2022

Succeeded by
Incumbent