Nat Robertson

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Nat Robertson
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Mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina
In office
December 2, 2013 [1]  –December 2017

Robertson, a member of the Republican Party, and the first Republican mayor elected since the 1970s, served as a member of the Fayetteville City Council for three-consecutive terms from 1989 until 1995. [3] He also served on the city council for a fourth term from 1999 to 2001. [3] Robertson first ran for mayor in 2011, but was defeated by incumbent Mayor Tony Chavonne, who won re-election to a fourth term. [2]

In April 2013, incumbent Fayetteville Mayor Tony Chavonne announced that he would not seek re-election after four consecutive terms in office. [1] Robertson soon announced his candidacy to succeed Chavonne. [3] He narrowly defeated his opponent, city councilwoman and real estate agent Val Applewhite, in the mayoral election on November 5, 2013. [2] Robertson received over 50% of the vote, while Applewhite placed a close second with over 49%. [2] Voter turnout was more than 20%, which was considered high for an off-year Fayetteville municipal election. [2]

Robertson was sworn into office on December 2, 2013, for a two-year term as mayor. [1]

Governor of North Carolina, Pat McCrory, appointed Robertson to the Governor's Crime Commission during the spring of 2014. [4] He began work on the commission during its June 2014 quarterly meeting. [4]

In 2015, Robertson was reelected, again defeating Applewhite.

On April 17, 2017, Robertson announced his bid for a third term as mayor of Fayetteville. [5] He was defeated for reelection that November by Mayor Pro Tem Mitch Colvin. [6]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Businessman wins tight Fayetteville mayoral race". WRAL-TV . 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Seaton, Jake (2013-05-23). "4 announce intent to run for Fayetteville mayor". WNCN . Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  4. 1 2 "People's Biz: Fayetteville Mayor Nat Robertson starts work on Gov. Crime Commission". Fayetteville Observer . 2014-06-10. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  5. ↑ Barksdale, Andrew. "Fayetteville Mayor Nat Robertson to seek re-election". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  6. ↑ WRAL.com
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