Tony Chavonne | |
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Mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina | |
In office 2005 –December 2, 2013 [1] | |
Preceded by | Marshall Pitts Jr. |
Succeeded by | Nat Robertson |
Anthony G. "Tony" Chavonne is an American politician,accountant and realtor. He served as the Mayor of Fayetteville,North Carolina,for four consecutive,two-year terms from 2005 until 2013. [1] First elected in 2005,Chavonne ran unopposed in 2007. He again won re-election in 2009 and 2011. In 2013,Chavonne announced that he would not seek re-election after eight years in office. [2]
During his tenure as mayor,the city's population expanded from 150,000 people to over 200,000 people. [2] Among other innovations in the city during his tenure is the adoption of curb-side recycling.
Chavonne is a realtor and accountant. He was general manager of Fayetteville Publishing Company until he retired in 2004. He is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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