Jeffrey W. Hall | |
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24th Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana | |
In office December 4, 2018 – December 5, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jacques Roy |
Succeeded by | Jacques Roy |
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 26th district | |
In office February 2015 – December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Herbert Dixon |
Succeeded by | Ed Larvadain |
Personal details | |
Born | (1951-12-26) December 26, 1951 (age 73) |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S. |
Education | Grambling State University |
Jeffrey W. Hall (born December 26, 1951) is an American politician and accountant who served as the 24th mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana from 2018 to 2022. On taking office on December 4, 2018, he stepped down as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 26 in Rapides Parish, a position which he assumed in 2015.
Early life and education
Hall graduated from Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana. He has resided in Pineville, Opelousas, and Mansfield, Louisiana, and Amarillo, Texas.
Career
Hall stressed economic development, jobs, and resolving the $1 billion state budget shortfall as the principal issues he would face as state representative.
In 2018, Hall announced that he would again run for mayor of Alexandria. Mayor Jacques Roy, first elected in 2006, chose not seek a fourth term in the November 6 primary.
Hall placed first in the Democratic primary and won the general election with 7,842 votes. Turnout was just under 50 percent of registered voters.
On November 8, 2022, Hall was defeated by his predecessor, Jacques Roy, in the Alexandria mayoral race, receiving 22% of the vote to Roy's 55%.
Portals:References
- ^ Richard P. Sharkey (December 29, 2014). "Jeff Hall announces candidacy for House District 26 seat". The Alexandria Town Talk. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Jeffrey "Jeff" Hall". house.Louisiana.gov. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- "Jeffrey W. Hall". intelius.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- "Rep. Jeff Hall announces his candidacy for Mayor of Alexandria". The Alexandria Town Talk. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- "Alexandria Mayor Roy not running for re-election". The Alexandria Town Talk. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- "See who has qualified for local elections". The Alexandria Town Talk. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- "Election Returns: Rapides Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- "Election Returns: Rapides Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
Preceded byJacques Roy | 24th Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana 2018–2022 |
Succeeded byJacques Roy |
Preceded byHerbert Dixon | Louisiana State Representative for District 26 (Rapides Parish) 2015–2018 |
Succeeded byEd Larvadain |
Mayors of Alexandria, Louisiana | |
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- 1951 births
- 21st-century mayors of places in Louisiana
- Living people
- Mayors of Alexandria, Louisiana
- Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Politicians from Alexandria, Louisiana
- People from Pineville, Louisiana
- People from Opelousas, Louisiana
- People from Mansfield, Louisiana
- Politicians from Amarillo, Texas
- Activists for African-American civil rights
- African-American state legislators in Louisiana
- Grambling State University alumni
- Businesspeople from Louisiana
- Activists from Texas
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century African-American politicians
- 21st-century members of the Louisiana State Legislature