Jacques Roy

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Jacques Maurice Roy
23rd Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana
Incumbent
Assumed office December 4, 2006
Preceded by	Edward Gordon "Ned" Randolph, Jr. (D)

Born
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Wendy Hendrix Roy
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Roman Catholic

Jacques Maurice Roy (born September 1970) a Democrat, is the twenty-third mayor of Alexandria, the seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Prior to being elected mayor, Roy practiced law with his brother Christopher Roy, Jr., in Alexandria. Roy, attended Louisiana State University and Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge. His representation of a client in an employment dispute with Central Louisiana Electric Company (CLECO) became the subject of intense media coverage.

[edit] Mayoral election

Roy announced his candidacy for mayor during the first week of August 2006. He was the fifth of seven candidates to announce. Roy campaigned on the issues of smart growth, government transparency, and inclusiveness.^[1]

On September 20, 2006, Roy finished in first, receiving over 33%^[2]^[3] of the vote. Delores Brewer, a Republican and chief of staff to Democratic Mayor Edward Gordon Randolph, Jr., finished in second by a margin of only seventeen votes over Roy's fellow Democrat and Alexandria City Councilman-at-large, Roosevelt Johnson, an African American.^[4]

Although both Roy and Brewer promised^[5] to stay positive during the general election,^[6] Brewer quickly went on the offensive. She launched two highly controversial television commercials, one of which was covered nationally.^[7]

On November 7, 2006, Roy was elected by a landslide. He captured 76 percent of the vote in this heavily Democratic city.^[8]^[9]

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[edit] External links

City of Alexandria, La. Official Website

Preceded by Edward Gordon "Ned" Randolph, Jr. (D)	Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana (Rapides Parish) Jacques Roy (D) 2006–	Succeeded by Incumbent