C. Jack Ellis
Clearance Jack "C. Jack" Ellis, is the former mayor of Macon, Georgia.
Early career
Prior to taking office, Ellis served 20 years in the United States Army as a paratrooper, then served 2 years in Vietnam as a combat soldier.[1] Upon retirement from the US Army, Ellis managed a used car lot, served as an executive for the United States Census Bureau, and hosted a public access television show focusing on public and political affairs in the black community.
Mayor of Macon
1999 and 2003 campaigns
He ran for mayor in 1999,[1] and was elected as the first African-American to hold the position. After a successful first term, he was re-elected in 2003 after defeating several challengers in the Democratic primary and write-in opposition in the general election.
2011 campaign
On April 16, 2011, Ellis officialy began a third campaign for mayor of Macon against incumbent mayor Robert Reichert.[2] In the July 19th Democratic primary, he placed second in the four-way race, with 37.6% of the vote. Because Reichert fell just shy of 50% of the vote, a run-off election was scheduled for August 16 between Ellis and Reichert.[3] Ellis lost the election by 537 votes, receiving 9,770 of the 20,077 votes cast.[4] Ellis did not rule out a future run for office.[5]
Controversies
Early in 2007, Ellis annouced that he had become a Sunni Muslim during a ceremony in Senegal, and was seeking to change his legal name to Hakim Mansour Ellis.[6] During a forum in the 2011 campaign, Ellis refused to comment on this topic, except to say that he was a member of Unionville Missionary Baptist Church.[7]
References
- ^ a b David, Jingle (August 29, 2004). "Center of a storm; In Macon, many blame mayor for money woes". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- ^ GRANT, CARYN (April 17, 2011). "Ellis officially launches mayoral campaign". Macon.com (The Macon Telegraph). http://www.macon.com/2011/04/17/1528634/ellis-officially-launches-mayoral.html. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ GAINES, JIM (July 20, 2011). "Mayor vs. ex-mayor: Reichert, Ellis to vie for repeat". Macon.com (The Macon Telegraph). http://www.macon.com/2011/07/20/1637097/reichert-ellis-to-vie-for-repeat.html. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ GAINES, JIM (August 16, 2011). "UPDATE: Reichert re-elected as Macon mayor". Macon.com (The Macon Telegraph). http://www.macon.com/2011/08/16/1667978/runoff-election-results.html. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ GAINES, JIM (August 18, 2011). "Turnout surge key in tight Macon mayoral race". Macon.com (The Macon Telegraph). http://www.macon.com/2011/08/18/1669388/turnout-surge-key-in-tight-mayoral.html. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ "Macon, Ga., Mayor Converts to Islam, Wants to Change Name". AP (FoxNews). February 2, 2007. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,249924,00.html. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ^ GAINES, JIM (July 1, 2011). "Democratic Macon mayoral candidates attend debate". Macon.com (The Macon Telegraph). http://www.macon.com/2011/07/01/1616492/mayoral-hopefuls-attend-forum.html. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
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Ellis, C. Jack |
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Politician and United States Army soldier |
| Date of birth |
January 6, 1946 |
| Place of birth |
Macon, Georgia |
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