Jacques Roy (mayor)
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Jacques Maurice Roy (born September 25, 1970) was the twenty-third
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in
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. He is a
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Early life

Roy is the son of Christopher Roy Sr., an ad hoc judge of the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal. He is the brother of Christopher Roy Jr., a former one-term member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and a 2014 candidate for district attorney of the 9th Judicial District Court, based in Alexandria. Roy graduated in 1988 from Holy Savior Menard Central High School, the
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secondary institution in Alexandria. Roy attended
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, at which he majored in
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, with concentration in American government and politics, and
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, both in Baton Rouge. Prior being elected mayor, Roy practiced law with his brother Chris Jr., in Alexandria. In 1995, Roy married the former Wendy Hendrix (born February 26, 1972), formerly of Pine Bluff,
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. They have a daughter and a son.


Election history

Roy announced his candidacy for mayor during the first week of August 2006, the fifth of seven candidates to step forward. He campaigned on the issues of
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, government transparency, and inclusiveness. On September 20 that year, Roy finished in first place in the
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, having received over 33 percent of the vote. Delores Brewer, a
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and chief of staff to outgoing Democratic Mayor Ned Randolph, finished in second place by a margin of only seventeen votes over Roy's fellow Democrat and Alexandria City Councilman-at-large, Roosevelt Johnson, an
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. Although both Roy and Brewer promised to stay positive during the general election, Brewer quickly went on the offensive. She launched two highly controversial television commercials, one of which was covered nationally. On November 7, 2006, Roy was elected by a landslide. He captured 76 percent of the vote. In 2010, Roy easily won re-election in the primary, winning more thean 63 percent of the vote in a crowded field. In his bid for a third term as mayor in the primary election on November 4, 2014, Roy faced Jamar Gailes, Jeff Hall, Mitzi "Gibson" LaSalle, and Nicholas R. P. Wright. Roy was considered a potential Democratic candidate in 2016 for the
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seat vacated by Republican
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, who failed in a bid for governor in 2015. Roy never filed for the race, and victory went to Democrat-turned-Republican John N. Kennedy, the former state treasurer. On November 8, 2022, Roy was elected Mayor of the City of Alexandria gaining 51% of the vote against his multiple opponents including Jeff Hall the incumbent candidate. Roy began his 4th term as Mayor on December 5, 2022.


Accomplishments

During his first term, Roy launched the Special Planned Activity Redevelopment Corridors (SPARC) Initiative. Architect
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called SPARC "the most concise vision" for revitalization in the country. Former mayor Joseph Riley of Charleston,
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, praised Roy, saying "Show me a community with real inventive, aggressive, thoughtful, creative leadership (like Roy), and I will show you a community on the move," to ''The Town Talk''. Roy created the program Diversity in Action, which significantly increased the number of small, emerging, minority, and women-owned businesses in Alexandria. During his first term, Roy ordered a comprehensive audit of the Alexandria Police Department, which was conducted by the
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. On July 15, 2013, Roy was among nine mayors who established Social Media Giving Day to encourage citizens to support charities via
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. Roy was involved with the Louisiana Municipal Association. He co-chaired Louisiana's first World Cultural Economic Forum, which was spearheaded by then Lieutenant Governor
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Stepping down

Roy did not seek a fourth term in the nonpartisan blanket primary on November 6, 2018, and finished his term in December 2018. Jeff Hall, who lost to Roy in 2014 and the next year became a state representative, again ran for mayor on "a pro-business, pro-people platform that brings jobs back, grows existing businesses, and makes city government something that actually works. Do you think the city is better today than it was eleven years ago?" Hall defeated Catherine Louise Davidson and Kay Michiels in the race. In 2022, Roy won 53 to 22 percent over Hall to obtain his fourth nonconsecutive term as mayor.


Notes


Louisiana Secretary of State Official Parish Election Results for Election Date: 11/07/06

Louisiana Secretary of State Election Results by Precinct-Official Results for Election Date: 11/07/06 Mayor, City of Alexandria

Louisiana Secretary of State Official Parish Election Results Results for Election Date: 9/30/06

Louisiana Secretary of State Election Results by Precinct-Official Results for Election Date: 9/30/06 Mayor City of Alexandria

JacquesRoyForMayor.com

Louisiana Secretary of State Parish Elected Officials: Rapides

Campaign Ads - What Do You Think?
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Brewer, Roy and Johnson Interviews Election Night
KALB-TV Video blog
Conversation with the Candidates - The Race for Mayor of Alexandria
KALB-TV Video blog
SPARC and the Economy

Alexandria SPARC summit speaker: Leadership, infrastructure investment key to progress

Diversity in Action

Mayor Roy: There Is a New Deposit in the Bank of Justice

Jacques Roy Executive Order 2009-2



Landrieu Praises Alexandria Mayor's Vision, Leadership


References


External links


City of Alexandria, La. Official Website

Jacques M. Roy Louisiana Campaign Disclosure Report
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roy, Jacques Maurice 1970 births Living people Mayors of Alexandria, Louisiana Louisiana State University alumni Southern University Law Center alumni Holy Savior Menard Central High School alumni Louisiana Democrats