Fayetteville Outer Loop Ribbon-Cutting 2016-11

Nat Robertson (born 1963) is an American businessman and politician, who served as the

mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina The office of the Mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, currently held by Mitch Colvin since 2017, is the chief legislator of the city of Fayetteville, though as a first among equals, as Fayetteville is a Council-Manager city. The Mayor of Fay ...

, from December 2, 2013, through December 2017. Robertson had previously served in the Fayetteville

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for eight years (four terms). Mayors of Fayetteville are elected to two-year terms.

Political career

Robertson, a member of the

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, and the first Republican mayor elected since the 1970s, served as a member of the Fayetteville City Council for three-consecutive terms from 1989 until 1995. He also served on the city council for a fourth term from 1999 to 2001. Robertson first ran for mayor in 2011, but was defeated by incumbent Mayor

Tony Chavonne 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. First elected in 2005, Chavonne ran unopposed in 200 ...

, who won re-election to a fourth term. In April 2013, incumbent Fayetteville Mayor Tony Chavonne announced that he would not seek re-election after four consecutive terms in office. Robertson soon announced his candidacy to succeed Chavonne. He narrowly defeated his opponent, city councilwoman and real estate agent Val Applewhite, in the mayoral election on November 5, 2013. Robertson received over 50% of the vote, while Applewhite placed a close second with over 49%. Voter turnout was more than 20%, which was considered high for an off-year Fayetteville municipal election. Robertson was sworn into office on December 2, 2013, for a two-year term as mayor.

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Pat McCrory Patrick Lloyd McCrory (born October 17, 1956) is an American businessman, politician and radio host who served as the 74th governor of North Carolina from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 53rd Mayor o ...

, appointed Robertson to the Governor's Crime Commission during the Spring of 2014. He began work on the commission during its June 2014 quarterly meeting. In 2015, Robertson was reelected, again defeating Applewhite. On April 17, 2017, Robertson announced his bid for a third term as mayor of Fayetteville. He was defeated for reelection that November by Mayor Pro Tem Mitch Colvin.WRAL.com
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