Jeff Hall (politician) explained

Jeffrey W. Hall
Term Start:December 4, 2018
Term End:December 5, 2022
Preceded:Jacques Roy
Succeeded:Jacques Roy
State House1:Louisiana
District1:26th
Term Start1:February 2015
Term End1:December 2018
Preceded1:Herbert Dixon
Succeeded1:Ed Larvadain
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:26 December 1951
Residence:Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
Education:Grambling State University

Jeffrey W. Hall (born December 26, 1951)[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Career

Hall stressed economic development, jobs, and resolving the $1 billion state budget shortfall as the principal issues he would face as state representative.[1]

In 2018, Hall announced that he would again run for mayor of Alexandria.[4] Mayor Jacques Roy, first elected in 2006, chose not seek a fourth term in the November 6 primary.[5]

Hall placed first in the Democratic primary and won the general election with 7,842 votes.[6] Turnout was just under 50 percent of registered voters.[7]

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%.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Richard P. Sharkey . December 29, 2014 . Jeff Hall announces candidacy for House District 26 seat . . April 24, 2015.
  2. Web site: Jeffrey "Jeff" Hall . house.Louisiana.gov . April 24, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419201124/http://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members.asp?ID=26 . April 19, 2015 .
  3. Web site: Jeffrey W. Hall. intelius.com. April 24, 2015.
  4. Web site: Rep. Jeff Hall announces his candidacy for Mayor of Alexandria.. The Alexandria Town Talk. July 12, 2018. July 25, 2018.
  5. Web site: Alexandria Mayor Roy not running for re-election. The Alexandria Town Talk. July 16, 2018. July 25, 2018.
  6. Web site: July 18, 2018. See who has qualified for local elections. The Alexandria Town Talk. July 25, 2018.
  7. Web site: Election Returns: Rapides Parish. Louisiana Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. November 9, 2018.
  8. Web site: Election Returns: Rapides Parish. Louisiana Secretary of State. November 8, 2022. January 10, 2023.