Jeff Hall (politician)

Jeffrey W. Hall
24th Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana
In office
December 4, 2018 – December 5, 2022
Preceded byJacques Roy
Succeeded byJacques Roy
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 26th district
In office
February 2015 – December 2018
Preceded byHerbert Dixon
Succeeded byEd Larvadain
Personal details
Born (1951-12-26) December 26, 1951 (age 73)
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
EducationGrambling 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.[2] 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]

References

  1. ^ a b Richard P. Sharkey (December 29, 2014). "Jeff Hall announces candidacy for House District 26 seat". The Alexandria Town Talk. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Jeffrey "Jeff" Hall". house.Louisiana.gov. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Jeffrey W. Hall". intelius.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. ^ "Rep. Jeff Hall announces his candidacy for Mayor of Alexandria". The Alexandria Town Talk. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Alexandria Mayor Roy not running for re-election". The Alexandria Town Talk. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "See who has qualified for local elections". The Alexandria Town Talk. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "Election Returns: Rapides Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "Election Returns: Rapides Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
Preceded by 24th Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana
2018–2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Herbert Dixon
 Louisiana State Representative for
District 26 (Rapides Parish)
2015–2018 		Succeeded by