Jacques Roy

Infobox Officeholder
name = Jacques Maurice Roy
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caption =
order = 23rd Mayor of Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA
term_start = December 4, 2006
term_end =
predecessor = Edward Gordon "Ned" Randolph, Jr. (D)
successor = Incumbent
birth_date = birth date and age|1970|9|25
birth_place = Alexandria, Louisiana
death_date =
death_place =
constituency =
party = Democratic
spouse = Wendy Hendrix Roy (born February 26, 1972)
children =Catherine Marie Roy
profession = Attorney
religion = Roman Catholic
website = [http://www.jacquesroyformayor.com/ www.jacquesroyformayor.com]


footnotes =

Jacques Maurice Roy (born September 25, 1970), a Democrat, is the twenty-third mayor of Alexandria, the seat of Rapides Parish, in central Louisiana.

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 Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Roy graduated in 1988 from Holy Savior Menard Central High School, the Roman Catholic secondary institution in Alexandria. Prior to his having been elected mayor, Roy practiced law with his brother Chris, Jr., in Alexandria. His father is a prominent Alexandria attorney, affiliated with the firm of the legendary Camille Gravel. Roy attended Louisiana State University where he majored in Political Science and concentrated in American Government and Politics and Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge.

His representation of a client in an employment dispute with Central Louisiana Electric Company (CLECO) was once the subject of intense media coverage.

In 1995, Roy married the former Wendy Hendrix of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. They have a daughter, Catherine Marie Roy.

Mayoral election

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 smart growth, government transparency, and inclusiveness.ref|5

On September 20, 2006, Roy finished in first place in the jungle primary, having received over 33 percentref|1ref|2 of the vote. Delores Brewer, a Republican and chief of staff to outgoing Democratic Mayor Edward Gordon Randolph, Jr., 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 African American.ref|6

Although both Roy and Brewer promisedref|8 to stay positive during the general election,ref|9 Brewer quickly went on the offensive. She launched two highly controversial television commercials, one of which was covered nationally.ref|7

On November 7, 2006, Roy was elected by a landslide. He captured 76 percent of the vote in his heavily Democratic city.ref|3ref|4

Notes

# [http://www.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcpr&rqsdta=11070640 Louisiana Secretary of State Official Parish Election Results for Election Date: 11/07/06]
# [http://www.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcmpct&rqsdta=1107063001169140 Louisiana Secretary of State Election Results by Precinct-Official Results for Election Date: 11/07/06 Mayor, City of Alexandria]
# [http://www.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcpr&rqsdta=09300640 Louisiana Secretary of State Official Parish Election Results Results for Election Date: 9/30/06]
# [http://www.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcmpct&rqsdta=0930063001169140 Louisiana Secretary of State Election Results by Precinct-Official Results for Election Date: 9/30/06 Mayor City of Alexandria]
# [http://www.jacquesroyformayor.com/ JacquesRoyForMayor.com]
# [http://www.sec.state.la.us/cgibin/?rqstyp=COMP2&rqsdta=40 Louisiana Secretary of State Parish Elected Officials: Rapides]
# [http://www.midlouisiana.com/index.php/alb_news/comments/campaign_ads_what_do_you_think/ Campaign Ads - What Do You Think?] KALB-TV Video blog
# [http://www.midlouisiana.com/index.php/alb_news/comments/brewer_roy_and_johnson_interviews_election_night/ Brewer, Roy and Johnson Interviews Election Night] KALB-TV Video blog
# [http://www.midlouisiana.com/index.php/alb_news/comments/conversation_with_the_candidates_the_race_for_mayor_of_alexandria/ Conversation with the Candidates - The Race for Mayor of Alexandria] KALB-TV Video blog

External links

* [http://www.cityofalexandriala.com/home.asp City of Alexandria, La. Official Website]
* [http://www.ethics.state.la.us/cgi-bin/laimg/?225527 Jacques M. Roy Louisiana Campaign Disclosure Report]