Jeffrey W. "Jeff" 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
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Alexandria, Louisiana, U.S.
EducationGrambling State University

Jeffrey W. "Jeff" Hall (born December 26, 1951)[1] is an American politician and accountant serving as the 24th mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana. 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. 1 2 Richard P. Sharkey (December 29, 2014). "Jeff Hall announces candidacy for House District 26 seat". The Alexandria Town Talk. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "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.
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