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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
===Contrast with Snyder===
===In contrast to Snyder===
Randolph announced on April 3, 2006, that he would not seek a sixth term. The ''Alexandria Daily Town Talk,'' his hometown newspaper, said that his 20-year leadership had lifted "the city's esteem and changed its direction." Randolph succeeded the controversial John K. Snyder, an admirer of the late [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]. Snyder once even checked himself into a mental health facility. "Thank God Ned chose to run," said Glen E. s Beard (born 1938), the Alexandria police chief from 1983 until 1991. "When he was elected, it was like a breath of fresh air." At one point, Snyder even seized Beard's police car. Randolph later named Darren Coutee as the first African-American police chief.
Randolph announced on April 3, 2006, that he would not seek a sixth term. The ''Alexandria Daily Town Talk,'' his hometown newspaper, said that his 20-year leadership had lifted "the city's esteem and changed its direction." Randolph succeeded the controversial John K. Snyder, an admirer of the late [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]. Snyder once even checked himself into a mental health facility. "Thank God Ned chose to run," said Glen E. s Beard (born 1938), the Alexandria police chief from 1983 until 1991. "When he was elected, it was like a breath of fresh air." At one point, Snyder even seized Beard's police car. Randolph later named Darren Coutee as the first African-American police chief.
There were public relations campaigns "to try to make people feel good again about themselves and about Alexandria," said Mrs. Randolph. A former city council member, Marion Chaney, who worked for an Alexandria [[architect]]ural firm, said, "It was time for a change" by 1986. "I wouldn't say Alexandria was a laughing stock, but it definitely needed a change."
There were public relations campaigns "to try to make people feel good again about themselves and about Alexandria," said Mrs. Randolph. A former city council member, Marion Chaney, who worked for an Alexandria [[architect]]ural firm, said, "It was time for a change" by 1986. "I wouldn't say Alexandria was a laughing stock, but it definitely needed a change."
===Municipal improvements==
===Municipal improvements==
When Randolph became mayor, Alexandria faced budget deficits and potential city employee layoffs. During the two decades that Randolph served as mayor, Alexandria landed a tank car plant, completed the Riverfront Center, opened a performing arts center, and improved its drainage system. In the 1990s, the city faced the closure of the former England Air Force Base and a police strike.
When Randolph became mayor, Alexandria faced budget deficits and potential city employee layoffs. During the two decades that Randolph served as mayor, Alexandria landed a tank car plant, completed the Riverfront Center, opened a performing arts center, and improved its drainage system. In the 1990s, the city faced the closure of the former England Air Force Base and a police strike.