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===Contrast with Snyder===
===Contrast with 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.
"I think one of the biggest things was that people were somewhat embarrassed to say they were from Alexandria," said Deborah Ann Broussard Dunn Randolph (born 1957), the mayor's third wife whom he wed in 1994, in reference to the Snyder administration. Snyder had also served an earlier term from 1973 to 1977, under the former commission form of city government, but had been defeated for reelection under the mayor-council charter in 1977 by Carroll Lanier.
"I think one of the biggest things was that people were somewhat embarrassed to say they were from Alexandria," said Deborah Ann Broussard Dunn Randolph (born 1957), the mayor's third wife whom he wed in 1994, in reference to the Snyder administration. Snyder had also served an earlier term from 1973 to 1977, under the former commission form of city government, but had been defeated for reelection under the mayor-council charter in 1977 by Carroll Lanier.
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."