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| preceded=Jamie Mayo​

| preceded=Jamie Mayo​

| birth_place=Place of birth missing​

| birth_place=Place of birth missing​

| birth_date=February 1977​

| birth_date=February 15, 1977​

| occupation=[[Business]]man

| occupation=[[Business]]man

| spouse=Ashley Rene  Ellis​

| spouse=Ashley Rene  Ellis​

| residence=Monroe, Louisiana​}}

| residence=Monroe, Louisiana​}}

'''Oliver Friday Ellis, Jr.''', known as '''Friday Ellis''' (born February 1977), is the [[mayor]] of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]], a [[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned-[[Independent voter|Independent]].

'''Oliver Friday Ellis, Jr.''', known as '''Friday Ellis''' (born February 15, 1977), is the [[mayor]] of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]], a [[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned-[[Independent voter|Independent]].

A [[business]]man, Ellis won the mayoral election held on July 11, 2020, postponed from the previously scheduled April 4 because of the [[coronavirus]] pandemic. He unseated the 19-year incumbent, Jamie Mayo, an [[African-American]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who was seeking a sixth term. Ellis, who is white, polled 6,835 votes (52 percent) to Mayo's 4,987 (38 percent). The remaining 10 percent of the vote was divided by three other candidates.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Ouachita Parish), July 11, 2020.</ref> Mayo is a strong [[liberal]] who once gave a "Key to the city" to radical [[Islam]]ist [[Louis Farrakhan]].<ref name=ocitizen/>

A [[business]]man, Ellis won the mayoral election held on July 11, 2020, postponed from the previously scheduled April 4 because of the [[coronavirus]] pandemic. He unseated the 19-year incumbent, Jamie Mayo, an [[African-American]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who was seeking a sixth term. Ellis, who is white, polled 6,835 votes (52 percent) to Mayo's 4,987 (38 percent). The remaining 10 percent of the vote was divided by three other candidates.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (Ouachita Parish), July 11, 2020.</ref> Mayo is a strong [[liberal]] who once gave a "Key to the city" to radical [[Islam]]ist [[Louis Farrakhan]].<ref name=ocitizen/>