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Today, we are all embarking on a new journey together – one that some of us have dreamed about, some of us believed would never take place, and some of us have never given up the hope. I share high hopes today with you, high hopes for a city that is safe, high hopes for a city that is prospering and high hopes for a city that provides the best service for all of its residents.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/news/|title=Friday Ellis inaugurated as new mayor of Monroe|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]''|date=July 21, 2020|author=Ashley Mott|accessdate=July 22, 2020}}</ref></blockquote>
Today, we are all embarking on a new journey together – one that some of us have dreamed about, some of us believed would never take place, and some of us have never given up the hope. I share high hopes today with you, high hopes for a city that is safe, high hopes for a city that is prospering and high hopes for a city that provides the best service for all of its residents.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/news/|title=Friday Ellis inaugurated as new mayor of Monroe|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]''|date=July 21, 2020|author=Ashley Mott|accessdate=July 22, 2020}}</ref></blockquote>
In 2022-2023, Ellis beat back an attempt to recall him from office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Friday_Ellis_recall,_Monroe,_Louisiana_(2022-2023)#SnippetTab|title=Friday Ellis|publisher=Ballotpedia|accessdate=November 29, 2023.</ref>
If Ellis seeks reelection in the March 23, 2024, primary election, he will face at least one opponent, Democrat Betty Ward-Cooper, an African-American member of the Monroe City School Board and a former professor at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2023/10/19/betty-ward-cooper-enters-monroe-mayors-race/71240491007/|title=Betty Ward-Cooper enters Monroe mayor's race|author=Ian Robinson|publisher=''Monroe News Star''|date=October 19, 2023}}</ref>
If Ellis seeks reelection in the March 23, 2024, primary election, he will face at least one opponent, Democrat Betty Ward-Cooper, an African-American member of the Monroe City School Board and a former professor at the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2023/10/19/betty-ward-cooper-enters-monroe-mayors-race/71240491007/|title=Betty Ward-Cooper enters Monroe mayor's race|author=Ian Robinson|publisher=''Monroe News Star''|date=October 19, 2023}}</ref>