Difference between revisions of "Tom Arceneaux"
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An [[attorney]] for many years, Arceneaux previously served on the city council. In the December 10, 2022 runoff election, he surprisingly defeated the Democrat choice, state Senator [[Greg Tarver]], an [[African-American]] businessman. Arceneaux polled 20,724 votes (56 percent) to Tarver's 16,040 (44 percent). The turnout was only 30.3 percent of the number of registered voters in the city. Arceneaux had earlier led a multiple-candidate field in the [[primary]] held on November 8. Arceneaux bucked two fellow Republican state Senators, [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]] and [[Barrow Peacock]] of Shreveport, both of whom endorsed their Democrat colleague Tarver. | An [[attorney]] for many years, Arceneaux previously served on the city council. In the December 10, 2022 runoff election, he surprisingly defeated the Democrat choice, state Senator [[Greg Tarver]], an [[African-American]] businessman. Arceneaux polled 20,724 votes (56 percent) to Tarver's 16,040 (44 percent). The turnout was only 30.3 percent of the number of registered voters in the city. Arceneaux had earlier led a multiple-candidate field in the [[primary]] held on November 8. Arceneaux bucked two fellow Republican state Senators, [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]] and [[Barrow Peacock]] of Shreveport, both of whom endorsed their Democrat colleague Tarver. | ||
| + | Arceneaux was endorsed by outgoing Democrat Mayor Adrian Perkins, who ran fourth in the primary, and two African-American former mayors Cedric Glover and Ollie Tyler. | ||
His election occurs amid a longstanding crime problem in Shreveport as well as economic issues. | His election occurs amid a longstanding crime problem in Shreveport as well as economic issues. | ||
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Revision as of 15:19, December 12, 2022
| Martin Thomas "Tom" Arceneaux, Jr. | |
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| In office December 2022 – December 2026 (pending) | |
| Born | 1950 |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Martin Thomas Arceneaux, Jr., known as Tom Arceneaux (born 1950), is the new Republican mayor of the heavily Democrat city of Shreveport, Louisiana, the third largest city in his state.
An attorney for many years, Arceneaux previously served on the city council. In the December 10, 2022 runoff election, he surprisingly defeated the Democrat choice, state Senator Greg Tarver, an African-American businessman. Arceneaux polled 20,724 votes (56 percent) to Tarver's 16,040 (44 percent). The turnout was only 30.3 percent of the number of registered voters in the city. Arceneaux had earlier led a multiple-candidate field in the primary held on November 8. Arceneaux bucked two fellow Republican state Senators, Page Cortez of Lafayette and Barrow Peacock of Shreveport, both of whom endorsed their Democrat colleague Tarver. Arceneaux was endorsed by outgoing Democrat Mayor Adrian Perkins, who ran fourth in the primary, and two African-American former mayors Cedric Glover and Ollie Tyler.
His election occurs amid a longstanding crime problem in Shreveport as well as economic issues.