Difference between revisions of "Tom Arceneaux"
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| − | '''Martin Thomas Arceneaux, Jr.''', known as '''Tom Arceneaux''' (born March 9, 1950), is the new incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[mayor]] of the heavily [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] city of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], the third largest city in his state with a 2020 population of 187,593. The city is 56 percent [[African- American]] and 35 percent Anglo. | + | '''Martin Thomas Arceneaux, Jr.''', known as '''Tom Arceneaux''' (born March 9, 1950), is the new incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[mayor]] of the heavily [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] city of [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], the third largest city in his state with a 2020 population of 187,593. The city is 56 percent [[African-American]] and 35 percent Anglo. |
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.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8 and December 10, 2022.</ref> | 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.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8 and December 10, 2022.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:48, December 12, 2022
| Martin Thomas "Tom" Arceneaux, Jr. | |
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| In office December 2022 – December 2026 (pending) | |
| Preceded by | Adrian Perkins |
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Member of the Shreveport City Council
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| In office 1982–1990 | |
| Born | March 9, 1950 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University (Bachelor's in Business, Juris Doctor) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Martin Thomas Arceneaux, Jr., known as Tom Arceneaux (born March 9, 1950), is the new incoming Republican mayor of the heavily Democrat city of Shreveport, Louisiana, the third largest city in his state with a 2020 population of 187,593. The city is 56 percent African-American and 35 percent Anglo.
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.[1]
Arceneaux bucked two fellow Republican state Senators, Page Cortez of Lafayette and Barrow Peacock of Shreveport, both of whom endorsed his Democrat colleague Tarver. Tarver also carried the backing of Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards. Offsetting the defection of Cortez and Peacock, 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.[2]
His election occurs amid a longstanding crime problem in Shreveport as well as economic issues.
References
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8 and December 10, 2022.
- ↑ Emily Greer (November 22, 2022). Perkins, Glover, Tyler endorse Tom Arceneaux for next mayor of Shreveport. KTAL-TV (NBC in Shreveport). Retrieved on December 12, 2022.