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Bill Robertson

Mayor of Minden, Louisiana

Died when: 75 years 53 days (901 months)
Star Sign: Taurus

Billy Henry Robertson (May 5, 1938 - June 27, 2013), known as Bill Robertson, was the Former mayor of the small city of Minden, the parish seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, United States.

He was first elected on November 6, 1990 and served for as mayor from January 1, 1991 until his death.With 22.5 years in office, Robertson was the longest-serving Minden mayor; the second longest-serving mayor, John T.

David, held the position from 1946 to 1955.On August 9, 2008, Robertson was elected president of the Louisiana Municipal Association at the annual convention in Lafayette.

He succeeded outgoing LMA President Clarence R.Fields, the long-term mayor of Pineville.A Democrat, Robertson won his sixth consecutive four-year term on October 2, 2010.

He polled 1,885 votes (53 percent) against the Republican candidate, Alton Monroe "Al" Hortman, Jr., who had also run in 2006, and two "No Party" candidates, Deric Tate and Larry Botzong.

Hortman finished with 737 votes;Tate, 749 (both 21 percent), and Botzong, 170 (5 percent).In the 2006 general election, Robertson polled 2,054 votes (56 percent) and carried nine of the city's fifteen precincts.

Hortman then trailed with 1,596 ballots (44 percent) and led in the six other precincts.Hortman hence received less than half the support in 2010 that he had in 2006.Minden will have another mayor [but] Bill Robertson will be 'the mayor.' That’s just the way it will be. - Marvin Thomas "Tommy" Davis, Minden city council member and Robertson's elected successor as mayor in the special election held on October 19, 2013


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