Stelly First Black and Second Female Mayor for Leesville - American Press
Stelly won with 65% of the vote and said she will focus on transparency, community input and rebuilding city relationships.
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Stelly first Black and second female mayor for Leesville - American Press
Leesville has elected a new mayor for the first time since 2014, choosing LaFonda Stelly during a run-off election Saturday. Stelly defeated James “Jim” Shapkoff — who served as the city’s mayor for four consecutive terms from 1990-2006 — with 65 percent of the vote. Stelly is the first Black mayor in the city’s history and only the second female mayor following Betty Westerchil, who served the city for one term from 2006-2010. “I did not run to…
Stelly first Black and second female mayor for Leesville
By Ashlyn Little Leesville has elected a new mayor for the first time since 2014, choosing LaFonda Stelly during a run-off election Saturday. Stelly defeated James “Jim” Shapkoff — who served as the city’s mayor for four consecutive terms from 1990-2006 — with 65 percent of the vote. Stelly is the first Black mayor in the city’s history and only the second female mayor following Betty Westerchil, who served the city for one term from 2006-2010. …
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