Cedric Glover
| Cedric Bradford Glover | |
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| Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana | |
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In office December 27, 2006 – December 27, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Keith Hightower |
| Succeeded by | Ollie Tyler |
| Louisiana State Representative for District 4 (Caddo Parish) |
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In office 1996–2006 |
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| Preceded by | C. O. Simpkins, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Patrick C. Williams |
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Assumed office January 11, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick C. Williams |
| Member of the Shreveport City Council District A | |
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In office 1990–1996 |
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| Succeeded by | Bobby J. Cooper |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 9, 1965 Shreveport, Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Veronica S. Glover |
| Profession |
Business Executive Insurance agent |
| Religion | Methodist Church |
Cedric Bradford Glover (born August 9, 1965) is a Democratic Party politician who is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He was earlier the two-term mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, the first African-American to hold that position.
Outgoing Mayor Keith Hightower was term-limited in 2006, after having won election in both 1998 and 2002. Glover defeated the Republican mayoral candidate, former city attorney Jerry Jones, in the general election held on November 7, 2006, by a 54-46 percent margin. The third-place contender, former broadcast journalist Liz Swaine, had been eliminated in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on September 30. Glover was formerly a member in both the Louisiana House of Representatives (1996–2006) and the Shreveport City Council (1990–1996).
In the primary held on October 2, 2010, Glover sought a second term against seven opponents. He led with 16,376 votes (45 percent), and city council member Bryan Wooley, a Republican, trailed with 11,218 votes (31 percent). In the November 2 general election, Glover handily defeated Wooley, 37,699 votes (64 percent) to 21,021 (36 percent).
Glover is the youngest son of Elizabeth Bradford Glover and the late Clarence Ernest Glover, Sr. He is a lifelong resident of Shreveport and was educated in the public and private schools of Caddo Parish. Once out of high school, Glover briefly attended both Grambling State University and Louisiana State University. He became a regional president for Professional Temporaries USA.
Early in his life, Glover started a Boy Scouts of America troop in the Norwela Council area. He later served with the Volunteers of America Lighthouse program as a program coordinator. During this time, he was elected treasurer of the Shreveport Chapter of the NAACP, and president of Martin Luther King, Jr., Civic Club. At the time, the Martin Luther King, Jr., area of Shreveport was plagued with drug use and criminal activity including violence from local gangs. Glover was active in efforts that culminated with the deployment of Operation T.H.O.R. in the MLK area. Operation T.H.O.R., which is an acronym for Take, Hold, Organize, and Return, represents the largest mobilization of law enforcement in Northwest Louisiana history and served to break the stranglehold on the community by the illegal drug trade and local gangs.
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