The Race for Baker Mayor: Former councilwoman announces run for mayor
BAKER, La. (BRPROUD) — Four candidates are running to become Baker’s next mayor.
The candidates include incumbent Mayor Darnell Waites, Doris Thornton-Alexander, Brenda Jackson and Denise Stevenson.
Doris Thornton-Alexander is a former city councilwoman and former school board member who said she is running on truth, transparency and trust. As well as experience.
“As an ex-union person, I came up through the ranks. I started off at the school board, and then I moved up to the council. So, the next promotion, hopefully, will be the mayor. So, I’m not sure if anyone else running for mayor came up through the ranks as I did,” said Alexander.
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Alexander served as a substance abuse program administrator and a representative for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).
Election day for the Baker mayoral race is March 23. Early voting begins on Saturday, March 9, and continues through March 16, except for Sunday.
The three other candidates for Baker mayor are also being invited on Fox 44 News, First Edition to discuss their campaigns.
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