George McGill | |
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Mayor of Fort Smith | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sandy Sanders [1] |
Member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives from the 78th district | |
In office January 14, 2013 – January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Billy Gaskill |
Succeeded by | Jay Richardson [2] |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Fort Smith, Arkansas |
Education | University of Arkansas ( MBA) |
George B. McGill [3] (born August 22, 1946) [4] is an American politician and a Democrat who has been serving as Mayor of Fort Smith, Arkansas since January 1, 2019. Prior to becoming mayor, McGill had been a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 78 since January 14, 2013. [5] he served in this position until he was sworn in as Mayor, [6] and was replaced by Jay Richardson. [2] He is the first black person to serve as Fort Smith's mayor. [7]
McGill earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Arkansas.
On August 14, 2018, McGill was elected mayor of Fort Smith, Arkansas after winning 56.64 percent of the total vote. [12] On January 1, 2019, [7] in front of a crowd of hundreds at the Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, McGill was sworn in as the first African-American mayor in Fort Smith's history. [13]
George McGill | |
---|---|
Mayor of Fort Smith | |
Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Sandy Sanders [1] |
Member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives from the 78th district | |
In office January 14, 2013 – January 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Billy Gaskill |
Succeeded by | Jay Richardson [2] |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Fort Smith, Arkansas |
Education | University of Arkansas ( MBA) |
George B. McGill [3] (born August 22, 1946) [4] is an American politician and a Democrat who has been serving as Mayor of Fort Smith, Arkansas since January 1, 2019. Prior to becoming mayor, McGill had been a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 78 since January 14, 2013. [5] he served in this position until he was sworn in as Mayor, [6] and was replaced by Jay Richardson. [2] He is the first black person to serve as Fort Smith's mayor. [7]
McGill earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Arkansas.
On August 14, 2018, McGill was elected mayor of Fort Smith, Arkansas after winning 56.64 percent of the total vote. [12] On January 1, 2019, [7] in front of a crowd of hundreds at the Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, McGill was sworn in as the first African-American mayor in Fort Smith's history. [13]