Bill Robertson

Who was Bill Robertson?

Billy Henry Robertson, 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 current mayor of Pineville.

A Democrat, Robertson won his sixth consecutive four-year term on October 2, 2010. He polled 1,885 votes 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, and Botzong, 170. In the 2006 general election, Robertson polled 2,054 votes and carried nine of the city's fifteen precincts. Hortman then trailed with 1,596 ballots and led in the six other precincts.