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e event raises money for the Ameri-
can Cancer Society, the Green Beret
Foundation and the Kidsville News
Literacy and Education Foundation.
"ere's nothing more liberating
than getting out on a pretty day and
riding your motorcycle," he said.
Robertson said he first seriously
thought about running for may-
or in 2009, when incumbent Tony
Chavonne considered not running for
the term he later served.
"I started watching the mayor's race
aer that."
Robertson ran against Chavonne in
2011 and made a fair showing against
a popular incumbent with a hey po-
litical war chest.
at campaign was not in vain. It
did give him additional name recog-
nition and when Mayor Chavonne
declined to run in 2013, Robertson
was poised for the opportunity. e
result was a hard-fought and costly
campaign, first to make it through a
primary and then take on an incum-
bent council member. e final tally
that determined the new mayor came
down to less than 300 votes.
Photograph by Kia McMillan
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