Palestine Herald Press Reports
Mitchell Jordan is the newly elected Mayor of Palestine. Jordan won Saturday's runoff election with 54.20% of the votes over Krissy Clark's 45.20%.
"First, I want to thank God, for all that He is and does in my life," Jordan said in a statement issued after the totals were annouced. "Proverbs 16:9 says, 'The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.' My heart has been for the City of Palestine for a long time but sometimes we have to wait, but today the wait is over. Everything done in God’s perfect timing will establish our steps.
"I also want to thank my family and friends for their constant support and encouragement and I want to thank you, the citizens of Palestine who put their trust in me and cast their vote.
"I also want to say to those that didn’t vote for me that its OK, we live in a country where you have a right to vote for anyone you want to, and I encourage everyone to exercise that right. But I also want you to know that I will fight and work for every citizen whether you voted for me or not, together we can affect positive change that will benefit our entire community."
Jordan said he will fight for Veterans, senior citizens, children and the most vulnerable among us.
Jordan said he plans to explore avenues to bring in new industries, to provide more jobs to the citizens of our city and our county, to work to build up the city's infrastructure and improve the quality of life for all who love this city and want to see it succeed. He also plans to work with law enforcement and other first responders, as well.
"I have said it throughout my campaign that this is a 'WE' Community approach to government," Jordan said. "It takes all of us working together, sharing thoughts and ideas to move the City of Palestine forward."
These election totals are considered unofficial and will not be official until canvassed by the Palestine City Council in a yet to be announced meeting.