Cederic Bradford Glover is an American politician who became the first African American mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana in 2006. Glover was born on August 9, 1965, to Elizabeth Bradford Glover and Clarence Ernest Glover Sr. in Shreveport, Louisiana. Glover attended Caddo Magnet High School in Shreveport.
After high school, Glover attended Grambling State University, an HBCU in Grambling, Louisiana and later, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the 1990’s, Glover became a regional president for Professional Temporaries USA, which provided temporary employment to individuals. He was also one of Norwela Council’s first In School-Scouting Coordinators while at the same time serving as Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 333 in Shreveport.
In November 1990, Glover entered politics and became at 25, the youngest person elected to the Shreveport City Council. While on the City Council, he served terms as Council Chair, Chairman of the Public Safety Committee, and was selected as Public Official of the Year by the Shreveport Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. As Councilman, he was able to secure more than $30 million to fund capital construction projects for his district and he led the effort to increase the Parks and Recreation budget by 30 percent. Councilman Glover also declared war on liquor stores selling to minors, resulting in the first liquor license revocation in the City’s history. In the area of justice reform, he supported the concept of Community Oriented Policing in the city.
In October 1995, Glover was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives representing District 4. He was elected to the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus and later was selected to serve on the Legislative Rural Caucus. He was also selected as Legislator of the Month by the Louisiana Municipal Association.
On November 7, 2006, Glover won the Shreveport mayoral election when he defeated Republican candidate Jerry Jones in a runoff in the open race to succeed outgoing mayor Keith Hightower. This made Glover the first African American mayor of Shreveport. Two years later on October 24, 2008, Mayor Glover became involved in a veto controversy when he vetoed a pay raise proposal that would have included all law enforcement personnel. Supporters of the pay raise on the City Council failed to override the mayor’s veto.
Glover won reelection in the 2010 Shreveport mayoral election against Republican candidate Bryan Woodley. Glover left the mayor’s post in 2015 to return to the Louisiana State House of Representatives when he won the primary election, defeating two Democratic opponents, Fred Moss IV, and Reginald Johnson. Glover is married to Veronica Glover.
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