Raymond Parker
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Raymond J. Parker, Jr also known as Buddy Parker is a politician from Jeffersonville, Indiana
who has served as the police chief of Jeffersonville, the Sheriff of Clark County
, the mayor of Jeffersonville, the county treasurer, the County Council, and as a County Commissioner.
was mayor and hired the first females onto the department. His service as the Sheriff in the late 1970s to the early 1980s boasted standardizing their uniforms and the start of the take home police vehicles program. He was a one term mayor of Jeffersonville from 1992 to 1995. During his one term as mayor he worked for extending sewer lines, revitalizing the river front economy, and a campaigned for a Casino river boat. Voters rejected the Casino idea in a referendum. Raymond didn't seek re-election as mayor and went into County Government. While working as a County Commissioner he worked on the expansion of the Clark County Jail, but left office before its completion in 2005. While on the County Commissioners Board he served as its Chairman. Raymond claimed retirement from political offices after losing the election in 2004 for the County Commissioner office.
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census...
who has served as the police chief of Jeffersonville, the Sheriff of Clark County
Clark County, Indiana
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. At the 2010 Census, the population was 110,232. The county seat is Jeffersonville. Clarksville is also a major city in the county...
, the mayor of Jeffersonville, the county treasurer, the County Council, and as a County Commissioner.
Biography
He served as the Chief of Police when Richard VissingRichard Vissing
Richard Vissing was mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana. He served five terms from 1964–1983 and was the first full-time mayor.During his terms as mayor he was credited for helping revitalize the city and added parks to the city such as River City Park, now named Vissing Park in his honor...
was mayor and hired the first females onto the department. His service as the Sheriff in the late 1970s to the early 1980s boasted standardizing their uniforms and the start of the take home police vehicles program. He was a one term mayor of Jeffersonville from 1992 to 1995. During his one term as mayor he worked for extending sewer lines, revitalizing the river front economy, and a campaigned for a Casino river boat. Voters rejected the Casino idea in a referendum. Raymond didn't seek re-election as mayor and went into County Government. While working as a County Commissioner he worked on the expansion of the Clark County Jail, but left office before its completion in 2005. While on the County Commissioners Board he served as its Chairman. Raymond claimed retirement from political offices after losing the election in 2004 for the County Commissioner office.