Sam Gray — Carthage City Mayor
Carthage Vice Mayor Sam Gray was sworn in this week as the town’s newest mayor, marking the third time the position has changed hands this year and likely a first in the town’s history.
The latest change comes after Mayor Anthony Hackett announced at the end of Thursday night’s city council meeting that he was stepping down. Hackett, a Carthage native who works as an insurance agent in Lafayette, said he resigned at the request of his employer.
Hackett has had a busy year in city government. He was elected to the council last year and was serving as vice mayor when former Mayor Steve Babcock took medical leave earlier in the year. Hackett filled in during Babcock’s absence and was later appointed mayor over the summer when Babcock officially resigned. Babcock’s term was set to run through November of next year.
Following Hackett’s appointment to mayor, Gray was selected by the council to serve as vice mayor. Gray will now assume the role of mayor as the town navigates yet another leadership change in a year marked by unusual turnover.
