The Mayor by Blake Williams

The city of Nacogdoches Mayor Roger Van Horn spoke to an SFA class in his casual attire looking comfortable. He talked to us about the responsibilities of a Mayor and also a Dentist with a full-time practice in Nacogdoches since the 1970s.
Van Horn, when asked what he likes the most about being a mayor, answered, “You can really affect things in the community.” Being a mayor of a city does not mean that you have control of everything in that city but you are one vote, which means something, he said.
Mayor Van Horn, a native of Oklahoma, was introduced to dentistry in the 1970s after driving from Houston in which his car broke down, ”right in front of the car dealership” in Nacogdoches where he discovered that the city wasn’t so bad and was comforted by friendly people all around the city.
On his third term as being mayor he is getting better. “I was more qualified the second time then I was the first time,” he said. This is fairly normal to say because most people get better in time as they pursue through the years what they plan to excel in.
The one thing that Mayor Van Horn had to work on the most was being able to put his personal views aside for the good of the community. The one thing that he agrees with is the two-year term for mayor. “Having two-year terms is good for the city. That way if you didn’t like something your representative is acting then they will not be in office for four years.
Mayor Van Horn was an educational speaker towards the government in Nacogdoches in which he came off friendly and open with the listeners to their questions and gave sufficient amount of information.