Resting at home a day after he was elected Charlotte's new mayor, Democrat Anthony Foxx got a call from an aide. Could he take a call from President Obama?

He could.

“He congratulated me,” Foxx said today at his Elizabeth Avenue headquarters. “They were clearly watching this race … and looking at trend lines to see where North Carolina is going.”

Foxx said the president told him to tell him “if there's anything you need my help with.” So Foxx mentioned the apprehension over the possible loss of the Bank of America headquarters.

“I impressed upon him the real urgency in this area to protect our relationship to the financial services sector,” he said.

Foxx said the conversation lasted a little over five minutes. He also got calls from Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett and S.C. native David Agnew, the administration's liaison to the nation's mayors.

“I think Charlotte has the ear of a lot of people that we haven't had in a while,” Foxx said.

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