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Douglas Bentley I

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Douglas Bentley I
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 13, 2021

Education

Associate

Florida Career College, 2005

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Years of service

2003 - 2010

Personal
Birthplace
New Orleans, La.
Religion
None
Contact

Douglas Bentley I (independent) ran for election for Mayor of New Orleans in Louisiana. He lost in the primary on November 13, 2021.

Bentley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Douglas Bently I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He earned an associate degree from Florida Career College in 2005. Bently served in the United States Navy from 2003 to 2010.[1]

Elections

2021

See also: Mayoral election in New Orleans, Louisiana (2021)


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of New Orleans

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of New Orleans on November 13, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of LaToya Cantrell
LaToya Cantrell (D)
 
64.7
 
48,750
Image of Vina Nguyen
Vina Nguyen (R)
 
13.5
 
10,133
Image of Leilani Heno
Leilani Heno (No party preference) Candidate Connection
 
8.8
 
6,605
Image of Belden Batiste
Belden Batiste (D)
 
5.1
 
3,863
Image of Joseph Amato
Joseph Amato (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
1.7
 
1,256
Image of Eldon Anderson
Eldon Anderson (D) Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
987
Byron Cole (No party preference)
 
1.2
 
919
Image of Luke Fontana
Luke Fontana (D) Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
720
Image of Manny Chevrolet Bruno
Manny Chevrolet Bruno (No party preference)
 
0.8
 
578
Image of Johnese Smith
Johnese Smith (D) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
553
Image of Matthew Hill
Matthew Hill (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
535
Image of Nathaniel Jones
Nathaniel Jones (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
231
Image of Douglas Bentley I
Douglas Bentley I (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
163
Reginald Merchant (No party preference)
 
0.0
 
32

Total votes: 75,325
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Candidate profile

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Party: Independent

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "I am Douglas Bentley, I am running for Mayor because I love my City and I will not stand by and watch it be handed over to tyrants, and big business, or to collusions. that only want to capitalize for themselves."


Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.


IT'S SIMPLE..... IT'S DONE


Fraud has no place in Public Office


Decision making got us here, Decision making can move us from here.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Mayor of New Orleans in 2021.

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate Connection

Douglas Bentley I completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bentley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am Douglas Bentley, I am running for Mayor because I love my City and I will not stand by and watch it be handed over to tyrants, and big business, or to collusions. that only want to capitalize for themselves.
  • IT'S SIMPLE..... IT'S DONE
  • Fraud has no place in Public Office
  • Decision making got us here, Decision making can move us from here.
I want this City and it's leader to do their Jobs Right, stop hurting each other!!!
It means to be the one to take the first step into a better future for this city, and the people of this City, to be fearless when approaching obstacles, to challenge all who oppose, or make threat against, the people.

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See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 28, 2021