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Jean-Paul J. Morrell
2022 - Present
2026
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Jean-Paul J. Morrell (Democratic Party) (also known as JP) is an at-large member of the New Orleans City Council in Louisiana. He assumed office on January 10, 2022. His current term ends on January 12, 2026.
Morrell (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for an at-large seat of the New Orleans City Council in Louisiana. He is on the ballot in the primary on October 11, 2025.[source]
Biography
Morrell earned his B.S. from Spring Hill College in 2001 and his J.D. from Tulane University Law School in 2004. His professional experience includes working as a Staff Intern for United States Senator John Breaux, Public Defender for the Office of Indigent Public Defender at Orleans Parish, and partner for Morrell & Morrell, Limited Liability Company.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2025)
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.
General election
The primary will occur on October 11, 2025. The general election will occur on November 15, 2025. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for New Orleans City Council At-large Division 2
Incumbent Jean-Paul J. Morrell, Kenneth Cutno, and Gregory Manning are running in the primary for New Orleans City Council At-large Division 2 on October 11, 2025.
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 | Kenneth Cutno (D) | |
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2021
See also: City elections 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 New Orleans City Council At-large Division 2
Jean-Paul J. Morrell won election outright against Kristin Palmer, Jared Brossett (Unofficially withdrew), and Bart Everson in the primary for New Orleans City Council At-large Division 2 on November 13, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jean-Paul J. Morrell (D) | 50.7 | 37,161 |
 | Kristin Palmer (D) | 31.7 | 23,252 | |
 | Jared Brossett (D) (Unofficially withdrew) | 11.1 | 8,169 | |
 | Bart Everson (G) | 6.5 | 4,776 | |
| Total votes: 73,358 | |||
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2019
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019
Jean-Paul J. Morrell was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2015
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Louisiana State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[1]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% 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.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Incumbent J.P. Morrell (D) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[2][3]
2011
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2011
Morrell ran for re-election in 2011. He defeated Senate District 2 incumbent Cynthia Willard-Lewis (D) in the October 22 primary. Willard-Lewis was relocated as a result of redistricting. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. However, if no candidate reached this threshold, then a general election would have taken place on November 19, 2011 between the top-two vote getters.[4]
| Louisiana State Senate District 3 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  J.P. Morrell Incumbent |
53.2% | 11,280 | |
| Democratic | Cynthia Willard-Lewis | 46.8% | 9,911 | |
| Total Votes | 21,191 | |||
2008
Morrell was elected to the Louisiana State Senate District 3 in a special election held December 6, 2008. He defeated Shawn Barney.[5]
| Louisiana State Senate District 3 Special Election (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| J.P. Morrell (D)
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5,477 | |||
| Shawn Barney (D) | 4,558 | |||
Campaign themes
2025
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2021
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Personal
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Morrell and his wife, Catherine, have one child.
State legislative tenure
Scorecards
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2019
In 2019, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 through June 6.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2018
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In 2018, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through May 18.
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2017
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In 2017, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 through June 8. The legislature held its first special session from February 13 to February 22. The legislature held its second special session from June 8 to June 16.
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2016
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In 2016, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 through June 6. A special session was held from February 14 to March 9 to address the state's budget gap. A second special session was held from June 6 to June 23.
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2015
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In 2015, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 13 through June 11.
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2014
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In 2014, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 10 through June 3.
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2013
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In 2013, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 to June 6.
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2012
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In 2012, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through June 4.
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Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
2019-2020
Morrell was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Capital Outlay Committee, Chairman
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee
- Labor & Industrial Relations Committee
- Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Committee, Chairman
- Judiciary B Committee
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Morrell served on the following committees:
| Louisiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary B, Chair |
| • Education |
| • Revenue & Fiscal Affairs |
| • Senate & Governmental Affairs |
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Morrell served on the following committees:
- Judiciary B, Chairman
- Natural Resources
- Revenue & Fiscal Affairs
- Senate & Governmental Affairs
- Joint Legislative Capital Outlay
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Morrell served on the following committees:
2008-2009
In the 2008-2009 legislative session, Morrell served on the following committees:
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate New Orleans City Council At-large Division 2 |
Officeholder New Orleans City Council At-large Division 2 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," October 22, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Special election results December 6, 2008," accessed August 23, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2014 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2013 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2012 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
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| Preceded by Jason Williams (D) |
New Orleans City Council, At-large Division 2 2022–Present |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by - |
Louisiana State Senate District 3 2008–2020 |
Succeeded by Joseph Bouie (D) |
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