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Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson
Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson (b. January 17, 1936) was an at-large Democratic member of the New Orleans City Council in Louisiana from 2007 to 2014. She was elected as an at-large member in November 2007 and re-elected in 2010.[1]
Clarkson was a 2014 Democratic candidate for the District C seat on the city council of New Orleans, Louisiana.[2] She lost to Nadine Ramsey in the March 15, 2014 runoff.[3]
Clarkson represented District C on the New Orleans City Council from 1990 to 1994 and from 2002 to 2006. Clarkson also represented District 102 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1994 to 2002.
Biography
Clarkson worked in real estate for 20 years before holding political office.[4]
Elections
2014
- See also: New Orleans city council elections, 2014
Elections for the city council of New Orleans, Louisiana consisted of a primary election on February 1, 2014, and a general election on March 15, 2014. Because no candidate received 50 percent of the vote on February 1, 2014, incumbent Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson (D) and Nadine Ramsey (D), as the top two vote getters, advanced to the runoff election on March 15, 2014. Ramsey defeated Brechetel Clarkson in the runoff. Lourdes Moran (D), Carlos Williams (D) and Eloise Williams (I) did not advance to the runoff.[5][6][7]
| New Orleans City Council, District C, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Nadine Ramsey |
59.3% | 8,003 | |
| Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson Incumbent | 40.7% | 5,494 | |
| Total Votes | 13,497 | ||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | |||
| New Orleans City Council, District C, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson Incumbent |
44.9% | 7,001 | |
| Nadine Ramsey |
44.7% | 6,977 | |
| Lourdes Moran | 5.5% | 850 | |
| Carlos Williams | 2.4% | 380 | |
| Eloise Williams | 2.5% | 388 | |
| Total Votes | 15,596 | ||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | |||
2007
In 2007, Clarkson won a special election to fill an at-large city council seat after Oliver Thomas resigned in August of that year.[8]
2006
Clarkson ran for councilmember at large in 2006, but she lost in the general runoff election to Democratic candidate Arnie Fielkow.[8]
Personal
Clarkson is the mother of actress Patricia Clarkson.[4]
See also
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- New Orleans, Louisiana city council elections, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2014
- List of current city council officials of the top 100 cities in the United States
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- JackieClarkson.org Campaign website
- City of New Orleans
- Louisiana Secretary of State
Footnotes
- ↑ NOLA City Council, "Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson: Councilmember-At-Large (2007-2014)," archived March 25, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Elections, "Candidate Search" accessed December 14, 2013
- ↑ New Orleans Times Picayune, "Nadine Ramsey's victory reflects inclusiveness she says she'll bring to New Orleans City Council," March 15, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New Orleans Magazine, "Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson," May 2010
- ↑ Louisiana Elections "Candidate Search" accessed December 14, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State "Unofficial Election Results - 2/1/2014," accessed February 2, 2014
- ↑ The lens NOLA "Live coverage: Track election results as votes are counted for New Orleans races," March 15, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Orleans Times-Picayune, "Clarkson wins at-large Council seat," November 18, 2007
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