Jared Brossett
Jared Brossett (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Orleans City Council in Louisiana, representing District D. He assumed office in 2014. He left office on January 10, 2022.
Brossett (Democratic Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the New Orleans City Council in Louisiana. He lost in the primary on November 13, 2021. Brossett unofficially withdrew from the race but appeared on the primary election ballot on November 13, 2021.
Brossett was a Democratic candidate for judge of the Orleans Parish Civil Court Clerk in Louisiana. Brossett lost the primary on November 6, 2018.
Brossett previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 97 and District 61 from May 2009 to May 4, 2014.
Biography
Brossett earned his B.A. in political science from Xavier University. His professional experience includes working as a management consultant.[1]
Elections
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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2018
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 Orleans Parish Civil Court Clerk
Incumbent Chelsey Richard Napoleon won election outright against Jared Brossett in the primary for Orleans Parish Civil Court Clerk on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chelsey Richard Napoleon (D) | 53.6 | 65,576 | |
| Jared Brossett (D) | 46.4 | 56,743 | |
| Total votes: 122,319 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2017
The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, held primary elections for mayor and seven city council seats on October 14, 2017. A general election took place on November 18, 2017, for races where no candidate received 50 percent of the primary vote. The filing deadline for this election was July 14, 2017.[2][3] Incumbent Jared Brossett (D) defeated Joel Jackson (D) and Thad Cossabone (No Party) in the primary election for the District D seat on the New Orleans City Council.
| New Orleans City Council, District D Primary Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jared Brossett Incumbent |
80.33% | 13,179 | |
| Democratic | Joel Jackson | 14.64% | 2,402 | |
| No Party | Thad Cossabone | 5.03% | 826 | |
| Total Votes | 16,407 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Saturday, October 14, 2017," accessed October 14, 2017 | ||||
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. Jared Brossett (D) defeated Joseph Bouie (D) and Dalton Savwoir Jr. (D) in the primary election. Because Brossett won over 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election was not necessary.[4][5]
| New Orleans City Council, District D, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Jared Brossett |
50.2% | 8,712 | |
| Joseph Bouie | 41.7% | 7,238 | |
| Dalton Savwoir Jr. | 8.1% | 1,414 | |
| Total Votes | 17,364 | ||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | |||
2011
On October 22, 2011, Brossett won re-election to District 61 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He ran unopposed in the October 22 primary election, assuring his re-election.
2007
In 2007, Brossett was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. He ran unopposed.[6]
| Louisiana House of Representatives General Election, District 97 (2007) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jared Brossett (D)
|
N/A | |||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jared Brossett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Brossett's campaign website included the following themes:
| “ |
A Safer, More Affordable City To accomplish that, Jared believes we must focus on three critical tasks: |
” |
| —Jared Brossett (2017) | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Committee assignments
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Brossett served on the following committees:
- Appropriations
- House and Governmental Affairs
- Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- House Committee on Homeland Security
- Joint Committee on Homeland Security
- Select Committee on Hurricane Recovery
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Brossett served on the following committees:
Noteworthy events
Arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated (2021)
On October 18, 2021, New Orleans police arrested Brossett and charged him with driving while intoxicated. The incident was Brossett's third arrest for suspicions of drunk driving.
In June 2020, Brossett was arrested for allegedly driving a city-owned vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Brossett was also arrested for drunk driving in Florida in 2006.[9]
On October 21, 2021, Brossett issued a statement suspending his campaign for an at-large position on the New Orleans City Council.[9]
In the statement, Brossett said, "Today, I am suspending campaign activities, and I am going to enter an inpatient rehabilitation center for treatment. I have a disease. I want to get better. I know that I need help, and I will engage the professional help that I need to be my best self. I want to thank the many friends, family members, constituents and well-wishers who have reached out to me over the last 72 hours."[10]
Endorsements
2017
The following table displays group endorsements issued in New Orleans' 2017 primary election. Endorsing organizations may offer endorsements to more than one candidate in anticipation of a top-two general election or if they believe more than one candidate meets their criteria for official support.
| Candidate endorsements | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endorser | Mayor | At-large 1 | At-large 2 | A | B | C | D | E |
| Alliance for Good Government[11] | Michael Bagneris | Helena Moreno | Jason Williams (i) | Joe Giarrusso III | Seth Bloom | Kristin Palmer | N/A | N/A |
| Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO[12] | Desiree Charbonnet | Joseph Bouie Helena Moreno |
Jason Williams (i) | Joe Giarrusso III | Jay Banks Timothy David Ray |
Nadine Ramsey (i) | Jared Brossett (i) | James Gray (i) |
| Independent Women's Organization[13] | LaToya Cantrell | Helena Moreno | Jason Williams (i) | Aylin Acikalin Maklansky Joe Giarrusso III |
Seth Bloom Timothy David Ray |
Nadine Ramsey (i) Kristin Palmer |
Jared Brossett (i) | James Gray (i) |
| New Orleans Coalition[14] | Michael Bagneris LaToya Cantrell |
Helena Moreno | Jason Williams (i) | Joe Giarrusso III | Timothy David Ray | Kristin Palmer | Jared Brossett (i) | James Gray (i) |
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Advocate, "N.O. City Council members sworn in for 4-year terms," May 7, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2017 Elections," February 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Elections "Candidate Search" accessed December 14, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State "Unofficial Election Results - 2/1/2014," accessed February 2, 2014
- ↑ Official Louisiana House 2007 General Election Results
- ↑ Jared Brossett 2017 campaign website, "Jared's Plan," accessed August 21, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 NOLA.com, "Jared Brossett suspends campaign for at-large council seat after DWI arrest; enters treatment," October 21, 2021
- ↑ WDSU, "Jared Brossett suspends campaign for at-large race following drunk driving arrest," accessed November 5, 2021
- ↑ Twitter, "Alliance for Good Government," accessed September 18, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO," accessed August 13, 2017
- ↑ The New Orleans Advocate, "Several candidates disqualified in New Orleans, and other area political news," July 30, 2017
- ↑ New Orleans Coalition, "Endorsements," accessed August 22, 2017
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Cynthia Hedge-Morrell (D) |
New Orleans City Council District D 2014-2022 |
Succeeded by Eugene Green (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 97 2009-2014 |
Succeeded by - |
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