Kourtney Youngblood

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Kourtney Youngblood

Democratic Party

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Last election

November 13, 2021

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New Orleans, La.

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Kourtney Youngblood (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Orleans City Council to represent District D in Louisiana. She lost in the primary on November 13, 2021.

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

Biography

Kourtney Youngblood was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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.

General election

General election for New Orleans City Council District D

Eugene Green defeated Troy Glover in the general election for New Orleans City Council District D on December 11, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eugene Green (D)	50.2	6,631
	Submit photo	Troy Glover (D)	49.8	6,573

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,204
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for New Orleans City Council District D

The following candidates ran in the primary for New Orleans City Council District D on November 13, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eugene Green (D)	35.3	5,836
✔	Submit photo	Troy Glover (D)	12.0	1,979
	Submit photo	Kevin Griffin-Clark (D)	9.0	1,494
		Mariah Moore (D)	8.4	1,385
		Kourtney Youngblood (D)	7.7	1,279
		Chelsea Ardoin (R)	7.0	1,153
		Chantrisse Burnett (D)	5.2	861
		Timolynn Sams (D)	5.0	824
	Submit photo	Mark Lawes (D)	3.0	495
	Submit photo	Morgan Clevenger (D)	2.7	439
	Submit photo	Robert Murray (D)	2.3	377
	Submit photo	Keith Parker (D)	1.4	224
	Submit photo	Anthony Doby (No party preference)	0.8	127
	Submit photo	Dulaine Vining (D)	0.3	47

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,520
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Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Kourtney Youngblood is fighting for thousands of public jobs guaranteed with living wages, child care and paid leave, free 24 hour mental and health care facilities for all, ending mass incarceration, addressing traumas in youth and adults, fully funded community programs, fully funded public vocational schools, safer neighborhoods, revitalized infrastructure, 100% renewable resources, affordable public housing, lower property taxes for long-term residents and homeowners and aid to small businesses.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Kourtney will fight for safer neighborhoods by improving communication and response with NOPD, providing valuable community jobs to youth and adults, access to mentoring and accountability.
• Kourtney will invest in thousands of public jobs with living wages, childcare, and paid leave. Kourtney will uphold the Worker's bill of rights, support unions and at least a $15 minimal wage.
• Kourtney Youngblood will fight for free 24 hour mental & health care facilities, higher quality transit systems, fully funded NORD programs, 100% renewable resources, lower property taxes for long term residents and aid for small businesses.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Kourtney supports the Workers’ Bill of Rights; protecting the common interest of ALL workers in New Orleans; organized labor unions; improved childcare, guaranteed paid time off, maternity and paternity leave; sick leave; reasonable hours; closing the gender pay-gap; Equal Pay for Equal Work for Women; Ban the Box; safer working conditions; $15 minimum living wage and higher pay; a partnership between the New Orleans City Council and the Orleans Parish School Board to develop a task force to implement solutions to truancy in our school system; tuition-free public vocational and trade schools; High-quality teaching, not high-stakes testing; moving forward with renewable resource programs; free health and mental care; regulating our large corporations, utility companies and fossil-fuel powers; ending housing discrimination; lower property taxes for long-term residents; access to reliable, free and high-quality childcare; 24-hour childcare; ending mass incarceration; addressing the indigent defense crisis; ending cash bail; ending for-profit prisons; releasing individuals incarcerated for non-violent drug offenses; improving communication and response from NOPD; providing youth with valuable community jobs, access to mentoring, and accountability; Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

The position of city council member is crucial, as it is a direct representative of their constituents' best interests. The position of city council member is to ensure that the people are heard.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Jerome "Big Duck" Smith is an example of leadership that Kourtney follows.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Kourtney Youngblood is the forward-looking voice that the city of New Orleans needs and the best candidate to serve the people. She is unconditionally dedicated to fighting for the rights of our people and defending our youth. As a member of the city council, Ms. Youngblood vows to bring about change and justice by putting resources and power into the hands of the people of New Orleans.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

In 2005, Kourtney was separated from her home by Hurricane Katrina. After returning, Kourtney quickly realized how rapid the city had changed and the double standards many of the residents have experienced. Ms. Youngblood has attended Delgado College, studying care and development of young children and business management. She has served the city of New Orleans by taking part in community service and held jobs in the service industry, teaching, and as an entrepreneur. She helps her family run a small cleaning business and dreams of buying a home in the very neighborhood she spent her formative years.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

After-school art teacher

Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?

The little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office is the regulation of Entergy and utilities company of New Orleans.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

The most crucial requirement of the position of City Council member is being a steadfast and reliable representative of the people of New Orleans.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

The skills most useful to the position of City Council member are empathy, fairness, reliability, and integrity.

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