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Seth Bloom
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Prior offices
Orleans Parish School Board District 5

Education

Law

Loyola University

Personal
Profession
Attorney
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Seth Bloom (Democratic Party) was a member of the Orleans Parish School Board in Louisiana, representing District 5.

Bloom (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 93. He did not appear on the ballot for the special primary on February 18, 2023.

Bloom was a Democratic candidate for District B representative on the New Orleans City Council in Louisiana. Bloom was defeated in the general election on November 18, 2017. Click here to read Bloom's campaign themes for 2017.

Biography

Bloom received his J.D. from Loyola University. He is an attorney. Bloom served for eight years as the District 5 representative on the Orleans Parish School Board.[1]

Elections

2023

See also: Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2023


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

Special general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 93

Alonzo Knox defeated Sibil Fox Richardson in the special general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 93 on March 25, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Alonzo Knox
Alonzo Knox (D)
 
54.3
 
1,718
Image of Sibil Fox Richardson
Sibil Fox Richardson (D) Candidate Connection
 
45.7
 
1,443

Total votes: 3,161
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 93

The following candidates ran in the special primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 93 on February 18, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sibil Fox Richardson
Sibil Fox Richardson (D) Candidate Connection
 
37.2
 
760
Image of Alonzo Knox
Alonzo Knox (D)
 
30.6
 
625
Steven Kennedy (D)
 
10.5
 
214
Morgan Clevenger (D)
 
10.3
 
211
Image of Matthew Hill
Matthew Hill (R)
 
7.0
 
142
Naj Wallace (D)
 
4.4
 
89

Total votes: 2,041
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2017

See also: Municipal elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (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] Jay Banks (D) defeated Seth Bloom (D) in the general election for the District B seat on the New Orleans City Council.

New Orleans City Council, District B General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jay Banks 50.41% 8,016
     Democratic Seth Bloom 49.59% 7,885
Total Votes 15,901
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Saturday, November 18, 2017," accessed November 18, 2017

The following candidates ran in the primary election for the District B seat on the New Orleans City Council.

New Orleans City Council, District B Primary Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Seth Bloom 39.66% 5,617
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jay Banks 27.41% 3,882
     Democratic Timothy David Ray 17.47% 2,475
     Democratic Catherine Love 9.67% 1,369
     Democratic Eugene Ben-Oluwole 3.35% 475
     Democratic Andre Strumer 2.44% 346
Total Votes 14,164
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Saturday, October 14, 2017," accessed October 14, 2017

Endorsements

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[4] Michael Bagneris Helena Moreno Jason Williams (i) Joe Giarrusso III Seth Bloom Kristin Palmer N/A N/A
Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO[5] 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[6] 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[7] Michael Bagneris

LaToya Cantrell
Helena Moreno Jason Williams (i) Joe Giarrusso III Timothy David Ray Kristin Palmer Jared Brossett (i) James Gray (i)

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2017

Bloom's campaign website listed the following themes for 2017:

CRIME
With the recent surge in crime and violence, I keep coming back to one thought: No one was BORN to commit a crime. No one. I’ve been practicing criminal law for over 13 years and understand the criminal justice system and the importance of reform. We cannot ARREST our way out of the problem and we have to be both smart and tough on crime. And, we must create NEW short and long-term solutions to reduce crime as the old methods of prevention are simply not working. This is not just a problem for police, it’s a problem for all of us. There is too much at stake. This is not about placing blame, it’s about taking responsibility and finding a solution. We all share the responsibility to find a solution.

EDUCATION
My dedication to education is evident by my eight years on the Orleans Parish School Board, and the results of my tenure are clear: grades and graduation rates are up, OPSB has achieved one of the highest bond ratings in the state and has a much-improved central office and Board and a new Superintendent. I understand the link between education and crime and helped create and implement the Travis Hill School, a program for incarcerated youth to help continue their education while in jail. While the City does not have direct oversight of public education, there are certainly things the Council can do:

  • Create more after school activities and innovative community programs for children and teens
  • Seek a funding source for early childhood education – research shows that children are continuously and rapidly learning from birth – an investment in early childhood education will give our children a chance to succeed
  • Seek public-private partnerships to work with parents of school-age children to keep them engaged in their child’s education

INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT
New Orleans has the greatest character of any American city. But if we want to remain a place where people want to visit and live we must:

  • Modernize our infrastructure by investing in streets, green space, and blight remediation
  • Make our permitting process more user-friendly for those who want to invest in our community
  • Implement consistent and fair rules and processes to attract outside investments and break down the barriers of entry that have plagued our city for so long, which will add new jobs to the local economy
  • Position New Orleans as a top digital city, with connected workspaces, heathcare systems and data-driven decision making technology[8][9]
—Seth Bloom (2017)

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