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Shelley Midura
Shelley Stephenson Midura is a former member of the City Council of New Orleans, Louisiana. She represented the city's "District A." Midura was elected in 2006 following widespread local dissatisfaction with incumbent councilman Jay Batt and his reputation for authorizing large commercial developments in neighborhoods over the objections of neighborhood associations.
Midura grew up in the Lakeview section of the city, specifically Lakewood South. She graduated from Isidore Newman School in 1984, and spent the next four years at Georgetown University. While at Georgetown, she spent her junior year abroad, spending six months in Egypt and six months in Israel. Upon her graduation from Georgetown, she joined the foreign service. She was married to Jonathan Midura, and they have three children. Upon her return to New Orleans, she started a charter school. Her father, William Monroe Stephenson, Jr. was a prominent local attorney.
Election record
Councilmember, District A, 2006
Threshold > 50%
First Ballot, April 22, 2006
| Candidate | Affiliation | Support | Outcome |
| Jay Batt | Republican | 10,805 (40%) | Runoff |
| Shelley Stephenson Midura | Democratic | 7,703 (28%) | Runoff |
| Sal Palmisano | Republican | 3,272 (12%) | Defeated |
| Others | n.a. | 5,374 (20%) | Defeated |
Second Ballot, May 20, 2006
| Candidate | Affiliation | Support | Outcome |
| Shelley Stephenson Midura | Democratic | 14,552 (52%) | Elected |
| Jay Batt | Republican | 13,670 (48%) | Defeated |
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