Jason Williams (politician)

Jason Rogers Williams is an American politician who has served as the Second Division Councilmember-at-large on the New Orleans City Council since 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Jason Williams
Vice President of
New Orleans City Council
Member of the
New Orleans City Council
At-large – Division 2
Assumed office
March 15, 2014 (2014-March-15)
Preceded byJackie Clarkson
Personal details
BornNew Orleans
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
ResidenceNew Orleans, Louisiana
Alma materTulane University
Tulane Law School
ProfessionLawyer

Background

Williams spent his adolescence in New Orleans. He graduated from Woodward Academy, in College Park, Georgia. He attended Tulane University on a football scholarship, he was elected class president 4 times. He attended Tulane Law School where he was elected class president 2 times. He owns a law firm in New Orleans. Williams has 2 children.[1]

Political career

In 2003 he was appointed Pro Tempore at Criminal District Court, by the Louisiana Supreme Court.

He has served the At-large Division 2 member of the New Orleans City Council since 2014. He was sworn in on March 15, 2014.[2][3]

Williams has stated he will be running in the 2020 Orleans Parish district attorney election.[4]

Williams is a member of the Democratic Party.

Election history
At-large Division 2 Election, 2017: New Orleans
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason Williams (Incumbent) 53,339 72.67
Republican David Baird 7,867 10.72
At-large Division 2 Election, 2014: New Orleans
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason Williams 41,143 67.86
Democratic Cynthia Hedge-Morrell 19,488 32.14

References
  1. "Jason Williams City Council At Large". Jason Williams City Council At Large.
  2. "Bio". council.nola.gov.
  3. "Jason Williams". Ballotpedia.
  4. jsimerman@theadvocate.com, JOHN SIMERMAN. "New Orleans council president Jason Williams 'absolutely' running for DA in 2020, he says". NOLA.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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