Career
Sports administration
In 1989,Fielkow was named commissioner of the North Star Conference. [8] In 1991 he was chosen for the same position with the Trans-America Athletic Conference,however before taking office he chose to take the job of deputy commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association. [9] In 1994 he became the president of the Southern League. [10]
In 2000,Fielkow joined the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League as director of administration. [11] He was Executive Vice President of the New Orleans Saints for six years,during which he presided over all administrative/business departments,including marketing,sales,regional development,governmental affairs,community relations,business media relations and youth programs. [7] He was fired by Saints owner Tom Benson when he refused to resign and sign a confidentiality agreement. Fielkow had been vocal in opposing the concept of having the Saints play in San Antonio. [12]
Politics
Following his firing,Fielkow was elected as one of New Orleans's two at-large council positions on May 20,2006. He has chaired a number of committees including both the city's Economic Development Committee and the council's Youth and Recreation Committee. He has also co-founded the Fleur-de-lis Ambassadorship program with Tulane University president Scott Cowen. He has been a vocal supporter of public education,including the growing number of charter schools. [7]
During the New Orleans e-mail controversies,Fielkow pledged to published 70,000 of his e-mail messages online. [13]
Fielkow considered running to succeed Ray Nagin as Mayor of New Orleans in the 2010 mayoral election,but he chose to seek reelection instead. [14] Fielkow was easily reelected to his position on the city council, [4] with Mitch Landrieu ultimately winning the mayoral race.
On 22 August 2011,Fielkow announced his resignation from the Council effective 1 October. He planned to take a more lucrative job as CEO of the National Basketball Retired Players Association. [5]
Election history
Councilmember(s) at-large (2),2006
Threshold >25%
First ballot,April 22,2006
| Candidate | Affiliation | Support | Outcome |
|---|
| Oliver Thomas | Democratic | 66,374 (39%) | Elected |
| Jackie Clarkson | Democratic | 36,839 (22%) | Runoff |
| Arnie Fielkow | Democratic | 31,092 (18%) | Runoff |
| Others | n.a. | 35,060 (21%) | Defeated |
Second Ballot,May 20,2006
| Candidate | Affiliation | Support | Outcome |
|---|
| Arnie Fielkow | Democratic | 61,420 (56%) | Elected |
| Jackie Clarkson | Democratic | 47,324 (44%) | Defeated |
Councilmember(s) at-large (2),2010
Threshold >25%
First Ballot,February 6,2010 [15]
| Candidate | Affiliation | Support | Outcome |
|---|
| Arnie Fielkow | Democratic | 51,310 (35%) | Elected |
| Jackie Clarkson | Democratic | 38,904 (26.5%) | Elected |
| Cynthia Willard-Lewis | Democratic | 37,362 (25.5%) | Defeated |
| Nolan Marshall | Democratic | 13,411 (9%) | Defeated |
| Others | n.a. | 5,415 (4%) | Defeated |
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