Jean-Paul Morrell | |
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Member of the New Orleans City Council from the at-large district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Donna Glapion |
Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 3rd district | |
In office 2008 –January 13,2020 | |
Succeeded by | Joseph Bouie Jr. |
Member of the LouisianaHouseofRepresentatives from the 97th district | |
In office 2006–2008 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Morrell |
Personal details | |
Born | 1978 New Orleans,Louisiana,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Catherine Morrell |
Children | Two sons and one daughter |
Residence(s) | New Orleans,Louisiana |
Alma mater | Spring Hill College Tulane University Law School |
Profession | Public defender |
Jean-Paul "JP" Morrell (born 1978) is an American Democratic politician and public defender in New Orleans,Louisiana. He has served as an at-large member of the New Orleans City Council since January 2022.
Morrell was a member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 3 from 2008 to 2020,and briefly served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2006 to 2008 representing District 97 to fill the unexpired term of his father,Arthur Morrell. He was re-elected to the House in 2007 and served until 2008,before running for the State Senate. He was elected to the Senate in a special election held on December 6,2008. He served until 2020. [1] [2]
In 2021,Morrell won a seat on the New Orleans City Council representing the Division 2 at-large seat. He succeed Donna Glapion. Morrell faced fellow Democrats Kristin Palmer and Jared Brossett in the November 13,2021 election for a seat on the City Council,and was elected with an outright majority of 50.7% against Palmer's 31.7% and Brossett's 11.1%. He was sworn in on January 10,2022. [3]
Morrell graduated with a B.S. from Spring Hill College,where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity,and later earned his JD from Tulane University Law School. [1] [4]
His mother is Cynthia Hedge-Morrell,who served on the New Orleans City Council from 2005 to 2014.
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