Matthew Willard | |
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| Member of the New Orleans City Council from the at-large district Position 1 | |
| Assumed office January 12, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Helena Moreno |
| Minority Leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
| In office January 8,2024 –October 29,2025 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Kyle Green |
| Member of the LouisianaHouseofRepresentatives from the 97th district | |
| In office January 13,2020 –January 12,2026 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Bouie |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5,1988 New Orleans,Louisiana,U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Louisiana State University (attended) University of New Orleans (BS) |
Matthew Willard (born November 5,1988) is an American politician serving as a member of the New Orleans City Council since January 12,2026. He previously served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 97th district.
Willard was born and raised in New Orleans. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from the University of New Orleans. [1] [2]
From 2012 to 2016,Willard worked as an account executive at Schulkens Communications. He then joined Fluence Analytics,working as a growth specialist and later senior manager for marketing and communications. He was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in November 2019 and assumed office on January 13,2020. [3]
In December 2023 Willard was elected as leader of the House Democratic caucus. [4]
Willard was selected as a Future Caucus Innovation Fellow for the 2024 Healthcare Innovation and 2025-2026 Prenatal-to-Three cohorts for young legislators invested in building bipartisan policy to address key healthcare issues. [5] [6]
Willard resigned from the Louisiana House in January 2026 after being elected to the New Orleans City Council. [7]