Early voting starts today in New Orleans and will go through July 4th with the official election being held on July 11th. It’s all of our duties now MORE THAN EVER to get out and vote, but sometimes it can be hard to understand what is even on the ballot and beyond that voting for who best represents your values. The presidential primary election is what we are all expecting to see on the ballot, but beyond that some of us will have the opportunity to vote for First City Court Judge as well as Democratic State Central Committee Members.
What are the other positions on the ballot besides the presidential primary and should I vote on them?
The First City Court Judge is up for re-election in division B in New Orleans so you will be able to vote if you live in Orleans Parish on the East Bank (Uptown, Mid-City, 9th Ward, Gentilly & more). Nadine Ramsey currently holds the position and five new candidates are now on the ballot. A First City Court Judge often handles conflicts for their constituents such as evictions, small claims, tenant landlord disputes, contract disputes, and personal injury claims.
Democratic State Central Committee Members are the governing body for the Democratic Party of Louisiana that has sole responsibility for the affairs of the Louisiana Democratic Party. They help elect Democratic candidates in local, state, and national elections, conduct the Democratic National Committee delegate selection process, promotes and builds the state party, fundraise, conducts research on judicial or executive issues, and maintain voter relations, education, and leadership programs. The Democratic Parish Executive Committees (DPEC) have the general responsibility for Democratic Party affairs at the local level. They are under the jurisdiction of the DSCC and DNC. They are responsible for the endorsement of local candidates, as well as for building Democratic infrastructure within their communities.
Early voting in New Orleans is open at your designated voting place from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. everyday except Sundays. Figure out where to go to vote here.
Democratic Party Presidential Nominees
Michael Bennet, D
Joseph R. Biden, D
Michael R. Bloomberg, D
Steve Burke, D
“Pete” Buttigieg, D
John K. Delaney, D
Tulsi Gabbard, D
Amy Klobuchar, D
Deval Patrick, D
Bernard “Bernie” Sanders, D
“Tom” Steyer, D
Elizabeth Warren, D
“Robby” Wells, D
Andrew Yang, D
Republican Party Presidential Nominees
Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente, R
“Bob” Ely, R
Matthew John Matern, R
Donald J. Trump, R
Bill Weld, R
1st City Court Judge, Division B
Aylin Acikalin
Robbins Graham
Schalyece Harrison
Marissa A. Hutabarat
Sara Lewis
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 91st District, Office “A”
Diana Bajoie
Valerie Bustamante
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 93rd District, Office “A”
Avis M. Brock
Megan Snider
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 93rd District, Office “B”
Cyrus Cooper
Royce Duplessis
Jerome Johnson
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 94th District, Office “A”
Deborah Langhoff
Hope Phelps
Tammy Savoie
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 94th District, Office “B”
Paul Anger
Richard Duplantier, Jr.
Michael Andrew Foley
Yasin “Frank” Southall
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 97th District, Office “A”
Deborah Violet Chapman
Sandra Green Thomas
Sophia Kunen
Diedre Pierce Kelly
Iam Christian Tucker
Angele Wilson
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 97th District, Office “B”
Jared Brossett
Robert “Bob” Crowley
Arthur A. Morrell
David Gregory Nowak
Carlos John Stich
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 98th District, Office “B”
David Alvarez
Timothy David Ray
Andre Mayer Stolier
Carlos L. Zervigon
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 99th District, Office “A”
Cynthia Cade
Jeanne “Jon” Jackson
Kaitlin Marone
Raquel Greenup Richmond
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 1st District, Office “A”
Lisa Marie Manning Ambrose
Alicia Plummer Clivens
“Jenn” Johnson
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 1st District, Office “B”
Austin Badon
Willie Jones
Kenya Rounds
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 12th District, Office “A”
Delisha Boyd
Roberta B. Brown
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 15th District, Office “A”
Vanessa Turner Billiot
Lisa Ray Diggs
Democratic State Central Committee Member, 15th District, Office “B”
Darren P. Lombard
Burghart H. Turner
Democratic Parish Executive Committee Members, District A (14 to be elected)
Aimee Adatto Freeman
Gizelle Banks
Ryan Banks
Christian Bonin
Allen H. Borne, Jr.
Mindy Brickman
Cortney Busch
Deborah Violet Chapman
Robert “Rob” Clemenz
Sylvia M. Crier
Robert “Bob” Crowley
Reuben DeTiege II
Carling Dinkler
Richard Duplantier, Jr.
Caroline Fayard
Anthony “Tony” Grana
Edmond L. Guidry
Sean Hoffman
Erin Huggins
Alexandria Irvin
Kathryn “Katie” Ives
Jackson Jimenez
Susan Krantz
Rose A. Lalanne
Elizabeth “Beth” LeBlanc
Emily Leitzinger
Simon Levitsky
Kate Magsamen
Shaun Mena
Natalie K. Mitchell
Irma Muse-Dixon
Jason Napoli
Julie Ray
Beverly Richard
Elizabeth Sangisetty
William “Will” Scott
David Lee Simmons
Leah Stevenson
Jack Reno Sweeney
Sarah Usdin
Mark Vicknair
Thomas “Tom” Watson
Alex Weingarten
Carlos L. Zervigon
Democratic Parish Executive Committee Members, District B (14 to be elected)
Diana Bajoie
Olander “Butch” Bajoie
Charmaine Baker-Fox
Katherine Baudouin
Jonetta Bennett
Artelia Bennett-Banks
Seth Bloom
Justin Boone
Kristine Breithaupt
Avis M. Brock
Cheron Brylski
Valerie Bustamante
Kevin Caldwell
Eileen Carter
Karen Carter-Peterson
Joseph “Trey” Caruso
Ronald C. Coleman
Danae Columbus
Noa Elliott
Ryan Gomez
Caroline Good
Rhys Gribbin
Eric Griggs
Christine Harvey
Stacy Head
Brent Hodges
Devin Johnson
Steven Kennedy
Mandie Landry
Isidore Marshall, Jr.
Erica Martinez
“Ed” McGinnis III
Robert McKnight
Helena Moreno
Dana Peterson
Gregory Phillips
John Pourciau
Timothy David Ray
Virginia Saussy
Nyka Scott
Elizabeth Selasky
Kea Sherman
Ronald Sholes, Jr.
Beverly Smith
Jonathan B. Stewart
Carlos Stich
Miles Tepper
Democratic Parish Executive Committee Members, District C (14 to be elected)
Jihad Allen
Delisha Boyd
Joseph Broussard, Jr.
Roberta B. Brown
Troy A. Carter
Kenneth Cutno
David Daniels II
John Davillier, Sr.
Marlon Defillo
Lisa Ray Diggs
Ericka Edwards-Jones
Leslie Ellison
Rhonda Findley
David Flemings
Kenneth P. Garrett, Sr.
Kristin Gisleson Palmer
Sandra Henderson-Wilson
Merlin Jackson
Rongel Johnson
Freddie King III
Noah Kressler
Adam Lambert
Darren P. Lombard
Jordan Lombard
Jordan Hunter Mitchell
Zachary “Zach” Monroe
Nadine Ramsey
Edward Robinson
Tyler Russell
Edwin Shorty
Margie Thomas
Hashim Walters
Democratic Parish Executive Committee Members, District D (14 to be elected)
Gwendolyn Allen
Eldon Delloyd Anderson
Patrick Armstrong
Ethan Ashley
Gabi Bonin
Kenneth “Kenny” Bordes
Leslie Bouie
Gretchen Bradford
Jared Brossett
Cynthia Cade
Catherine Clayton
Ryan Early
Wayne Encalarde, Jr.
Adonis C. Expose
Maple Richmond Gaines
Eugene Green
Marguerite Green
Sandra Green Thomas
Randy Greenup
Brandon Gregoire
Lois “Pye” Hazeur
Jeanne “Jon” Jackson
Alvin Johnson
Jerome Johnson
Deborah Langhoff
Durrell L. Laurent
Rachel Lockhart
Percy Manson
Arthur A. Morrell
Jared Munster
David Gregory Nowak
Diedre Pierce Kelly
Brandon H. Robb
Tammy Savoie
Mary R. Schultz
LaTanja Silvester-Lewis
Megan Snider
Maria Mercedes Tio
Iam Christian Tucker
Dominic Anthony Willard, Jr.
Matthew Willard
Angele Wilson
Democratic Parish Executive Committee Members, District E (14 to be elected)
Lisa Marie Manning Ambrose
Brandon Armant
Austin Badon
Therese Badon
Frederick M. Bell
Shawon Bernard
Cathy Brice
Hattie M. Broussard
Alisha Lain Brumfield
Kimberly Lavon Burbank
Trenton Butler
Alicia Plummer Clivens
Shelia Collins-Stallworth
Lena Craig-Stewart
Kelly Derbigny
Brian P. Egana
Donna Glapion
Kevin Guillory
Carl Haydel
David Hudson
Jason Hughes
Dent A. Hunter, Jr.
Anthony Jackson, Jr.
Ashton M. Jackson
Thomas Jasper
“Jenn” Johnson
Eric Jones
Felix Jones
Mildred Jones
Willie Jones
Barbara Lacen Keller
Trecenia Conerly Lewis
Sabrina C. Mays
Dawn McKendall-Hunter
Diamond Nickelson
Chelsey Richard Napoleon
Raquel Greenup Richmond
Kenya Rounds
Betty P. Stewart
Cynthia Willard-Lewis
Republican Parish Executive Committee Members, District A (14 to be elected)
John “Jay” Batt
Phil Brickman
Adrian Bruneau
Christine “Chrissy” Bruneau
James “Jeb” Bruneau
Michele Gaudin
John Grillot
Louis Gurvich
James T. “J. T.” Hannan
Francis F. J. Hebert, Jr.
David Kepper, Jr.
Charles Eugene Marsala
Murray Nelson
Eugenie “Gina” Palmisano
Anne Queyrouze
Allen Richard, Jr.
Patrick Sens
Kirk Williamson