Bryan Wagner

James Bryan Wagner, known as Bryan Wagner (March 2, 1943 – July 29, 2018), was the first Republican since Reconstruction to have been elected to the New Orleans City Council. He filled a vacancy of an unexpired term in District A from May 1980 to April 1982 and a full term until 1986.[1][2]

For the football player of the same name, see Bryan Wagner (American football).
James Bryan Wagner
District A member of the
New Orleans City Council
In office
May 1980 – April 1986
Preceded byFrank Friedler
Succeeded byPeggy Wilson
Personal details
Born(1943-03-02)March 2, 1943
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 29, 2018(2018-07-29) (aged 75)
Atlanta, Georgia
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJudy White Wagner
Children3
Alma materTulane University
OccupationInsurance agent

Background

Wagner attended Isidore Newman School, New Orleans Academy, and Tulane University.[2] He operated an insurance agency on Carondelet Street in New Orleans.[3]

In later years, Wagner became heavily involved in horse racing. He often spent summers in Del Mar, California, to be near the famed racetrack.[2] Wagner won the 2009 National Handicapping Championship Tour, as it was then known, and qualified twelve times to the National Horseplayers Championship, during which he earned $101,000. He was part of the NHC since its founding in 1999. For two years, he could not qualify because his wife and the mother of their three children, the former Judy White (born June 9, 1950), sat on the board of directors of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.[4]

Political life

The electoral success of Wilson, Terrell, and Batt benefited from the Republican leanings of District A.[5]

In 2008, Wagner served as manager for the successful campaign of Joseph Cao for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district.[6] Cao was subsequently unseated in 2010 by the Democrat Cedric Richmond, who still holds the seat.[7]

Wagner's memorial service was held on August 6, 2018, at the chapel at Christ Church, 2919 St. Charles Avenue.[2]

References
  1. "New Orleans City Council members since 1954". nutrias.org. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  2. "J. Bryan Wagner's obituary". New Orleans Times-Picayune. August 3, 2018.
  3. "Bryan Wagner Insurance Agency". plus.google.com. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  4. Peter Thomas Fornatale (August 1, 2018). "Prominent tournament player Bryan Wagner dies". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  5. Nicholas Reimann (July 30, 2018). "Bryan Wagner, first Republican on N.O. City Council since Reconstruction, dies at 75". The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  6. See the articles on Joseph Cao and William J. Jefferson.
  7. "Senator Cassidy releases statement on passing of former NOLA councilman". KPIC-TV. August 1, 2018. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
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