Jean-Paul Morrell

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.

Jean-Paul Morrell
Member of the New Orleans City Council
from the at-large district
Assumed office
January 10, 2022
Preceded byDonna Glapion
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
2008 – January 13, 2020
Succeeded byJoseph Bouie Jr.
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 97th district
In office
2006–2008
Preceded byArthur Morrell
Personal details
Born1978
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCatherine Morrell
ChildrenTwo sons and one daughter
Residence(s)New Orleans, Louisiana
Alma materSpring Hill College
Tulane University Law School
ProfessionPublic defender

Career

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]

Personal life

His mother is Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, who served on the New Orleans City Council from 2005 to 2014.

References
  1. "Senator Jean-Paul "JP" Morrell" (PDF). lsba.org. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  2. "JP's Story". Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  3. "Jean-Paul J. Morrell". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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