Over the last month, we've invited candidates for the state legislature and beyond to join the Mayor in her effort to secure our #fairshare.
These are the candidates pledged to fight for our #fairshare
We’re proud to see how many candidates are prepared to stand with Mayor LaToya Cantrell and fight for our fair share of resources in Baton Rouge. These candidates know that excuses like “this isn’t the right time” or “this doesn’t go far enough” don’t help New Orleans: we need action, hard work, and results. This election is a crucial part of the longer fair share journey, and we need a united team in Baton Rouge of legislators ready to work together and continue the fight for our city.
We’re supporting a range of ballot initiatives to improve the quality of life in our city and deliver residents their fair share of opportunity, starting with Constitutional Amendment #4 to encourage affordable housing, on the October 12th ballot. In November, we’ll have four more initiatives to pass: to combat discrimination, to maintain our infrastructure, to give the city permission to sell bonds, and to tax short-term rentals the same as hotels. Help us in this effort by signing up to volunteer.
We would like to thank each and every candidate and voter who took the pledge. Read the pledge and take it yourself. The pledged candidates and elected officials, in order of the time they took the pledge, are as follows:
Mandie Landry, State House District 91
Ravi Sangisetty, State House District 98
L. Jameel Shaheer, State House District 99
Matthew Willard, State House District 97
Max Hayden Chiz, State House District 98
Jason Hughes, State House District 100
Kea Sherman, State House District 98
Dr. Ashonta Wyatt, BESE 2
Carling Dinkler, State House District 91
Dr. Tammy Savoie, State House District 94
Carlos Zervigon, State House District 98
Aimee Freeman, State House District 98
Larry E. Sorapuru, St. John Parish Council-at-Large, Division A
Robert McKnight, State House District 91
"Pepper" Bowen Roussel, State House District 91
Rep. Joseph Bouie, State Senate District 3
Willie Jones, Lt. Governor
Eugene Green, State House District 97
Shawon Bernard, BESE 2
Ethan Ashley, State House District 97
Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, State Senate District 5
