Alliance for Good Government Endorses JP
The members of the Alliance for Good Government voted to endorse JP Morrell as their sole choice for New Orleans City Council At-Large, Div 2.
"I'm honored to have earned this coveted endorsement," said Morrell."As the Alliance's choice for City Council At-Large, Div 2 and its 'Legislator of the Year,' twice, I share the Alliance's commitment to a more transparent, accountable, responsive City Government."
The Alliance for Good Government is the latest to join a growing list of supporters for Morrell, which includes over 200 women community leaders and advocates, including Leslie Bouie and Madalyn Schenk; elected officials, including Sens. Regina Barrow and Joe Bouie and Reps. Aimee Adatto Freeman, Jason Hughes, and Former Rep. Patricia Smith; as well as civic organizations, such as the Independent Women's Organization (IWO), the AFL-CIO, UNITE HERE, Voters Organized to Educate (VOTE), the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), and the Southeastern Louisiana Chapter of the National Association of Building and Constructions Trades (NABTU).
Morrell has dedicated his career to public service, starting as a public defender right out of law school. Later, he served in the State Legislature, beginning in 2006 as a representative until the end of his final term as a senator in 2018. He will bring his know-how and determination to make city government responsive and accountable to the people it is supposed to serve.
Morrell's top priority will be reducing crime. To this day, he is the only candidate to release a detailed crime plan. He will leverage the power of the City to diversify the economy and provide modern career readiness programs. He will combat the affordable housing crisis by actually regulating Short Term Rentals (STR) and building more affordable homes (not just affordable units). Morrell will tackle infrastructure with the same out-of-the-box thinking that he applied as a State Legislator to achieve what others thought was impossible - like digging the state out of a $2 billion hole to finally fund our schools and hospitals.