Jackie Clarkson | |
|---|---|
 Jackie Clarkson, 2012 | |
| Member of the New Orleans City Council | |
| In office 2007–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Michael C. Darnell (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Jason Williams |
| Constituency | At-large (division 2) |
| In office 2002–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Troy Carter |
| Succeeded by | James Carter |
| Constituency | District C |
| In office 1990–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Early |
| Succeeded by | Troy Carter |
| Constituency | District C |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 102nd district | |
| In office 1994–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Troy Carter |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Arnold |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacquelyn Brechtel January 17, 1936 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Arthur Clarkson |
| Children | 5, including Patricia |
Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson (born January 17, 1936)[1] is an American politician who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1994 to 2002, and multiple tenures on the New Orleans City Council (1990–94, 2002–06, 2007–2013). She has been Honorary consul of Lithuania in New Orleans since December 2014.[2] She is the mother of actress Patricia Clarkson.
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Background
Clarkson's maternal grandmother, Sophie Bass, was a Jewish immigrant from Lithuania.[1][3] She is the daughter of Sophie (née Berengher) and Johnny Brechtel, a football coach. She is married to Arthur Clarkson and they have five daughters, including Academy Award-nominated actress Patricia Clarkson. Before entering politics she was in real estate and president of the Louisiana Realtor Association.[4]
She represented District C on the New Orleans City Council from 1990 to 1994 and from 2002 to 2006, as well as District 102 at the Louisiana House of Representatives.[5] The boundaries of District 102 are roughly the same as the Algiers neighborhood (also known as the Fifteenth Ward) in New Orleans. Those of District C include Algiers, as well as the Vieux Carré or French Quarter neighborhood.
After Hurricane Katrina
Clarkson ran for Councilmember at Large in 2006, but she lost in the general election, often called the runoff in Louisiana, against Arnie Fielkow, another Democrat and former Executive Vice President of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints. Mayor Ray Nagin won re-election only after facing a much tougher challenge than expected before the hurricane, and half of the council members who ran again were defeated.
The resignation of Councilmember at Large Oliver Thomas in 2007 over bribery charges enabled Clarkson to return on New Orleans City Council. She was elected to her first term as Councilmember-at-Large in a special election in November 2007, defeating Cynthia Willard-Lewis.[6]
Clarkson in 2008 and 2009 became particularly outspoken in defending likeminded councilwoman Stacy Head in a feud with city sanitation director Veronica White. Clarkson called for White's dismissal, but Nagin defended White.[7]
Clarkson was re-elected as Councilmember at Large in February 2010 (again narrowly defeating Cynthia Willard-Lewis),[8] and was named president of the council in May 2011.[9]
Election history
Although a lifelong Democrat, Clarkson has received support from Republican organizations including the Parish Executive Committee of the Orleans Parish Republican Party.[10] In 2008 she broke party ranks and supported Republican challenger Anh "Joseph" Cao in his longshot but successful bid to unseat Democratic incumbent William J. Jefferson from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district seat.[11] Likeminded fellow Democratic Councilwoman Stacy Head found herself soon facing a recall petition. Clarkson, however, was not subjected to a recall effort; as councilwoman-at-large she represents a broader constituency, and she is more ingrained into the New Orleans political scene.[12] In May 2009, as the New Orleans e-mail controversies intensified, Clarkson began publishing thousands of her e-mail messages online:
- Anything we don't want the public to see, we shouldn't put in an e-mail. . . . Just let us do it responsibly so private information about our constituents doesn't get out there.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Troy Carter | 13,355 | 50.04 | |
| Democratic | Jackie Clarkson | 13,331 | 49.96 | |
| Total votes | 26,686 | 100.00 | ||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jackie Clarkson | 4,018 | 49.07 | |
| Democratic | Yvonne Mitchell-Grubb | 2,504 | 30.58 | |
| Democratic | Adam "12" Thomas, Sr. | 642 | 7.84 | |
| Democratic | A. F. "Sonny" Armond | 346 | 4.23 | |
| Democratic | Anna Perkins | 231 | 2.82 | |
| Democratic | Kenneth P. Garrett, Sr. | 226 | 2.76 | |
| Other | William "Van" Howenstine | 222 | 2.71 | |
| Total votes | 8,189 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jackie Clarkson | 4,965 | 55.48 | |
| Democratic | Yvonne Mitchell-Grubb | 3,984 | 44.52 | |
| Total votes | 8,949 | 100.00 | ||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Jackie Clarkson (incumbent) | 4,691 | 45.42 | |
| Democratic | Ron Guidry | 3,952 | 38.26 | |
| Republican | William "Van" Howenstine | 1,122 | 10.86 | |
| Democratic | Philip Gibson | 563 | 5.45 | |
| Total votes | 10,328 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jackie Clarkson (incumbent) | 6,040 | 50.89 | |
| Democratic | Ron Guidry | 5,829 | 49.11 | |
| Total votes | 11,869 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jackie Clarkson (incumbent) | 5,520 | 62.30 | |
| Democratic | Kenneth P. Garrett | 1,453 | 16.40 | |
| Democratic | Clifford Gasper | 1,263 | 14.25 | |
| Democratic | Benita Williams Dalcour | 625 | 7.05 | |
| Total votes | 8,861 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jackie Clarkson | 11,961 | 52.56 | |
| Democratic | Catherine Smith | 3,783 | 16.62 | |
| Democratic | Nelson Savoie | 2,721 | 11.96 | |
| Democratic | Danette O'Neal | 2,688 | 11.81 | |
| Other | Catherine Moody | 984 | 4.32 | |
| Other | Lawrence J. Goldstein | 620 | 2.72 | |
| Total votes | 22,757 | 100.00 | ||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Oliver Thomas (winner) | 66,374 | 39.19 | |
| Democratic | Jackie Clarkson (runoff) | 36,839 | 21.75 | |
| Democratic | Arnie Fielkow (runoff) | 31,092 | 18.36 | |
| Democratic | David Lapin | 9,239 | 5.46 | |
| Democratic | Leonard Lucas, Jr | 8,736 | 5.16 | |
| Republican | Michael T. Gray | 7,220 | 4.26 | |
| No party preference | Roger Wilson | 2,985 | 1.76 | |
| Republican | Alden G. Hagardorn | 2,579 | 1.52 | |
| No party preference | William "Poppa" Gant | 1,919 | 1.13 | |
| Democratic | Carlos J. Hornbrook | 1,701 | 1.00 | |
| No party preference | "Les" Evenchick | 681 | 0.40 | |
| Total votes | 169,365 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Arnie Fielkow | 61,420 | 56.48 | |
| Democratic | Jackie Clarkson | 47,324 | 43.52 | |
| Total votes | 108,744 | 100.00 | ||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Cynthia Willard-Lewis | 20,623 | 28.01 | |
| Democratic | Jackie Clarkson | 15,766 | 21.41 | |
| Democratic | Virginia Boulet | 14,620 | 19.86 | |
| Democratic | Diana E. Bajoie | 7,816 | 10.62 | |
| Other | Kaare Johnson | 4,569 | 6.21 | |
| Democratic | Tommie A. Vassel | 4,259 | 5.78 | |
| Democratic | Kimberly Williamson Butler | 2,622 | 3.56 | |
| No party preference | Malcolm Suber | 832 | 1.13 | |
| No party preference | Thomas Lewis | 777 | 1.06 | |
| No party preference | Quentin Brown | 521 | 0.71 | |
| Democratic | Dyan French | 512 | 0.70 | |
| Democratic | Gail Masters Reimonenq | 294 | 0.40 | |
| Total votes | 73,627 | 100.00 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Jackie Clarkson | 27,740 | 52.72 | |
| Democratic | Cynthia Willard-Lewis | 24,874 | 47.28 | |
| Total votes | 52,614 | 100.00 | ||
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Golden Globe Winner Grateful to Litvak Ancestors". Jewish Community of Lithuania. January 14, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ "Atidarytas pirmasis Lietuvos garbės konsulatas Naujajame Orleane | Naujienos | Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija". Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Auksinio gaublio laimėtoja už išvaizdą dėkinga protėviams iš Lietuvos ( Lithuanian daily newspaper Lietuvos rytas)
- ^ "Biography". jackieclarkson.com. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "The 2000 Legislature". The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). November 22, 1999. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ Frank Douze, Clarkson wins at-large Council seat, Times-Picayune (New Orleans), November 17, 2007.
- ^ See the articles on Stacy Head, Ray Nagin, and Veronica White.
- ^ "Arnie Fielkow, Jackie Clarkson elected to New Orleans City Council at-large posts", Times-Picayune, February 5, 2010.
- ^ "Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson becomes City Council President", official website, May 3, 2011.
- ^ Clarkson campaign web site Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 18 March 2009).
- ^ Michelle Krupa & Frank Donze, Anh 'Joseph' Cao beats Rep. William Jefferson in 2nd Congressional District, Times-Picayune, 7 December 2008 (accessed 18 March 2009). At the time Jefferson was under indictment on 16 felony counts, and on 5 August 2009 he was convicted on 11 of them (see William J. Jefferson#Indictment and trial).
- ^ See Black Residents Defend Stacy Head Amid Recall: Local Group Claims City Council Member Is Racist, 9 March 2009 (accessed 18 March 2009); and James Gill, "Of all the accusations against Stacy Head, only one sticks -- she's white" Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine in Times-Picayune (New Orleans), 18 March 2009, Saint Tammany Edition, p. B5.
- ^ Michelle Krupa, "Surge of N.O. e-mail may flow online soon: It's 2.5 million pages of files, attorney says" in Times-Picayune (New Orleans), 20 May 2009, Saint Tammany Edition, pp. A1, A9 (Clarkson quoted on p. A9). See also Stacy Head.
- ^ "Councilmember -- District C". Louisiana Secretary of State. 5 February 1994. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "State Representative -- 102nd Representative District". Louisiana Secretary of State. 1 October 1994. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "State Representative -- 102nd Representative District". Louisiana Secretary of State. 8 November 1994. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "State Representative -- 102nd Representative District". Louisiana Secretary of State. 21 October 1995. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "State Representative -- 102nd Representative District". Louisiana Secretary of State. 18 November 1995. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "State Representative -- 102nd Representative District". Louisiana Secretary of State. 23 October 1999. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Councilmember -- District C". Louisiana Secretary of State. 2 February 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Councilmember(s) at Large". Louisiana Secretary of State. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Councilmember(s) at Large". Louisiana Secretary of State. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Councilmember(s) at Large". Louisiana Secretary of State. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Councilmember(s) at Large". Louisiana Secretary of State. 17 November 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
See also
- Anh "Joseph" Cao
- Arnie Fielkow
- Stacy Head
- Cynthia Hedge-Morrell
- William J. Jefferson
- Shelley Stephenson Midura
- Ray Nagin
- Rosalind Peychaud
- Cynthia Willard-Lewis
External links
- Clarkson campaign website JackieClarkson.org
- Oral History Interview with Jacquelyn Clarkson from Oral Histories of the American South
- City of New Orleans
- Louisiana Secretary of State
- New Orleans Times-Picayune
This page was last edited on 27 November 2023, at 13:33