Mitch Landrieu
Mitch Landrieu, 4 August 2007
56th Lieutenant Governor Louisiana
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 11, 2004
Governor	Kathleen Blanco Bobby Jindal
Preceded by	Kathleen Blanco
Born	August 16, 1960 (1960-08-16) (age 47) Broadmoor, Louisiana
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Cheryl P. Quirk
Profession	Lawyer

Mitchell Joseph Landrieu (born August 16, 1960) is the Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. A Roman Catholic, he is the son of former New Orleans mayor Moon Landrieu and the brother of Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu. He recently won a second term as lieutenant governor in the October 20, 2007 jungle primary by defeating two Republicans: State Representative Gary J. Beard of Baton Rouge and Country singer Sammy Kershaw, a Vermilion Parish resident who has homes in both Abbeville and Nashville, Tennessee. A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (born December 15, 1942) is a Democratic politician from and the current governor of Louisiana. ... Bobby Jindal (born Piyush Jindal June 10, 1971, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Louisiana politician. ... Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (born December 15, 1942) is a Democratic politician from and the current governor of Louisiana. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Broadmoor is neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Maurice Edwin Moon Landrieu (born July 23, 1930) is a former judge, mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, and United States secretary of housing and urban development. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... Mary Loretta Landrieu (born November 23, 1955) is the Senior Democratic United States senator from the state of Louisiana, as well as the first, and as of 2008, only woman from that state to be elected to the Senate. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... In the jungle primary, all candidates run in the same initial election regardless of party label. ... GOP redirects here. ... The Louisiana State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Gary James Beard (born ca. ... Capitol Building Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana, a state of the United States of America. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Samuel Paul Sammy Kershaw (born February 24, 1958, in Kaplan, Louisiana) is an American Country and Western music singer and songwriter. ... Vermilion Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... The small city of Abbeville is the parish seat of Vermilion Parish, in the US state of Louisiana, 150 miles (241 km) southwest of New Orleans. ... Nashville redirects here. ...

Early life

Landrieu was born the fifth of nine children born to Moon and Verna Landrieu. He grew up in the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans. After graduating from Jesuit High School (New Orleans) in 1978, he enrolled at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he majored in political science and theatre. In 1985 he earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Loyola University Law School in New Orleans. Broadmoor is neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Jesuit High School is an all-male Catholic high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... The Catholic University of America (abbreviated CUA), located in Washington, D.C., is unique as the national university of the Roman Catholic Church and as the only higher education institution founded by U.S. Roman Catholic bishops. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ... J.D. redirects here. ... Logo of Loyola University New Orleans Loyola University New Orleans is a private, co-educational Jesuit university in the United States with 5,000 students (3,000 undergraduates). ...

Landrieu is married to Cheryl P. Landrieu, also an attorney. They have five children: Grace, Emily, Matthew, Benjamin, and William. They reside in New Orleans.

Landrieu has been a practicing attorney for fifteen years and is president of International Mediation & Arbitration, Ltd. He is a member of the Supreme Court Task Force on Alternative Dispute Resolution which was responsible for developing the pilot mediation program in Orleans Parish. Landrieu is trained in mediation and negotiation by the Harvard Law School Negotiation Project, the American Arbitration Association, and the Attorney Mediator's Institute. Landrieu has also taught alternative dispute resolution as an adjunct professor at Loyola University Law School. Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ...

Political career

Legislator

Landrieu was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1987, where he served for sixteen years in the seat previously held by his sister and his father. The Louisiana State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

Landrieu led the legislative effort to reform Louisiana's juvenile justice system with a focus on rehabilitation and reform, not punishment and incarceration. He continues to chair the Juvenile Justice Commission, the entity created by the legislation to implement the reforms. In January, 2004, Governor Kathleen Blanco endorsed the Commission's recommendations. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (born December 15, 1942) is a Democratic politician from and the current governor of Louisiana. ...

Landrieu led the effort by a coalition of artists, venue owners, and other interested parties who were successful in repealing the Orleans Parish "amusement tax", a 2% tax on gross sales at any establishment that features live music. As an attorney, Landrieu brought a case to court that resulted in the tax being ruled unconstitutional. He continued the fight by bringing the issue to the New Orleans City Council, who voted to repeal the tax. As a legislator, Landrieu sponsored a bill to repeal the law that allowed the tax to exist.

Landrieu crafted legislation to fund the Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium of New Orleans, a partnership between the Louisiana State University and Tulane University Health Sciences Centers. The cancer center will house state-of-the-art cancer research equipment and laboratories, significant because Louisiana has the nation's highest cancer mortality rate according to the American Cancer Society. For other uses, see LSU. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. ...

1993 New Orleans Mayoral candidacy

In 1993 Landrieu made an unsuccessful bid for the office of Mayor of New Orleans; the office went to Marc Morial, the son of another former mayor (the contest between sons of former mayors prompted some commentators to joke about establishing a tradition of primogeniture for the city's top office). The post of Mayor of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana has been held by the following individuals: Etienne de Boré 1803-04 James Pitot 1804-05 John Watkins 1805-07 James Mather 1807-12 Charles Trudeau 1812 Nicholas Girod 1812 LeBreton Dorgenois 1812 Nicholas Girod 1812-15 Augustin Macarty... Marc Haydel Morial (born January 3, 1958) is an American political and civic leader and former mayor of New Orleans. ... Primogeniture is the common law right of the first born son to inherit the entire estate, to the exclusion of younger siblings. ...

Lieutenant Governor

Mitch Landrieu's 2003 campaign for Lieutenant Governor was his first bid for statewide office in Louisiana. In a field of six candidates, Landrieu garnered 53 percent of the vote and won outright in the Louisiana open primary, thus avoiding a general election. His principal opponents were two Republicans, former U.S. Representative Clyde C. Holloway of Rapides Parish and former Lieutenant Governor Melinda Schwegmann of New Orleans. A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For other uses, see Primary. ... A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Clyde Cecil Holloway (born November 28, 1943) is a small businessman from Forest Hill, Louisiana, who was a staunchly conservative Republican congressman from central Louisiana between 1987 and 1993. ... Rapides Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Melinda B. Schwegmann (born October 25, 1946) was the Democratic lieutenant governor of Louisiana from 1992-1996 -- the first woman to hold the position. ...

2006 New Orleans election

Main article: New Orleans mayoral election, 2006

In February of 2006, Landrieu officially announced he would run for mayor of New Orleans in the 22 April election. Before Hurricane Katrina the incumbent Ray Nagin was widely expected to be reelected with little difficulty, but post-disaster problems and controversies had left many New Orleanians interested in new leadership. The New Orleans mayoral election of 2006 is scheduled to take place on April 22, 2006. ... The New Orleans mayoral election of 2006 is scheduled to take place on April 22, 2006. ... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ... Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. ...

In the election of 22 April, preliminary results showed Landrieu with the second most votes, with 29% of the vote to Nagin's 38%. Nagin and Landrieu faced each other in a run off election on 20 May. Had Landrieu won, he would have been the first Caucasian mayor of New Orleans since his father left office in 1978.

With unofficial results showing 53% of the vote for Nagin, Landrieu conceded defeat shortly before 10:30 pm on election night.

Spike Lee's Documentary

Landrieu was one of the participants to filmmaker Spike Lee's documentary When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts. Shelton Jackson Lee (born March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia), better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award - winning, and Academy Award - nominated American film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his films dealing with controversial social and political issues. ...

Election History

State Representative, 90th Representative District, 1987

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State Representative, 89th Representative District, 1991

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Mayor of New Orleans, 1994

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Second Ballot, March 5, 1994 Marc Haydel Morial (born January 3, 1958) is an American political and civic leader and former mayor of New Orleans. ...

State Representative, 89th Representative District, 1995 Marc Haydel Morial (born January 3, 1958) is an American political and civic leader and former mayor of New Orleans. ...

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State Representative, 89th Representative District, 1999 Jeff Crouere is a Conservative political commentator in the Greater New Orleans area. ...

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Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 2003

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Mayor of New Orleans, 2006 Melinda B. Schwegmann (born October 25, 1946) was the Democratic lieutenant governor of Louisiana from 1992-1996 -- the first woman to hold the position. ...

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Second Ballot, May 20, 2006 Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. ... Ron Forman (born Leon Ronald Forman, c. ... Robert E. Rob Couhig, Jr. ...

Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 2007

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Samuel Paul Sammy Kershaw (born February 24, 1958, in Kaplan, Louisiana) is an American Country and Western music singer and songwriter. ... Gary James Beard (born ca. ...

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Senior United States Senator Junior United States Senator	Mary Landrieu (D) David Vitter (R)
Governor of Louisiana Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Louisiana Secretary of State Louisiana Attorney General Louisiana Treasurer Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner of Insurance	Bobby Jindal (R) Mitch Landrieu (D) Jay Dardenne (R) Buddy Caldwell (D) John Neely Kennedy (R) Mike Strain (R) Jim Donelon (R)
Senate President President Pro Tempore	Joel Chaisson (D) Sharon Weston Broome (D)
House Speaker Speaker Pro Tempore	Jim Tucker (R) Karen Carter Peterson (D)