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Donelon serves on the executive committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and is chairman of the NAIC Surplus Lines Task Force. He also sits on the board of directors of the [[New Orleans]] Alliance for the Mentally Ill and the Blood Center for Southeast Louisiana. The Alliance for Good Government honored Donelon as both "Outstanding Jefferson Parish Official" and "Legislator of Distinction".
Donelon serves on the executive committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and is chairman of the NAIC Surplus Lines Task Force. He also sits on the board of directors of the [[New Orleans]] Alliance for the Mentally Ill and the Blood Center for Southeast Louisiana. The Alliance for Good Government honored Donelon as both "Outstanding Jefferson Parish Official" and "Legislator of Distinction".
==Background=
==Background==
A New Orleans native, Donelon was the namesake son of James Donelon, II (1911-1996), who is interred there at Greenwood Cemetery. He graduated from the [[Roman Catholic]] Jesuit High School, the University of New Orleans, and the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, also in New Orleans. In 1986, Donelon was the first recipient of the Homer L. Hitt "Distinguished Alumnus of the Year" award from the University of New Orleans, named for the first executive of the university<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.jimdonelon.com/|title=Jim Donelon Insurance Commissioner for Louisiana|publisher=Jimdonelon.com|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}</ref>
A New Orleans native, Donelon was the namesake son of James Donelon, II (1911-1996), who is interred there at Greenwood Cemetery. He graduated from the [[Roman Catholic]] Jesuit High School, the University of New Orleans, and the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, also in New Orleans. In 1986, Donelon was the first recipient of the Homer L. Hitt "Distinguished Alumnus of the Year" award from the University of New Orleans, named for the first executive of the university<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.jimdonelon.com/|title=Jim Donelon Insurance Commissioner for Louisiana|publisher=Jimdonelon.com|accessdate=August 14, 2019}}</ref>