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| | '''Mitchell Joseph Landrieu''', known as '''Mitch Landrieu''' (born August 16, 1960),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/mitchell-landrieu/e463840966926|title=Mitchell Landrieu|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 12, 2017}}</ref> is a former two-term [[liberal]] [[mayor]] of his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. | | '''Mitchell Joseph Landrieu''', known as '''Mitch Landrieu''' (born August 16, 1960),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/mitchell-landrieu/e463840966926|title=Mitchell Landrieu|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 12, 2017}}</ref> is a former two-term [[liberal]] [[mayor]] of his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. |
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| − | He was formerly a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the lieutenant governor of Louisiana.<ref>http://www.crt.state.la.us/ltgovernor/biography.aspx</ref> He is a member of the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Landrieu family. His father, [[Maurice Edwin Landrieu]], known as Moon Landrieu, was the mayor of New Orleans from 1970 to 1978 and a member of the [[Cabinet]] of [[U.S. President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] from 1979 to 1981. His sister, [[Mary Landrieu]], is a former Louisiana state representative and state treasurer who was a member of the [[United States Senate]] from 1997 to 2015. She is now a [[lobbyist]]. | + | He was formerly a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the lieutenant governor of Louisiana.<ref>http://www.crt.state.la.us/ltgovernor/biography.aspx</ref> He is a member of the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Landrieu family. His father, [[Maurice Edwin Landrieu]], known as Moon Landrieu, was the mayor of New Orleans from 1970 to 1978 and a member of the [[Cabinet]] of [[U.S. President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] from 1979 to 1981. His sister, [[Mary Landrieu]], is a former Louisiana state representative and state treasurer who was a member of the [[United States Senate]] from 1997 to 2015. She is now a [[lobbyist]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] |
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| − | Mitch Landrieu has a law degree from [[Roman Catholic]]-affiliated Loyola University in New Orleans. He made an unsuccessful bid for mayor in 1994, then was elected lieutenant governor under [[Kathleen Blanco]] in 2003 and made another unsuccessful bid for mayor in 2006 against fellow Democrat [[Ray Nagin]]. He won the position, however, in 2010 and 2014, and is currently term-limited. | + | Mitch Landrieu has a law degree from [[Roman Catholic]]-affiliated Loyola University in New Orleans. He made an unsuccessful bid for mayor in 1994, then was elected lieutenant governor under [[Kathleen Blanco]] in 2003 and made another unsuccessful bid for mayor in 2006 against fellow Democrat [[Ray Nagin]]. He won the position, however, in 2010 and 2014, and was term-limited in 2018. |
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| | He was involved in the filming of the leftist [[African-American]] [[Spike Lee]]'s propaganda piece, ''When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts.''<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783612/fullcredits#cast</ref> | | He was involved in the filming of the leftist [[African-American]] [[Spike Lee]]'s propaganda piece, ''When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts.''<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783612/fullcredits#cast</ref> |