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|name=Jean-Paul Jude "J. P." Morrell
|name=Jean-Paul Jude "J. P." Morrell
|image=Jean-Paul Morrell.jpg
|image=Jean-Paul Morrell.jpg
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br> District 3 (Orleans Parish)
|office=At-large member of the [[New Orleans]] City Council
|term_start=2009
|term_start=January 2022
|term_end=2020
|preceded=
|preceded=Derrick Shepherd
|office2=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br> District 3 (Jefferson, Orleans and St. Bernard parishes)
|succeeded=Joseph Bouie, Jr.
|term_start2=2009
|office2=Louisiana State Representative<br> for District 97 (Orleans Parish)
|term_end2=2020
|term_start2=2006
|preceded2=Derrick Shepherd
|term_end2=2008
|succeeded2=Joseph Bouie, Jr.
|preceded2=[[Arthur Morrell]]
|office3=Louisiana State Representative<br> for District 97 (Orleans Parish)
|succeeded2=Jared Brossett
|term_start3=2006
|term_end3=2008
|preceded3=[[Arthur Morrell]]
|succeeded3=Jared Brossett
|birth_date=September 2, 1978
|birth_date=September 2, 1978
|birth_place=[[New Orleans]], Louisiana, USA
|birth_place=New Orleans Louisiana
|residence=New Orleans, Louisiana
|residence=New Orleans, Louisiana
|spouse=Catherine Morrell
|spouse=Catherine Morrell
[[Tulane University]] School of Law}}
[[Tulane University]] School of Law}}
'''Jean-Paul Jude Morrell''', also known as '''J. P. Morrell''' (born September 2, 1978),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/jeanpaul-morrell/jeanpaul-morrell?valid=true&|title=Jean Morrell|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 10, 2020}}</ref> is an [[African-American]] [[attorney]] and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] in his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. On November 13, 2021, Morrell was elected as one of the two at-large members of the New Orleans City Council. He is a former member of both house of the state legislature, most recently in District 3 for Orleans Parish.
'''Jean-Paul Jude Morrell''', also known as '''J. P. Morrell''' (born September 2, 1978),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/jeanpaul-morrell/jeanpaul-morrell?valid=true&|title=Jean Morrell|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 10, 2020}}</ref> is an [[African-American]] [[attorney]] and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[politician]] in his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. On November 13, 2021, Morrell was narrowly elected as one of the two at-large members of the New Orleans City Council. He is a former member of both house of the state legislature, most recently in Senate District 3 for Orleans Parish.
==Background==
==Background==
Morrell was first elected to public office as a state representative in 2006, where he served until joining the Senate in 2008. He said that he is committed to obtaining well-paying jobs, quality schools, safe streets, and accountable government. One of his top priorities has been the battle against sexual assault, and he has developed an entire package of legislation to address that issue. He left the Senate Natural Resources Committee to fill a vacancy on the Senate Education Committee.
Morrell was first elected to public office as a state representative in 2006, where he served until joining the Senate in 2008. He won a [[special election]] to fill the House seat vacated by [[Arthur Morrell]], his father. Morrell said that he is committed to obtaining well-paying jobs, quality schools, safe streets, and accountable government. One of his top priorities has been the battle against sexual assault, and he has developed an entire package of legislation to address that issue. He left the Senate Natural Resources Committee to fill a vacancy on the Senate Education Committee. He was term-limited in the state Senate in 2019 and succeeded by another [[liberal]] Democrat, Joseph Bouie, Jr.
He graduated from Spring Hill College in [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], Alabama, and the [[Tulane University]] Law School. He began his legal career at Morrell & Morrell, LLC, which he co-founded with his father, [[Arthur Morrell]]. During this time, he also worked as a member of the Orleans Parish Office of Indigent Public Defender Program (OIDP), serving as the Public Defender for Magistrate Court until his election to the Louisiana State Legislature. Today he is of counsel to the Middleberg Riddle Group, a New Orleans-based law firm.
He graduated from the private Spring Hill College in [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]], and the [[Tulane University]] Law School in New Orleans. He began his legal career at Morrell & Morrell, LLC, which he co-founded with his father. During this time, he also worked as a member of the Orleans Parish Office of Indigent Public Defender Program (OIDP), serving as the Public Defender for Magistrate Court until his election as state representative. He has since been of counsel to the Middleberg Riddle Group, a New Orleans-based law firm.
==Political life==
==Political life==
Morrell's District 3 spans parts of St. Bernard, Orleans, and Jefferson parishes.<ref>{{cite web|title=J.P. Morrell|url=http://jpmorrell.com/about/jp-morrell/|website=jpmorrell.com|accessdate=December 10, 2020}}</ref>
Morrell's District 3 spans parts of St. Bernard, Orleans, and Jefferson parishes.<ref>{{cite web|title=J.P. Morrell|url=http://jpmorrell.com/about/jp-morrell/|website=jpmorrell.com|accessdate=December 10, 2020}}</ref>
In 2016, then Senate President [[John Alario]] appointed Morrell chairman of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2016/01/12/senate-labor-chair-wont-support-minimum-wage-increase/78686902/|title=Senate Labor chair won't support minimum wage increase|date=January 13, 2016|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|accessdate=January 16, 2016}}</ref>
In 2016, then Senate President [[John Alario]] appointed Morrell chairman of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2016/01/12/senate-labor-chair-wont-support-minimum-wage-increase/78686902/|title=Senate Labor chair won't support minimum wage increase|date=January 13, 2016|publisher=''[[Monroe News Star]]|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|accessdate=January 16, 2016}}</ref>
As a state senator, he served on these committees:
* Chairman, Senate Revenue & Fiscal Affairs
* Chairman, Senate Revenue & Fiscal Affairs
* Senate Education
* Senate Education
* Senate & Governmental Affairs
* Senate & Governmental Affairs
* Joint Legislative Committee on Capitol Outlay
* Joint Legislative Committee on Capitol Outlay
With 50.6 percent of the vote, Morrell just barely avoided a runoff against his top challenger, Democrat District C City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer.
==References==
==References==