District 1
Pat Fuller, businessman
Trae Welch, lawyer
District 2
Ulysses “Bones” Addison, incumbent
Gerald Handy, attendance officer and coach at Southern University Lab School
District 3
Richie Edmonds, real estate agent
Chandler Loupe, attorney
District 4
Wayne Messina, EBR schools security director
Scott Wilson, businessman
District 5
Roderick Dickerson, EBR Community Development
Ronnie Edwards, Urban Restoration Enhancement Corp. executive director
Herbert Pate, retired
Michael Samuel, retired
District 6
Sarah Holliday, counselor
Donna Collins Lewis, housing program manager for Louisiana Family Recovery Corps
Martha Jane Tassin, incumbent
District 7
Suchitra S. Dyer, attorney
C. Denise Marcelle, legal administrator
Isaiah Marshall, WIA program director, City of Baton Rouge
Byron Sharper, incumbent
District 8
Mike Walker, incumbent
District 9
Joel Boe, construction
David Fa-Kouri, businessman
District 10
Val Lowery, businessman
Larry Selders, social worker
Tara Wicker, health and lifestyle coach
District 11
Alison Cascio, outreach director for the Center for Planning Excellence
District 12
Jim Benham, former councilman
R.J. “Smokie” Bourgeois, restaurateur and bar owner
Will Gladney, physician
Brett Jackson, a senior majoring in finance at LSU
Comments
Posted by jsanderssr on June 3, 2008 at 3:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I hope Boneno decides to run again!
Posted by Fred on June 3, 2008 at 9:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I wish Skyring would reconsider running again.
Posted by sdscorp on June 4, 2008 at 1:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Anybody but Benham. Watch his contributor list. The man worked against me on a zoning issue, (and might I add for the interests of one) and after my attorney worked out a compromise with the Parish Attorney, BENHAM TOOK CREDIT FOR IT. DO NOT CARE FOR THE MAN.
Posted by weaver111445 on June 25, 2008 at 1:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Please tell me in which district is E. Lakeshore Dr., close to Morning Glory.
Posted by Fred on June 25, 2008 at 8:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
weaver111445... That is district 12, you have a choice between the three stooges, Moe , Larry, and Curley. God help us.
Posted by bjack25 on June 27, 2008 at 7:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Brett Jackson is also running for district 12
Posted by Fred on June 28, 2008 at 11:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)
bjack25, Brett Jackson? Can you tell us more about Brett?
Posted by bjack25 on June 28, 2008 at 3:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Why certainly, Brett Jackson is an LSU student running in d12. He is running on a platform of attracting new business to the city, overhauling the public transportation system, and systematically solving the biggest problem facing the district: Traffic congestion. He supports the One Baton Rouge proposal as well as smart growth to implement into new city development.
He will work to end what Mayor-President Holden calls the "Kangaroo Court" of the Council and hopes that he will be part of a fresh council that will think ahead and not behind.
Posted by Fred on June 28, 2008 at 7:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Brett Jackson gets my vote. Brett, you do realize that with three like minded canidates, you may very well get elected. Good Luck!
Posted by bjack25 on June 30, 2008 at 12:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Thanks Fred, im hoping the whole district (or 51% at least) shares that feeling
Posted by texastyger on July 1, 2008 at 2:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Good luck Brett! If I were still living in Baton Rouge, you'd get my vote. The city desperately needs some progressive thinkers on the Metro Council.
Posted by amthom on July 1, 2008 at 4:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Thank God Ronnie Edwards is running for Dist 5! She'll be a breath of fresh air to the Metro Council.
Posted by Diva on July 8, 2008 at 2:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
We definitely need some progressive candidates for all seats on the MC, which would be a complete reversal of the current direction. The only incumbent worth re-electing is Martha Jane Tassin. I just hope she fends off her opponents again.
If your job does not prohibit political activity, then get involved in your district's race! Give money (the life blood of any campaign), volunteer your time to your candidate's campaign AND (not or) VOTE!!
Good luck Brett. I can't vote for you but I'll be rooting for you from the sidelines.
Posted by mattwatson_smartgrowth on July 12, 2008 at 7:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Diva, I could not agree more with your push for involvement, regardless of you candidate preference. I hope the days of apathy are behind us.
Posted by mattwatson_smartgrowth on July 14, 2008 at 8:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
There is more than one candidate for district 11.
Posted by brbusiness on August 26, 2008 at 9:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Where are the other candidates for District 11? This is a poor job BR Business Report. I would like to know the views and positions of ALL candidates, not just the ones you support. I'm canceling my subscription, immediately.
Posted by pmccarron on August 27, 2008 at 8:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)
This list needs to be updated (not been updated since June 3, 2008)
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