Shelley Stephenson Midura

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Midura in December 2006
Midura in December 2006

Shelley Stephenson Midura is a member of the City Council of New Orleans, Louisiana. She represents the city's "District A". Midura is a member of the Democratic Party. Midura was elected in 2006 following widespread local dissatisfaction with incumbent councilman Jay Batt and his reputation for authorizing large commercial developments in neighborhoods over the objections of neighborhood associations.

Midura is a New Orleans native who grew up in the Lakeview section of the city, specifically Lakewood South. She graduated from Isidore Newman School in 1984, and spent the next four years at Georgetown University. While at Georgetown, she spent her junior year abroad, spending six months in Egypt and six months in Israel. Upon her graduation from Georgetown, she joined the foreign service. She was married to Jonathan Midura, and they have three children. Upon her return to New Orleans, she started a charter school. Her father, William Monroe Stephenson, Jr. is a prominent local attorney.

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Councilmember, District A, 2006

Threshold > 50%

First Ballot, April 22, 2006

Candidate Affiliation Support Outcome
Jay Batt Republican 10,805 (40%) Runoff
Shelley Stephenson Midura Democratic 7,703 (28%) Runoff
Sal Palmisano Republican 3,272 (12%) Defeated
Others n.a. 5,374 (20%) Defeated

Second Ballot, May 20, 2006

Candidate Affiliation Support Outcome
Shelley Stephenson Midura Democratic 14,552 (52%) Elected
Jay Batt Republican 13,670 (48%) Defeated

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Political offices
Preceded by
Jay Batt (R)		 Councilmember, District A
2006–present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
v • d • e
Current members of the New Orleans City Council
Councilmembers at Large (2 seats)

Arnie Fielkow (Democrat) • Jackie Clarkson (Democrat) •

Councilmembers for districts (5 seats)

District A: Shelley Stephenson Midura (Democrat) • District B: Stacy Head (Democrat) • District C: James Carter (Democrat) • District D: Cynthia Hedge-Morrell (Democrat) • District E: Cynthia Willard-Lewis (Democrat)