The 2008-2012 Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee (OPDEC) issued its first round of endorsements for Congressional District 2 after a forum of candidates presented at a meeting of more than 50 members.The endorsed candidates are:
For President – Barack Obama
For Senate – Mary Landrieu
For Congress LA-01 – Jim Harlan
For Congress LA-02 – James Carter
For Associate Justice – Roland Belsome
For District Attorney – Jason Roger Williams
Endorsements for remaining Judicial races will be discussed after a forum of candidates on Monday July 28th at 6pm.The School Board races will be considered on Thursday August 7th. (information from LaRoots)
The endorsement for Carter who is New Orleans City Councilman was a big win given that Congressman Bill Jefferson has traditionally carried this endorsement.Earlier this week, the Alliance for Good Government threw its endorsement to Cedric Richmond.
Jimmy Fahrenholtz, who is also running for Congress for the same seat did not prevail in his Appeals court challenge.A District Court said that he could not run since he did not disclose outstanding campaign finance fees or fines owed when he signed up to run for Congress on July 11.Fahrenholtz has admitted he is currently obligated but he said that he was not required to disclose the information on the form since the the outstanding amounts were not for Congressional elections.
