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Marc Morial

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Marc Morial
Morial at the National Urban League Conference, 2025
59th Mayor of New Orleans
In office
May 2, 1994 – May 6, 2002
Preceded bySidney Barthelemy
Succeeded byRay Nagin
59th President of the United States Conference of Mayors
In office
2001–2002
Preceded byBrent Coles
Succeeded byThomas Menino
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 4th district
In office
1992–1994
Preceded byBen Bagert
Succeeded byPaulette Irons
Personal details
BornMarc Haydel Morial
(1958-01-03) January 3, 1958 (age 68)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseMichelle Miller
RelativesErnest Morial (father)
Sybil Haydel Morial (mother)
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Marc Haydel Morial (/ˌmɔːriˈæl/; born January 3, 1958)[1] is an American lawyer and politician working the president of the National Urban League. Morial served as the 59th mayor of New Orleans from 1994 to 2002,[2][3] president of the United States Conference of Mayors in 2001, and as a member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1992 to 1994.[4]

Early life and education

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Morial was born to Ernest Nathan Morial, a politician, and Sybil Haydel Morial, an elementary school teacher. He is the second of five children. He was raised in Pontchartrain Park, New Orleans

Morial graduated from Jesuit High School as a member of the National Honor Society. One of only 14 Black students of 1,000 at Jesuit High School, he founded the Student Association for Black Achievement and organized the school's first Black History Month celebration.[5]

Morial was included in Who's Who Among American High School Students, Who's Who in America, and Outstanding Young Men of America in high school.[6]

In 1980, Morial earned a bachelor's degree in economics and African American studies from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Morial earned a Juris Doctor degree in 1983 from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.[7][8] At Georgetown, he was elected first-year delegate to the Student Bar Association and served as a member and head of fundraising for the National Black Law Students Association.

Career

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After working during his third year in law school for Congressman Mickey Leland, he returned to New Orleans to join the firm Barham and Churchill.[9] In 1985, Morial established a private law practice in New Orleans.[10]

After a narrow defeat by William Jefferson in 1990, Morial was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1991. He served until being elected mayor of New Orleans.[4]

State senator

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As a Louisiana state senator (1992–1994), Morial was chairman of the Educational Institution Subcommittee and member of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus.[11]

Mayor of New Orleans

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Marc Morial was elected mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1994, defeating Donald Mintz with 54% of the vote.[12] He was the youngest mayor of New Orleans in 50 years and at the time was one of the youngest mayors of any major American city.[3] He campaigned with the promise to "clean out City Hall with a shovel not a broom".[13] Morial won re-election to a second term in 1998, receiving almost 80% of the votes.

During his time as mayor, the rate of violent crime in New Orleans fell by 50%."[14][15] From 2001 to 2002, Morial was president of the United States Conference of Mayors.[16] He served as chief spokesperson for America’s Cities (2001–2002). In addition to his time as president, he also served as the organization’s chairman for the Committee on Arts,[17] chairman for the Federal Budget Task Force,[18] chairman for the Task Force on Hunger and Homelessness,[19] and vice president,[20] among other positions.

National Urban League

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In 2003, Morial was selected to head the National Urban League. In 2004, Morial added a new metric, the Equality Index, to the League's annual State of Black America.[21]

Presidential commissions

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Morial served as chair of the Census Advisory Committee (2010),[22] and as a member of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability (2012–2015).[23] He was also appointed to the [[ by President Bill Clinton (1998–2000).[24]

Publications

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Morial has written two non-fiction books, published speeches, weekly newspaper columns and a weekly newsletter, “ReMarcs” for the National Urban League.

References

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  1. ↑ Who's Who in American Politics. Marquis Who's Who. 1997–1998. p. 850. ISBN 978-0-8379-6901-5.
  2. ↑ Gordon, Ed (September 1, 2005). "Former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial". NPR. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Sutton, Will (May 4, 2020). "Marc Morial weaves leadership lessons into the story of his life in book 'Gumbo Coalition'". NOLA.com.
  4. 1 2 "Morial, Marc H. (1958-) | Amistad Research Center". amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu. Retrieved May 30, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ Stelly, Phillip (March 4, 2013). "Jesuit commemorates 50th anniversary of integration". The Louisiana Weekly. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Mayor Marc H. Morial, Intergovernmental Relations Division, Records of the Office of Boards and Commissions". archives.nolalibrary.org. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Biography". Marc H. Morial. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Marc Morial". www.theleagueonline.org. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Morial, Marc H. (1958-) | Amistad Research Center". amistadresearchcenter.tulane.edu. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Marc Morial | National Portrait Gallery". npg.si.edu. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  11. ↑ "LLBC". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  12. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State Election Results, 5 March 1994, Mayor City of New Orleans.
  13. ↑ Morial, Marc (1998). Decisions Of Courage: The Speeches of Mayor Marc H. Morial. New Orleans. p. 7. ISBN 0-966-1300-0-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  14. ↑ Morial, Marc (2020). The Gumbo Coalition. Harper Collins. p. 22. ISBN 9781400216284.
  15. ↑ Bragg, Rick (February 17, 1998). "New Orleans Mayor Thrives on Lower Crime and Lifted Spirit". New York Times.
  16. ↑ "United States Conference of Mayors: Past Presidents. (n.d.)". Usmayors.org. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Mayor Marc H. Morial (D - New Orleans, LA)". Americans For The Arts. May 15, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Bipartisan Policy Center Launches Debt Reduction Task Force".
  19. ↑ "Homelessness Report". C-SPAN.
  20. ↑ Beechen, Laura. "Morial, Marc H. (1958-)". Amistad Research Center. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  21. ↑ Smith, Alonzo; Empowering Communities. Changing Lives. 100 Years of the National Urban League and Black America, The Donning Company, p. 118, ISBN 978-1-57864-683-8.
  22. ↑ "Marc H. Morial | Charter". corporate.charter.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  23. ↑ "The President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability". www.treasury.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Marc H. Morial | Charter". corporate.charter.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  25. ↑ "The Gumbo Coalition - Marc Morial". HarperCollins Leadership. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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