IWO holds candidate forum, makes endorsements in Feb. 1 municipal race
 

The first of several electoral forums was held last night by the Independent Women?s Organization (IWO), a group of Democratic women, and the group?s endorsements passed over a couple of longtime New Orleans City Council members in favor of new faces.

Council president Jackie Clarkson, who is term-limited out of an at-large position and is running to recapture her District C seat, was nosed out for the endorsement by challenger Nadine Ramsey, while vice president Stacy Head, who is running to keep her at-large seat, was passed over in favor of Eugene Green. James Gray, the incumbent District E councilman, was endorsed by the IWO over Cynthia Willard-Lewis, who is trying to recapture her former District E seat.? [ Read more ]

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