Jason Williams (politician)

Jason Rogers Williams is an American politician who has served as the Second Division Councilmember-at-large on the New Orleans City Council since 2014 and is the current Orleans Parish District attorney. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Jason Williams
Orleans Parish District Attorney
Assumed office
January 11, 2021 (2021-January-11)
Preceded byLeon Cannizzaro
Member of the
New Orleans City Council
At-large – Division 2
Assumed office
March 15, 2014 (2014-March-15)
Preceded byJackie Clarkson
Personal details
Born
Jason Roger Williams

(1972-11-02) November 2, 1972
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Dr. Elizabeth Marcell Williams
Children3
ResidenceNew Orleans, Louisiana
Alma materTulane University
Tulane Law School
OccupationLawyer, City Councilman
ProfessionLawyer
Websiterunwithjason.com

jrwilliamslawfirm.com

council.nola.gov

Background

Williams spent his adolescence in New Orleans. He graduated from Woodward Academy, in College Park, Georgia. He attended Tulane University on a football scholarship, he was elected class president 4 times. He attended Tulane Law School where he was elected class president 2 times. Shortly after graduating from Tulane Law School, Williams started his own law firm, Jason Rogers Williams & Associates, which he continues to manage to this day. New Orleans. Williams has 3 children.[1]

Political career

In 2003 he was appointed Pro Tempore at Criminal District Court, by the Louisiana Supreme Court.

He has served the At-large Division 2 member of the New Orleans City Council since 2014. He was sworn in on March 15, 2014.[2][3]

Williams announced he would be a candidate in the 2020 Orleans Parish district attorney election.[4] During his campaign for district attorney, Williams was charged with 11 counts federal tax fraud, he claims to be innocent and is pending a trial.[5] Williams has campaigned on massive reforms to the district attorney's office, which has been plagued with allegations of prosecutorial overreach. His campaign has been characterized as progressive and part of a movement of progressive reforms in district attorney positions around the United States. His policies are in starch contrast to his predecessor Leon Cannizzaro who held a more traditional "tough on crime" approach as district attorney. Williams would go on to defeat his opponent Keva Landrum on the December 5th election and assumed office January 11, 2021.[6][7][5][8]

Williams is a member of the Democratic Party.

Election history
At-large Division 2 Election, 2017: New Orleans
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason Williams (Incumbent) 53,339 72.67
Republican David Baird 7,867 10.72
At-large Division 2 Election, 2014: New Orleans
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jason Williams 41,143 67.86
Democratic Cynthia Hedge-Morrell 19,488 32.14

References
  1. "Jason Williams City Council At Large". Jason Williams City Council At Large.
  2. "Bio". council.nola.gov.
  3. "Jason Williams". Ballotpedia.
  4. jsimerman@theadvocate.com, JOHN SIMERMAN. "New Orleans council president Jason Williams 'absolutely' running for DA in 2020, he says". NOLA.com. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. JOHN SIMERMAN. "As Jason Williams' tax trial looms, specter of conviction hangs over Orleans Parish DA race". NOLA.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. "Jason Williams wins New Orleans DA race, promising new era in prosecutor's office". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. Vidal, Olivia. "District Attorney-elect Jason Williams speaks after winning election". www.fox8live.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  8. "Jason Williams (Louisiana)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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