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 In the 2021 council election, Morrell polled 50.6 percent of the vote. He just barely avoided a runoff against his top challenger, Democrat  City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer, who was first elected to her District C seat in 2010. She declined to run for reelection in 2014 but returned in 2017 by defeating another Democrat incumbent, Nadine Ramsey, by only 111 votes. As councilwoman, Palmer helped to lead the effort to reform the city’s short-term rental rules to make them much more restrictive than they were under the second term of [[Mayor]] [[Mitch Landrieu]], who now serves in the [[Joe Biden]] presidential administration as the director of funding for the 2021 "infrastructure bill.<ref name=councilelection>{{cite web|url=https://thelensnola.org/2021/11/14/morrell-wins-hotly-contested-at-large-council-seat/|title=Morrell wins hotly contested at-large council seat|publisher=thelensnola.org|date=November 14, 2021|author=Michael Isaac Stein|accessdate=November 17, 2021}}</ref>
-The race between Morrell and Palmer was heated. Campaign materials cast Morrell as a political opportunist who helped shield his corrupt police officer brothers from justice, an accusation that the Morrells flatly repudiate. Morrell, meanwhile, questioned Palmer's stressed Palmer’s role in 2011 zoning change that allowed the Hard Rock hotel to be constructed on the site of the former Woolworth’s building on the corner of Canal and North Rampart streets. The building had been the site of lunch counter protests and the proposed building was far taller than French Quarter zoning permitted. The amendment passed against the wishes of [[civil rights]] leaders and historical preservationists.<ref name=councilelection/> Palmer charged that is “abhorrent” that Morrell would use the 2019 collapse of the ill-fated Hard Rock hotel for political purposes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_adfe0c0a-a866-11eb-ae26-73c3244d06e0.html for political gain|title=1½ years after Hard Rock Hotel collapse, these New Orleans streets set to reopen|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=April 28, 2021|author=Jeff Adelson|accessdate=November 17, 2921}}</ref>
+The race between Morrell and Palmer was heated. Campaign materials cast Morrell as a political opportunist who helped shield his corrupt police officer brothers from justice, an accusation that the Morrells flatly repudiate. Morrell, meanwhile, questioned Palmer's stressed Palmer’s role in 2011 zoning change that allowed the Hard Rock hotel to be constructed on the site of the former Woolworth’s building on the corner of Canal and North Rampart streets. The building had been the site of lunch counter protests and the proposed building was far taller than French Quarter zoning permitted. The amendment passed against the wishes of [[civil rights]] leaders and historical preservationists.<ref name=councilelection/> Palmer charged that is “abhorrent” that Morrell would use the 2019 collapse of the Hard Rock for political purposes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_adfe0c0a-a866-11eb-ae26-73c3244d06e0.html for political gain|title=1½ years after Hard Rock Hotel collapse, these New Orleans streets set to reopen|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=April 28, 2021|author=Jeff Adelson|accessdate=November 17, 2921}}</ref>
 ==References==

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 * Joint Legislative Committee on Capitol Outlay
-In the 2021 council election, Morrell polled 50.6 percent of the vote. He just barely avoided a runoff against his top challenger, Democrat  City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer, who was first elected to her District C seat in 2010. She declined to run for reelection in 2014 but returned in 2017 by defeating another Democrat incumbent, Nadine Ramsey. As councilwoman, Palmer helped to lead the effort to reform the city’s short-term rental rules to make them much more restrictive than they were under the second term of [[Mayor]] [[Mitch Landrieu]], who now serves in the [[Joe Biden]] presidential administration as the director of funding for the 2021 "infrastructure bill.<ref name=councilelection>{{cite web|url=https://thelensnola.org/2021/11/14/morrell-wins-hotly-contested-at-large-council-seat/|title=Morrell wins hotly contested at-large council seat|publisher=thelensnola.org|date=November 14, 2021|author=Michael Isaac Stein|accessdate=November 17, 2021}}</ref>
+In the 2021 council election, Morrell polled 50.6 percent of the vote. He just barely avoided a runoff against his top challenger, Democrat  City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer, who was first elected to her District C seat in 2010. She declined to run for reelection in 2014 but returned in 2017 by defeating another Democrat incumbent, Nadine Ramsey, by only 111 votes. As councilwoman, Palmer helped to lead the effort to reform the city’s short-term rental rules to make them much more restrictive than they were under the second term of [[Mayor]] [[Mitch Landrieu]], who now serves in the [[Joe Biden]] presidential administration as the director of funding for the 2021 "infrastructure bill.<ref name=councilelection>{{cite web|url=https://thelensnola.org/2021/11/14/morrell-wins-hotly-contested-at-large-council-seat/|title=Morrell wins hotly contested at-large council seat|publisher=thelensnola.org|date=November 14, 2021|author=Michael Isaac Stein|accessdate=November 17, 2021}}</ref>
 ==References==

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 * Joint Legislative Committee on Capitol Outlay
-With 50.6 percent of the vote, Morrell just barely avoided a runoff against his top challenger, Democrat District C City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer, who was first elected to her District C seat in 2010. She declined to run for reelection in 2014 but returned in 2017 by defeating another Democrat incumbent, Nadine Ramsey. As councilwoman, Palmer helped to lead the effort to reform the city’s short-term rental rules to make them much more restrictive than they were under the second term of [[Mayor]] [[Mitch Landrieu]], who now serves in the [[Joe Biden]] presidential administration as the director of funding for the 2021 "infrastructure bill.<ref name=councilelection>{{cite web|url=https://thelensnola.org/2021/11/14/morrell-wins-hotly-contested-at-large-council-seat/|title=Morrell wins hotly contested at-large council seat|publisher=thelensnola.org|date=November 14, 2021|author=Michael Isaac Stein|accessdate=November 17, 2021}}</ref>
+In the 2021 council election, Morrell polled 50.6 percent of the vote. He just barely avoided a runoff against his top challenger, Democrat  City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer, who was first elected to her District C seat in 2010. She declined to run for reelection in 2014 but returned in 2017 by defeating another Democrat incumbent, Nadine Ramsey. As councilwoman, Palmer helped to lead the effort to reform the city’s short-term rental rules to make them much more restrictive than they were under the second term of [[Mayor]] [[Mitch Landrieu]], who now serves in the [[Joe Biden]] presidential administration as the director of funding for the 2021 "infrastructure bill.<ref name=councilelection>{{cite web|url=https://thelensnola.org/2021/11/14/morrell-wins-hotly-contested-at-large-council-seat/|title=Morrell wins hotly contested at-large council seat|publisher=thelensnola.org|date=November 14, 2021|author=Michael Isaac Stein|accessdate=November 17, 2021}}</ref>
 The race between Morrell and Palmer was heated. Campaign materials cast Morrell as a political opportunist who helped shield his corrupt police officer brothers from justice, an accusation that the Morrells flatly repudiate. Morrell, meanwhile, questioned Palmer's stressed Palmer’s role in 2011 zoning change that allowed the Hard Rock hotel to be constructed on the site of the former Woolworth’s building on the corner of Canal and North Rampart streets. The building had been the site of lunch counter protests and the proposed building was far taller than French Quarter zoning permitted. The amendment passed against the wishes of [[civil rights]] leaders and historical preservationists.<ref name=councilelection/> Palmer charged that is “abhorrent” that Morrell would use the 2019 collapse of the ill-fated Hard Rock hotel for political purposes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_adfe0c0a-a866-11eb-ae26-73c3244d06e0.html for political gain|title=1½ years after Hard Rock Hotel collapse, these New Orleans streets set to reopen|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=April 28, 2021|author=Jeff Adelson|accessdate=November 17, 2921}}</ref>

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 ==Background==
-Morrell was first elected to public office as a state representative in 2006, where he served until joining the Senate in 2008. He won a [[special election]] to fill the House seat vacated by his father, [[Arthur Morrell]], who was elected as the Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk, a post he still holds. Morrell at the time stressed his commitment to obtaining well-paying jobs, quality schools, safe streets, and accountable government. One of his top legislative priorities was the battle against sexual assault, and he has developed an entire package of legislation to address that issue. He left the Senate Natural Resources Committee to fill a vacancy on the Senate Education Committee. He was term-limited in the state Senate in 2019 and succeeded by another [[liberal]] Democrat, Joseph Bouie, Jr.
+Morrell graduated from the private Spring Hill College in [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]], and the [[Tulane University]] Law School in New Orleans. He began his legal career at Morrell & Morrell, LLC, which he co-founded with his father. During this time, he also worked as a member of the Orleans Parish Office of Indigent Public Defender Program (OIDP), serving as the Public Defender for Magistrate Court until his election as state representative. He has since been of counsel to the Middleberg Riddle Group, a New Orleans-based law firm.
 ==Political life==
 Morrell's District 3 spans parts of St. Bernard, Orleans, and Jefferson parishes.<ref>{{cite web|title=J.P. Morrell|url=http://jpmorrell.com/about/jp-morrell/|website=jpmorrell.com|accessdate=December 10, 2020}}</ref>

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	With 50.6 percent of the vote, Morrell just barely avoided a runoff against his top challenger, Democrat District C City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer, who was first elected to her District C seat in 2010. She declined to run for reelection in 2014 but returned in 2017 by defeating another Democrat incumbent, Nadine Ramsey. As councilwoman, Palmer helped to lead the effort to reform the city’s short-term rental rules to make them much more restrictive than they were under the second term of [[Mayor]] [[Mitch Landrieu]], who now serves in the [[Joe Biden]] presidential administration as the director of funding for the 2021 "infrastructure bill.<ref name=councilelection>{{cite web\|url=https://thelensnola.org/2021/11/14/morrell-wins-hotly-contested-at-large-council-seat/\|title=Morrell wins hotly contested at-large council seat\|publisher=thelensnola.org\|date=November 14, 2021\|author=Michael Isaac Stein\|accessdate=November 17, 2021}}</ref>		With 50.6 percent of the vote, Morrell just barely avoided a runoff against his top challenger, Democrat District C City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer, who was first elected to her District C seat in 2010. She declined to run for reelection in 2014 but returned in 2017 by defeating another Democrat incumbent, Nadine Ramsey. As councilwoman, Palmer helped to lead the effort to reform the city’s short-term rental rules to make them much more restrictive than they were under the second term of [[Mayor]] [[Mitch Landrieu]], who now serves in the [[Joe Biden]] presidential administration as the director of funding for the 2021 "infrastructure bill.<ref name=councilelection>{{cite web\|url=https://thelensnola.org/2021/11/14/morrell-wins-hotly-contested-at-large-council-seat/\|title=Morrell wins hotly contested at-large council seat\|publisher=thelensnola.org\|date=November 14, 2021\|author=Michael Isaac Stein\|accessdate=November 17, 2021}}</ref>

−	The race between Morrell and Palmer was heated. Campaign materials cast Morrell as a political opportunist who helped shield his corrupt police officer brothers from justice, ~~accusations~~ that the Morrells flatly ~~reject~~. Morrell, meanwhile, questioned Palmer's stressed Palmer’s role in 2011 zoning change that allowed the Hard Rock hotel to be constructed on the site of the former Woolworth’s building on the corner of Canal and North Rampart streets. The building had been the site of lunch counter protests and the proposed building was far taller than French Quarter zoning permitted. The amendment passed against the wishes of [[civil rights]] leaders and historical preservationists.	+	The race between Morrell and Palmer was heated. Campaign materials cast Morrell as a political opportunist who helped shield his corrupt police officer brothers from justice, an accusation that the Morrells flatly repudiate. Morrell, meanwhile, questioned Palmer's stressed Palmer’s role in 2011 zoning change that allowed the Hard Rock hotel to be constructed on the site of the former Woolworth’s building on the corner of Canal and North Rampart streets. The building had been the site of lunch counter protests and the proposed building was far taller than French Quarter zoning permitted. The amendment passed against the wishes of [[civil rights]] leaders and historical preservationists.<ref name=councilelection/> Palmer charged that is “abhorrent” that Morrell would use the 2019 collapse of the ill-fated Hard Rock hotel for political purposes.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_adfe0c0a-a866-11eb-ae26-73c3244d06e0.html for political gain\|title=1½ years after Hard Rock Hotel collapse, these New Orleans streets set to reopen\|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''\|date=April 28, 2021\|author=Jeff Adelson\|accessdate=November 17, 2921}}</ref>
−	Palmer charged that is “abhorrent” that Morrell would use the Hard Rock ~~tragedy~~ for political ~~gain~~<ref ~~name~~=~~councilelection~~/>

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 ==Background==
-Morrell was first elected to public office as a state representative in 2006, where he served until joining the Senate in 2008. He won a [[special election]] to fill the House seat vacated by [[Arthur Morrell]], his father. Morrell said that he is committed to obtaining well-paying jobs, quality schools, safe streets, and accountable government. One of his top priorities has been the battle against sexual assault, and he has developed an entire package of legislation to address that issue. He left the Senate Natural Resources Committee to fill a vacancy on the Senate Education Committee. He was term-limited in the state Senate in 2019 and succeeded by another [[liberal]] Democrat, Joseph Bouie, Jr.
+Morrell was first elected to public office as a state representative in 2006, where he served until joining the Senate in 2008. He won a [[special election]] to fill the House seat vacated by [[Arthur Morrell]], his father, whom became the Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk. Morrell at the time stressed his commitmwent to obtaining well-paying jobs, quality schools, safe streets, and accountable government. One of his top legislative priorities was the battle against sexual assault, and he has developed an entire package of legislation to address that issue. He left the Senate Natural Resources Committee to fill a vacancy on the Senate Education Committee. He was term-limited in the state Senate in 2019 and succeeded by another [[liberal]] Democrat, Joseph Bouie, Jr.
 He graduated from the private Spring Hill College in [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]], and the [[Tulane University]] Law School in New Orleans. He began his legal career at Morrell & Morrell, LLC, which he co-founded with his father. During this time, he also worked as a member of the Orleans Parish Office of Indigent Public Defender Program (OIDP), serving as the Public Defender for Magistrate Court until his election as state representative. He has since been of counsel to the Middleberg Riddle Group, a New Orleans-based law firm.

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 * Joint Legislative Committee on Capitol Outlay
-With 50.6 percent of the vote, Morrell just barely avoided a runoff against his top challenger, Democrat District C City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer, who was first elected to her District C seat in 2010. She declined to run for reelection in 2014 but returned in 2017 by defeating another Democrat incumbent, Nadine Ramsey. As councilwoman, Palmer helped to lead the effort to reform the city’s short-term rental rules to make them much more restrictive than they were under the second term of [[Mayor]] [[Mitch Landrieu]], who now serves in the [[Joe Biden]] presidential administration as the director of "infrastruce bill" funding.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelensnola.org/2021/11/14/morrell-wins-hotly-contested-at-large-council-seat/|title=Morrell wins hotly contested at-large council seat|publisher=thelensnola.org|date=November 14, 2021|author=Michael Isaac Stein|accessdate=November 17, 2021}}</ref> e
+With 50.6 percent of the vote, Morrell just barely avoided a runoff against his top challenger, Democrat District C City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer, who was first elected to her District C seat in 2010. She declined to run for reelection in 2014 but returned in 2017 by defeating another Democrat incumbent, Nadine Ramsey. As councilwoman, Palmer helped to lead the effort to reform the city’s short-term rental rules to make them much more restrictive than they were under the second term of [[Mayor]] [[Mitch Landrieu]], who now serves in the [[Joe Biden]] presidential administration as the director of funding for the 2021 "infrastructure bill.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelensnola.org/2021/11/14/morrell-wins-hotly-contested-at-large-council-seat/|title=Morrell wins hotly contested at-large council seat|publisher=thelensnola.org|date=November 14, 2021|author=Michael Isaac Stein|accessdate=November 17, 2021}}</ref> e
 ==References==

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 |office=At-large member of the [[New Orleans]] City Council
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 |office2=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br> District 3 (Jefferson, Orleans<br> and St. Bernard parishes)
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 * Joint Legislative Committee on Capitol Outlay
-With 50.6 percent of the vote, Morrell just barely avoided a runoff against his top challenger, Democrat District C City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer.
+With 50.6 percent of the vote, Morrell just barely avoided a runoff against his top challenger, Democrat District C City Councilwoman Kristin Gisleson Palmer, who was first elected to her District C seat in 2010. She declined to run for reelection in 2014 but returned in 2017 by defeating another Democrat incumbent, Nadine Ramsey. As councilwoman, Palmer helped to lead the effort to reform the city’s short-term rental rules to make them much more restrictive than they were under the second term of [[Mayor]] [[Mitch Landrieu]], who now serves in the [[Joe Biden]] presidential administration as the director of "infrastruce bill" funding.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelensnola.org/2021/11/14/morrell-wins-hotly-contested-at-large-council-seat/|title=Morrell wins hotly contested at-large council seat|publisher=thelensnola.org|date=November 14, 2021|author=Michael Isaac Stein|accessdate=November 17, 2021}}</ref> e
 ==References==