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Attorney
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Charles Foti |
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Alliance
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New
Orleans Coalition |
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AFL -
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RDO
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Orleans
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In the News... |
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Incumbent
Sheriff Marlin
Gusman was
handily
re-elected to a
four-year term,
beating back an
upstart opponent
who focused on
Gusman's
performance in
the aftermath of
Hurricane
Katrina.
Gusman, a former
city councilman
and chief
administrative
officer under
former Mayor
Marc Morial, had
been in the
Sheriff's Office
for only nine
months when
Katrina hit. The
storm inundated
the sprawling
Orleans Parish
Prison complex,
forcing the
unprecedented
evacuation of
more than 6,000
inmates...
[more]
415 of 442
precincts |
Votes | Pct.
Marlin Gusman |
50,888 | 69
Gerald DeSalvo |
23,225 | 31
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Just nine
months after
taking office,
Mr. Gusman was
faced with the
unenviable task
of evacuating
Orleans Parish
Prison after
Hurricane
Katrina's
floodwaters
inundated the
city Aug. 29. In
answer to
critics
of his
performance, he
points out that
the evacuation
of more than
6,000
inmates was one
of the largest
such efforts
ever undertaken.
Despite
the hazardous
conditions, no
one died, and
the 10 inmates
who
escaped
have been
recaptured.
Mr. Gusman has
stellar
educational and
professional
credentials.
He served as
chief
administrative
officer
for the
city of New
Orleans for six
years and was
elected to the
City
Council
in 2000.
He has a
bachelor's
degree from the
Wharton School
of
Finance &
Commerce at the
University of
Pennsylvania and
a law degree
from
Loyola
University. |
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Marlin
Gusman had
been in
office only
nine months
when Katrina
struck, yet
he handled
the awesome
responsibility
of
evacuating
more than
6,000
prisoners
like a
seasoned
lawman.
Before the
storm,
Gusman
brought
promised
transparency
to the
office by
presenting
the most
detailed
budget in
memory to
the City
Council and
by calling
for
independent
review and
public
scrutiny of
the prison's
medical
department.
He also
expanded the
office's
enviable
record of
rehabilitation
programs and
worked to
speed the
booking
process for
minor
offenses.
In the wake
of Katrina,
he faces the
daunting
task of
rebuilding
the office
and many of
its
facilities
on a much
smaller
budget. An
attorney and
graduate of
the Wharton
School of
Finance, he
clearly is
up to the
challenge.
As a former
city
councilman,
he also
knows the
political
ropes and
the value of
working
closely with
City Hall
and other
officials to
generate the
resources
needed to
run this
important
office. We
heartily
recommend
Sheriff
Gusman's
re-election.
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Vote
#5
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"I'm
tremendously impressed
with Sheriff Gusman's
performance during
Katrina.
He
stayed his post, in
command, with no regard
for his own safety, and
displayed great strength
and calm during a
crisis. I
was there-and I saw what
happened. He's
earned the respect of
law enforcement
officials everywhere."
-Attorney
General and Former
Sheriff Charles Foti |
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