Mitch Landrieu

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Mitchell Joseph Landrieu ( LAN-drew; born August 16, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 61st mayor of New Orleans from 2010 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 51st lieutenant governor of Louisiana from 2004 to 2010. Landrieu is the son of former New Orleans mayor and Cabinet-secretary Moon Landrieu and the brother of former U.S. senator Mary Landrieu. In 2007, he won a second term as lieutenant governor in the October 20, 2007 nonpartisan blanket primary by defeating two Republicans: state representative Gary J. Beard and singer Sammy Kershaw. On February 6, 2010, Landrieu was elected Mayor of New Orleans, garnering 66 percent of the citywide vote and claiming victory in 365 of the city's 366 voting precincts. He was reelected mayor on February 1, 2014, becoming the first Mayor to win both elections without a runoff and to be elected by majorities of both white and black voters. On November 14, 2021, President Joe Biden announced that Landrieu would serve as senior advisor responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. He assumed office with the signing of the bill into law on November 15, 2021. He stepped down from his role as the infrastructure implementation coordinator on January 8, 2024, to join Biden's 2024 reelection campaign as a co-chair. With the announcement of Biden's withdrawal from the presidential campaign, Landrieu become a co-chair of the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign and also served as a co-chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. After the general election, Landrieu was mentioned as a possible candidate for chair of the Democratic National Committee with incumbent Jaime Harrison opting not to run for re-election. Landrieu decided not to run.