New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno mayoral race [Video]

INTIMIDATED OR SILENCED. NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HELENA MORENO IS OFFICIALLY RUNNING FOR THE MAYOR’S RACE NEXT YEAR. MORENO HAS NOT MADE A FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT SHE DID FILE A DISCLOSURE FORM WITH THE LOUISIANA ETHICS BOARD, NOTING THAT SHE WAS SEEKING THE POSITION. MORENO, WHO IS GOING INTO THE FINAL YEAR OF HER SECOND TERM WITH THE COUNCIL, WAS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND A JOURNALIST PRIOR TO WINNING HER COUNCIL SEAT. MORENO IS BARRED BY TERM LIMITS FROM SEEKING REELECTION FOR HER AT LARGE SEAT. THE PRIMARY ELECTION FOR MAYOR IS SLATE