On August 28, SAG-AFTRA announced the results for the New Orleans Local elections. Please note that some candidates ran unopposed and were declared elected without the necessity of a membership vote. Following are the results of the election. Those positions that required a balloted election are listed with an asterisk*. For complete balloted election results, click here.
| NAME | POSITION | TERM |
|---|---|---|
| Diana Boylston* | National Board Member | 4-year term |
| Jim Gleason* | President | 2-year term |
| Billy Slaughter | Vice President | 2-year term |
| Mike Yahn | Secretary | 2-year term |
| Randy Arrington | Local Board Member - Louisiana | 2-year term |
| Sean Paul Braud | Local Board Member - Louisiana | 2-year term |
| Wayne Douglas Morgan | Local Board Member - Louisiana | 2-year term |
| Lance E Nichols | Local Board Member - Louisiana | 2-year term |
| Sue-Lynn | Local Board Member - Louisiana | 2-year term |
| Ritchie Montgomery | Local Board Member - Mississippi | 2-year term |
| Randy Arrington* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Lance E Nichols* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Sue-Lynn* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
| Mike Yahn* | Convention Delegate | 2-year term |
Those members elected as Local Officers, Local Board members and Convention Delegates, by virtue of their election to those positions, are also elected as Alternate National Board members who may be called upon to serve at National Board meetings when the National Board member from New Orleans is unable to attend. The National Board member and President, by virtue of their election to those positions, also serve as Convention Delegates.
The newly elected leaders will be installed in office on September 8, 2023.
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