| Jared Christopher Brossett | |
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| New Orleans City Councilman for District D | |
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Assumed office 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Cynthia Hedge-Morrell |
| Louisiana State Representative for District 97 (Orleans Parish) |
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In office 2009–2014 |
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| Preceded by | Jean-Paul Morrell |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Bouie, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1982 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Parents | Elery Michael and Brenda M. Brossett |
| Residence | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
McDonogh 35 Senior High School |
McDonogh 35 Senior High School
Jared Christopher Brossett (born October 1982) is a Democratic member of the New Orleans City Council. He was elected to the District D seat on the council in 2014 to fill the seat vacated by Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, who was term-limited and ran instead unsuccessfully for one of the two at-large council seats.
Formerly from 2009 to 2014, Brossett was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 97 in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. He won a special election to the seat on May 2, 2009, to replace Jean-Paul Morrell, another Democrat who was instead elected to the District 3 seat in the Louisiana State Senate. Morrell is the son of Cynthia Hedge-Morrell and Arthur A. Morrell, the clerk of the New Orleans Criminal Court and the District 97 state representative prior to Jean Paul Morrell.
Brossett is the son of Brenda M. Brossett and Elery Michael Brossett. He graduated from McDonogh 35 Senior High School in New Orleans, Brossett holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from historically black Xavier University of Louisiana. He is a member of the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee.