The Gambit has endorsed Nick Varrecchio in his campaign for Clerk of Court for Orleans Parish. Nick Varrecchio already has the endorsment of the major civic organizations, The Gambit has now awarded Nick a major newspaper endorsement. The Gambit’s endoresment shows that Nick Varrecchio’s strong credentials and his emphisis on reform appeal to progressive New Orleanians.
Come join us for a Campaign Fundraiser for Nick Varrecchio, Candidate for Clerk of Criminal District Court.
The fundraiser will be held at Gordon Biersch Brewery Restauraunt at 200 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA. That is at the corner of Convention Center Blvd. The event starts at 6:00 pm and runs to 8:00 pm on April 12th, 2006.
A suggested contribution of $150 can be made payable to “Varrecchio for Clerk”, 300 Lafayette St, Ste 101, New Orleans, LA 70130.
Tony Clesi invites you to come meet and greet Nick Varrecchio, Candidate for Clerk of Criminal District Court.
Cocktails will be served from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on April 8th, 2006 at 926 Leontine St, New Orleans, LA. Causal dress.
A suggested contribution of $100 can be made to “Varrecchio for Clerk”, 300 Lafayette St, Ste 101 New Orleans, LA 70130.
I have been very fortunate in gaining the political support that I will need to win this very competitive election, particularly from good government and reform minded groups, with my candidacy endorsed by the Alliance for Good Government, the AFL-CIO, the Forum for Equality, the New Orleans Coalition, and the Regular Democratic Organization. Nonetheless, financial support is needed if I am going to be successful in being elected to this office. My campaign will be holding three separate fund raising parties in the next two weeks, and I ask that you please make an effort to attend any or all of them.
The dates and times are as follows:
Contributions may be made payable to
“Varrecchio for Clerk”
300 Lafayette St, Ste 101
New Orleans, LA 70130.
Please make every effort to attend, and please know that I am very grateful for your encouragement and support.
Nick Varrecchio participated in a Clerk of Court candidate debate last night, on WDSU Channel 6. Nick needs your help to return for the final debate. WDSU is conducting an online web poll to see who will face of in the final WDSU debate for Clerk of Court.
Choose Nick Varrecchio in the WDSU poll or simply Click for Nick to vote directly.
Update: The poll is now closed. WDSU did not use the polling results.
After a very competitive interview process, the AFL-CIO has endorsed Nick Varrecchio’s candidacy with a “favorable” rating. Of the 13 candidates seeking to be elected Clerk of Court, only two candidates were rated as “favorable” by the AFL-CIO.
This “favorable” rating will play an important role in influencing the endorsements of individual union locals. Nick Varrecchio is now positioned to receive the endorsements of numerous locals.
Bernard Charbonnet, a prominent local attorney, former Dock Board member, and important political figure, has endorsed Nick Varrecchio for Clerk of Court.
Charbonnet, the driving force behind the “Coalition”, a group of political organizations that have recently included COUP, GOLD, DAWN, and MOVE, and whose efforts have been very successful in the recent elections of First City Court Judge Sonya Spears, Constable Lambert Bossiere Jr. and Public Service Commissioner Lambert Bossiere III, will be supporting Nick Varrecchio in the hotly contested April 22nd, 2006 election.
The Regular Democratic Organization, the oldest continuing operational political organization in the United States, has endorsed Nick Varrecchio for Clerk of Criminal District Court.
The group, also commonly known as the “RDO”, has endorsed candidates for office in New Orleans and the surrounding area for over 130 years. The organization plans to have a mail, newspaper, and perhaps even a television advertising campaign to promote their endorsed slate of candidates in the upcoming April 22nd election.
After a debate and candidate’s forum that included all 13 candidates for Clerk of Court, Nick Varrecchio has won the coveted Alliance for Good Government endorsement. This endorsement is perhaps one of the most important given the large field of candidates and the short 2006 campaign season.
The Alliance for Good Government’s endorsement is largely considered the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” in New Orleans politics. The group presents television ads and mailed ballots endorsing their slate of candidates. The Alliance’s endorsement is even more important in this election year given the recent troubled history of this important elective office.
Welcome to my campaign blog.
This Saturday, April 22, 2006 is election day. Please make every effort to vote and encourage your family and friends to vote also.
We have had a very good past week, with our campaign endorsed by the Times-Picayune, Gambit weekly, State Senator Derrick Shepherd, and with two very successfull fundraisers.
We need your help for this very important final stetch. Please log on to the “How to Contribute” part of our website if you would like to make a financial contribution to our campaign.
If you wish to volunteer, please call us at (504) 524-8600. We need people to assist us at our headquarters located at 7924 Maple Street, as well as people to distribute cards in neighborhoods, put signs up around town, or to stand with us at intersections this week both in mornings of during afternnons this week. We will also need people for these same tasks on election day.
If you are interested in helping, please call us or contribute to be a part of this very important reform effort.
Also, please join us at our headquarters, 7924 Maple Street, this Saturday, April 22 from 8:30 p.m. until-, as we count our election returns and as we ready for what we believe will be a spot in the May 20, 2006 run-off election.
