Nagin, Ray, 1956-

<p>Clarence Ray Nagin Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former politician and convicted felon who was the 60th Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 2002 to 2010. A Democrat, Nagin became internationally known in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.</p>

<p>Nagin was first elected as mayor in March 2002. He was re-elected in 2006 when the election was held with at least two-thirds of New Orleans citizens still displaced after Katrina struck. Term-limited by law, he left office on May 3, 2010.</p>

<p>After leaving office, Nagin founded CRN Initiatives LLC, a firm that focuses on emergency preparedness, green energy product development, publishing, and public speaking. He wrote and self-published <i>Katrina Secrets: Storms after the Storms</i>.</p>

<p>In 2014, Nagin was convicted on twenty of twenty-one charges of wire fraud, bribery, and money laundering related to bribes from city contractors before and after Katrina and was sentenced to ten years in federal prison.</p>

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<li>05/20/2006 New Orleans Mayor - Runoff Won 52.35% (+4.69%)</li>
<li>04/22/2006 New Orleans Mayor - Primary Won 38.36% (+9.24%)</li>
<li>03/02/2002 New Orleans Mayor - Runoff Won 58.71% (+17.42%)</li>
<li>02/02/2002 New Orleans Mayor - Primary Won 28.76% (+5.30%)</li>
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