Jalila Eshe Jefferson-Bullock (born 1975) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a

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in the

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from 2004 to 2007, representing House District 91. Jefferson-Bullock won the seat from Rosalind Peychaud in a

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after losing to Peychaud in an earlier special election.

Education

After finishing Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans, Jefferson-Bullock obtained a B.A. in

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from

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. She received a

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from the

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and then a

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from

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. She is a member of

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Campaigns for office

Jefferson-Bullock was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 2004. After defeating Peychaud for House District 91 in 2005, in 2007 Jefferson-Bullock sought to represent State Senate District 5 but was defeated by

Cheryl A. Gray Evans Cheryl Artise Gray Evans (born 1968, New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American lawyer and politician. She represented District 5 in the Louisiana State Senate prior to her resignation in 2009. She formerly served in the Louisiana House of Repres ...

ANJ Group

Jefferson-Bullock's father is convicted felon and former

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William J. Jefferson William Jennings Jefferson (born March 14, 1947) is an American former politician from Louisiana whose career ended after his corruption scandal and conviction. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms from 1991 ...

. Records released by the

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in 2009 revealed that the private institutions Jalila and her sisters attended were the beneficiaries bribes paid to ANJ Group in exchange for the lawmaker's help in securing contracts for American companies in

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. ANJ Group LLC is "a company controlled by Jefferson's family" according to '' The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate''.Stephanie Grace,
"If Rep. William Jefferson wins re-election, get ready to answer questions" in ''Times-Picayune'', 2008 December 02 (accessed 2009 June 10).
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References

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