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 English from Harvard University. She received a master's degree in humanities from the University of Chicago and then a

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from

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. She is a member of American Bar Association.

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.

ANJ Group

Jefferson-Bullock's father is convicted felon and former U.S. Representative, William J. Jefferson. 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 West Africa. 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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