Aylin Acikalin Maklansky

Aylin Acikalin Maklansky

Democratic Party

Education

Bachelor's

George Washington University

Law

Tulane University Law School

Personal

Profession

Legislative Director, Councilwoman Nadine Ramsey (D)

Contact

Personal website

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Aylin Acikalin Maklansky was a Democratic candidate for District A representative on the New Orleans City Council in Louisiana. Maklansky was defeated in the primary election on October 14, 2017.

Biography

Maklansky earned her B.A. in international affairs from George Washington University. She later received her J.D. from Tulane University Law School. Maklansky served as a legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) and an attorney in private practice. She was the legislative director for Councilwoman Nadine Ramsey (D) from 2014 to 2017.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2017)

The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, held primary elections for mayor and seven city council seats on October 14, 2017. A general election took place on November 18, 2017, for races where no candidate received 50 percent of the primary vote. The filing deadline for this election was July 14, 2017. The following candidates ran in the primary election for the District A seat on the New Orleans City Council.

New Orleans City Council, District A Primary Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joe Giarrusso III	64.87%	11,384
	Democratic	Aylin Acikalin Maklansky	19.55%	3,430
	Democratic	Toyia Washington-Kendrick	8.54%	1,499
	Democratic	Tilman Hardy	3.34%	586
	Democratic	Drew Ward	2.64%	463
	Democratic	Daniel Ring	1.07%	187
Total Votes				17,549
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Saturday, October 14, 2017," accessed October 14, 2017

Endorsements

2017

The following table displays group endorsements issued in New Orleans' 2017 primary election. Endorsing organizations may offer endorsements to more than one candidate in anticipation of a top-two general election or if they believe more than one candidate meets their criteria for official support.

Candidate endorsements
Endorser	Mayor	At-large 1	At-large 2	A	B	C	D	E
Alliance for Good Government	Michael Bagneris	Helena Moreno	Jason Williams (i)	Joe Giarrusso III	Seth Bloom	Kristin Palmer	N/A	N/A
Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO	Desiree Charbonnet	Joseph Bouie Helena Moreno	Jason Williams (i)	Joe Giarrusso III	Jay Banks Timothy David Ray	Nadine Ramsey (i)	Jared Brossett (i)	James Gray (i)
Independent Women's Organization	LaToya Cantrell	Helena Moreno	Jason Williams (i)	Aylin Acikalin Maklansky Joe Giarrusso III	Seth Bloom Timothy David Ray	Nadine Ramsey (i) Kristin Palmer	Jared Brossett (i)	James Gray (i)
New Orleans Coalition	Michael Bagneris LaToya Cantrell	Helena Moreno	Jason Williams (i)	Joe Giarrusso III	Timothy David Ray	Kristin Palmer	Jared Brossett (i)	James Gray (i)

Additional endorsements

Maklansky's campaign website included the following endorsement:

• State Sen. Troy Carter (D)

Recent news

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See also

New Orleans, Louisiana	Louisiana	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

Suggest a link

• New Orleans City Council
• Campaign website