Bryan Wagner
| Bryan James Wagner | |
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| Member of the New Orleans City Council | |
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In office May 1980 – April 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Friedler |
| Succeeded by | Peggy Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1943 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Parents | Wiltz W. and Helen Bell Wagner |
| Residence | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Tulane University |
| Occupation | Insurance agent |
Bryan James Wagner (born 1943) is an American politician. He is the first Republican since Reconstruction to have been elected to the New Orleans City Council. He filled a vacancy of an unexpired term in District A from May 1980 to April 1982 and a full term until 1986.
Wagner is the younger of two sons of the late Wiltz W. Wagner and Helen Bell Wagner (c. 1913-2004), who taught English at the University of New Orleans. Helen Wagner graduated from H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College and Tulane University. She represented Louisiana as the "Acadian Girl" at the Paris World Exposition of 1931. She was a parishioner of Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans, at which she served on the vestry and altar guild. Wagner's brother is Dr. Wiltz W. Wagner of Indianapolis, Indiana. Wagner operates an insurance agency on Carondelet Street in New Orleans.
In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on April 5, 1980 in District A, Wagner polled 5,513 votes (24.4 percent) and went into the May 17 general election against Democrat Florence W. "Flo" Schornstein (born August 1934), who polled 7,037 (31.2 percent). Five other Democratic candidates received 44.4 percent in the primary. Wagner secured considerable Democratic support and went on to defeat Mrs. Schornstein, 11,900 votes (51.2 percent) to 11,353 ballots (48.8 percent). The position opened when Frank Friedler retired after serving for six years on the council.
Since Wagner's tenure, only a few Republicans have been elected to the New Orleans City Council:
The electoral success of Wilson, Terrell, and Batt benefited from the Republican leanings of District A.
In 1986, Wagner was named Republican national committeeman from Louisiana to succeed Frank Spooner of Monroe, who stepped down after nine years in the position. Wagner has remained active in the state party. He headed the Louisiana delegation to the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, which nominated the McCain-Palin ticket. Spooner was also a delegate to the 2008 convention.
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