Ray Nagin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ray Nagin
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 11, 1956(1956-06-11)
Age	68
Birthplace	New Orleans
Country	United States
Birth City	Louisiana
Horoscope	Gemini

Ray Nagin Biography

Ray Nagin is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 11, 1956 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. American politician, who is a member the Democratic Party. He served as the 60th Mayor in New Orleans, Louisiana from 2002 to 2010.

In the 2003 election for governor, he endorsed He endorsed politician Bobby Jindal in the 2003 election for governor..

Clarence Ray Nagin Jr., also known as C. Ray Nagin (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.

After graduating from college, he went to work in the purchasing department at General Motors in Detroit, Michigan. He moved to Los Angeles, California, then to Dallas, Texas in 1981 to take Internal Audit Manager and Division Controller jobs with Associates Corporation.

In 1982, he married Seletha Smith and they have three kids.

Ray Nagin Net Worth

Ray Nagin is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ray Nagin 's net worth $100 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduating college, he worked as a purchasing manager at General Motors Detroit, Michigan.

In 1995, he was awarded the Young Leadership Council Diversity and Role Model Award.

Nagin was born on June 11, 1956, in New Orleans’ Charity Hospital, to a family of modest means. His childhood was typical of that of urban youth, and his father held two jobs: a janitor at New Orleans City Hall by night and a fabric cutter at a clothing factory by day. After the factory shut down his father became a fleet mechanic at a local dairy, to earn sufficient pay to support his family. His mother was employed as manager of a Kmart in-store restaurant. The family lived on Allen Street in the 7th Ward, followed by a stay near St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in the Tremé, and then moved to the Cutoff section of Algiers. Nagin attended St. Augustine High School and O. Perry Walker High School, where he played basketball and baseball. He enrolled at historically black Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, on a baseball scholarship, played on championship teams, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1978. He became a Certified Public Accountant.

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Who is Ray Nagin Dating?

According to our records, Ray Nagin married to Seletha Smith. As of December 1, 2023, Ray Nagin’s is not dating anyone.

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Nagin entered the race for mayor on the final day of qualifying. Shortly before the primary mayoral election, on January 17, 2002, the New Orleans Times Picayune and Gambit Weekly endorsed Nagin.

Facts & Trivia

Ray Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ray Nagin celebrates birthday on June 11 of every year.

As Hurricane Ivan threatened the Gulf of Mexico in September 2004, Nagin urged New Orleanians to be ready for the storm. He advised evacuees to have some “Benjamins” ($100 bills) handy and urged those planning to stay not only to stock up on food and water but also to make sure they had “an axe in the attic”. This was a reference to the many people trapped in their attics by rising floodwaters when Hurricane Betsy hit the city in 1965. Nagin issued a voluntary evacuation call at 6 p.m. on September 30th, and the interstates quickly filled as some 600,000 metro New Orleanians left. Traffic was so heavy that some trips took 12 hours or more. The hurricane missed the city.

What happened Ray Nagin?

The 63-year-old Nagin was convicted on 20 counts of corruption, bribery and fraud in February 2014. He reported to a low-security prison in Texarkana, Texas, for a 10-year sentence in September 2014. His full sentence would have lasted until September 2024, four and a half years from now.

What happened to New Orleans Mayor after Katrina?

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The former New Orleans mayor who led the city amid Hurricane Katrina’s devastation and was later convicted in a corruption case was released from prison early due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ray Nagin, 63, got out of federal prison Monday, news outlets reported.

Is Ray Nagin still married?

in accounting from Tuskegee University in 1978 and his MBA from Tulane University in 1994. He and his wife, Seletha Smith Nagin , a graduate of the University of New Orleans, have three children; Jeremy, Jarin, and Tianna.

Where was Ray Nagin during Katrina?

Smith said Nagin was with his family in Frisco, Texas , a Dallas suburb where Nagin bought a place after Hurricane Katrina, and where the family settled after he left office in 2010.

Who went to jail over Katrina?

C. Ray Nagin
Alma mater| Tuskegee University (BS)
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