Incumbent
Helena Moreno
IncumbentHelena Moreno
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Overview
Current roleMayor
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
Age48 years old (Sep 30, 1977)
GenderFemale
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LocationLouisiana
BackgroundPolitician
EducationSouthern Methodist University (B.A., Mass Communications)
Notable personal detailsHelena Nancy Moreno is an American politician and former television journalist who has served as mayor of New Orleans since January 2026. She previously represented District 93 in the Louisiana House of Representatives and later served as an at-large member (Division 1) and president of the New Orleans City Council. Moreno was born in Xalapa, Mexico, and moved to the United States as a child. She earned a B.A. in mass communications from Southern Methodist University.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Helena Moreno has prioritized closing large city budget gaps through spending reductions, staff cuts and targeted revenue actions rather than broad progressive tax increases. Her early administration proposed eliminating or furloughing city positions, reprioritizing mayoral staff, and using measures such as increased enforcement (sales tax audits, parking enforcement) and fee adjustments to stabilize finances. She has framed actions around balancing the budget and restoring city services while avoiding large across‑the‑board tax hikes proposed by others.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to health care and protections that improve affordability and availability of services at the local level, including measures to increase access to community clinics, address medical debt, and protect reproductive health services. Positions emphasize expanding government-supported access rather than wholesale privatization or single‑payer reform.
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Immigration & Border
Helena Moreno has taken actions to limit local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, including banning new ICE/287(g) partnerships and directing that New Orleans Police Department will not ask about immigration status. She has voiced concern about due process and racial profiling in federal immigration operations and supported measures to protect immigrant communities and expand city services in multiple languages. Her actions emphasize restricting local enforcement involvement and protecting immigrant residents rather than expanding enforcement.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports protecting access to abortion and opposed Louisiana’s trigger law; as New Orleans City Council president she introduced and backed a resolution directing city entities not to investigate or charge patients or providers under the state abortion ban and called the law draconian.
Climate & Energy
Supports active climate resilience and clean-energy initiatives, including continuation of the city Climate Action Plan and a large distributed energy resource (battery) program to improve grid reliability and lower bills; she issued an executive order (HM 26-13) directing climate and resilience initiatives be integrated across departments and setting concrete deliverables. Her reorganization of the Office of Resilience and Sustainability and related staff reductions drew public criticism and concern about implementation.
Public Safety & Guns
Helena Moreno has supported stronger gun-safety measures including legislation to keep firearms from domestic abusers and has called for debate and legislation to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Public safety and reducing gun violence have been listed as central priorities in her campaign and policy materials.
Endorsements
Endorsers of Helena Moreno for General campaign
JP Morrell
Political organization
JP Morrell appeared onstage supporting Helena Moreno during her mayoral campaign.
Lenny Kravitz
Public figure
Lenny Kravitz endorsed Helena Moreno in the 2025 New Orleans mayoral race.
Alex Robinson
Public figure
Alex Robinson publicly supported Helena Moreno in the 2025 New Orleans mayoral race.
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