These past years, as we have been recovering and given our city a rebirth, we have been encouraged by our faith, knowledge, and steadfast belief that we will pull through. There will be challenges and setbacks, as there have already been, but we will continue, and we the citizens of New Orleans will prevail in bringing our city back.

Richmond graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School Morehouse College Tulane School of Law and the Harvard University executive program at the John F. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district since 2011. Louisiana legislature

He was the Louisiana State Representative for District 101 (Orleans Parish) from 2000 to 2011.

S. Richmond is a member of the Democratic Party.