Arnold "Arnie" D. Fielkow is an American sports administrator, attorney, and politician serving as the CEO and president of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans.[1] Until June 2017, he was the president and CEO of the National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA).[2] Fielkow was formerly a Democratic politician in New Orleans. In November 2006, he won a seat on the New Orleans City Council as an at-large member, and later served as city council president.[3] He was reelected in 2010.[4] In the fall of 2011, he announced his resignation.[5]
In 2000, Fielkow joined the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League as director of administration.[11] He served as Executive Vice President of the New Orleans Saints for six years, during which he presided over all administrative/business departments, including marketing, sales, regional development, governmental affairs, community relations, business media relations and youth programs.[7] He was fired by Saints owner Tom Benson when he refused to resign and sign a confidentiality agreement. Fielkow had been vocal in opposing the concept of having the Saints play in San Antonio.[12]
Politicsedit
Following his firing, Fielkow was elected as one of New Orleans's two at-large council positions on May 20, 2006. He has chaired a number of committees including both the city's Economic Development Committee and the council's Youth and Recreation Committee. He has also co-founded the Fleur-de-lis Ambassadorship program with Tulane University president Scott Cowen. He has been a vocal supporter of public education, including the growing number of charter schools.[7]
Fielkow considered running to succeed Ray Nagin as Mayor of New Orleans in the 2010 mayoral election, but he chose to seek reelection instead.[14] Fielkow was easily reelected to his position on the city council,[4] with Mitch Landrieu ultimately winning the mayoral race.
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^Mayeux, Louis T. (July 20, 1994). "Southern League moving headquarters to Marietta". The Atlanta Journal - Constitution.
^"Transactions". The Charleston Gazette. January 28, 2000.
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^Michelle Krupa, "Surge of N.O. e-mail may flow online soon: It's 2.5 million pages of files, attorney says" in Times-Picayune (New Orleans), 2009 May 20, Saint Tammany Edition, pp. A1, A9. See also Stacy Head.
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office 2006 2011Personal detailsBornArnold D FielkowAppleton Wisconsin U S Political partyDemocraticEducationNorthwestern University BA University of Wisconsin JD American football careerCareer historyAs an administrator North Star Conference 1989 1991 Commissioner Continental Basketball Association 1991 1994 Deputy commissioner Southern League 1994 2000 President New Orleans Saints 2000 2005 Executive vice president Administration National Basketball Retired Players Association 2011 2017 CEO Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Sports administration 2 2 Politics 2 3 Election history 3 Footnotes 4 External linksEarly life and education editFielkow was born and raised in Appleton Wisconsin 6 He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1981 7 Career editSports administration edit In 1989 Fielkow was named commissioner of the North Star Conference 8 In 1991 he was chosen for the same position with the Trans America Athletic Conference however before taking office he chose to take the job of deputy commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association 9 In 1994 he became the president of the Southern League 10 In 2000 Fielkow joined the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League as director of administration 11 He served as Executive Vice President of the New Orleans Saints for six years during which he presided over all administrative business departments including marketing sales regional development governmental affairs community relations business media relations and youth programs 7 He was fired by Saints owner Tom Benson when he refused to resign and sign a confidentiality agreement Fielkow had been vocal in opposing the concept of having the Saints play in San Antonio 12 Politics edit Following his firing Fielkow was elected as one of New Orleans s two at large council positions on May 20 2006 He has chaired a number of committees including both the city s Economic Development Committee and the council s Youth and Recreation Committee He has also co founded the Fleur de lis Ambassadorship program with Tulane University president Scott Cowen He has been a vocal supporter of public education including the growing number of charter schools 7 During the New Orleans e mail controversies Fielkow pledged to published 70 000 of his e mail messages online 13 Fielkow considered running to succeed Ray Nagin as Mayor of New Orleans in the 2010 mayoral election but he chose to seek reelection instead 14 Fielkow was easily reelected to his position on the city council 4 with Mitch Landrieu ultimately winning the mayoral race On 22 August 2011 Fielkow announced his resignation from the Council effective 1 October He planned to take a more lucrative job as CEO of the National Basketball Retired Players Association 5 Election history edit Councilmember s at large 2 2006Threshold gt 25 First ballot April 22 2006 Candidate Affiliation Support OutcomeOliver Thomas Democratic 66 374 39 ElectedJackie Clarkson Democratic 36 839 22 RunoffArnie Fielkow Democratic 31 092 18 RunoffOthers n a 35 060 21 DefeatedSecond Ballot May 20 2006 Candidate Affiliation Support OutcomeArnie Fielkow Democratic 61 420 56 ElectedJackie Clarkson Democratic 47 324 44 DefeatedCouncilmember s at large 2 2010Threshold gt 25 First Ballot February 6 2010 15 Candidate Affiliation Support OutcomeArnie Fielkow Democratic 51 310 35 ElectedJackie Clarkson Democratic 38 904 26 5 ElectedCynthia Willard Lewis Democratic 37 362 25 5 DefeatedNolan Marshall Democratic 13 411 9 DefeatedOthers n a 5 415 4 DefeatedFootnotes edit About Us Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans http www insidehoops com fielkow retired players 082311 shtml New Orleans New Mayor Mitch Landrieu Newsweek 15 February 2010 a b Politics News from The Advocate theadvocate com 17 July 2023 a b Fielkow Takes High paying Job Leaving N O City Council WWL AM870 FM105 3 News Talk Sports www wwl com Archived from the original on 28 September 2011 Retrieved 15 January 2022 Councilmember Arnold D Fielkow Records 2005 2012 City Archives New Orleans Public Library archives nolalibrary org Retrieved 2020 11 26 a b c New Orleans City Council New Orleans City Council Archived from the original on 2009 01 22 Retrieved 2008 12 14 Deals USA Today August 3 1989 Catron Derek September 15 1991 Here are Latest Moves With Changing TAAC Orlando Sentinel Mayeux Louis T July 20 1994 Southern League moving headquarters to Marietta The Atlanta Journal Constitution Transactions The Charleston Gazette January 28 2000 Saints Exec Fielkow let go by Benson WWL News Archived copy Archived from the original on 2006 01 09 Retrieved 2008 12 14 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Michelle Krupa Surge of N O e mail may flow online soon It s 2 5 million pages of files attorney says in Times Picayune New Orleans 2009 May 20 Saint Tammany Edition pp A1 A9 See also Stacy Head Arnie Fielkow Not Running for Mayor Politics News Story WDSU New Orleans Archived from the original on 2012 02 24 Retrieved 2010 02 24 http staticresults sos louisiana gov 262010 36 html permanent dead link External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arnie Fielkow New Orleans City Council Arnie Fielkow s City Council webpage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arnie Fielkow amp oldid 1186226255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
