Cynthia Willard-Lewis Net Worth
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Updated on January 14, 2026
Cynthia Willard-Lewis net worth is
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$900,000
Cynthia Willard-Lewis Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Cynthia W. Willard-Lewis (born 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a Democratic Party former member of the Louisiana State Senate, being elected from District 2 in an October 2, 2010 special election to replace Ann Duplesis, who resigned to take a position in Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration. She was displaced by redistricting. The daughter of Dr Elliot Willard and Mary Jane Willard, Cynthia Willard-Lewis represented District 100 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1993 to 2000 when she was elected to the City Council. She is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana, where she was a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority. Willard-Lewis is a former first runner-up in the Black Miss America Pageant.In 2007, when Oliver Thomas was eliminated from an at-large seat on the Council because of conviction for bribery, Willard-Lewis attempted to win the at-large seat but was defeated by then-former Councilwoman Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson in a special election reported nationwide as it changed the Council's racial majority. In 2006 Willard-Lewis, together with Mayor Ray Nagin supported a landfill project's opponents led by then-future U.S. Representative Republican Joseph Cao. In 2009 Willard-Lewis was back in the news for telling fellow Councilwoman Stacy Head to "sit down with your prop" when Head was displaying a poster critical of the Orleans Parish garbage-collection fees—a discussion which preceded the New Orleans e-mail controversy.Willard-Lewis participates in a number of community organizations, including the NAACP. She attends Saint Raymond's Roman Catholic Church. By profession she is a public relations consultant for Lakeland Hospital. She has two children. | Net Worth | $900,000 |
| Date Of Birth | 1952-01-01 |
| Place Of Birth | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
| Occupation | Public relations consultant |
| Profession | American politician |
| Work Position | Louisiana State Representative from District 100 |
| Residence | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Parents | Elliott and Jane Willard |
| Nicknames | Cynthia Willard-Lewis, Willard-Lewis, Cynthia |
Known for movies
New Orleans Story 2008
as Herself
