Davante Lewis | |
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Member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from the 3rd district | |
Assumed office December 31, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Lambert Boissiere |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | McNeese State University |
Davante Lewis is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from the third district.
Lewis was raised in Lake Charles,Louisiana,by a single mother. [1] He attended McNeese State University and was student body president. He served as a delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention while he was enrolled in college. [2] After graduating,Lewis was the director of public affairs and outreach for the Louisiana Budget Project. In 2020,he ran for a seat on the East Baton Rouge Parish's metropolitan council. [3]
In 2022,Lewis ran for the District 3 seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission. He defeated incumbent fellow Democrat Lambert Boissiere in a runoff to win the election. This made Lewis,who is gay,the first openly LGBTQ person elected to state office in Louisiana. [4] [5]
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