Mary Loretta Landrieu is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,Landrieu served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 1988 to 1996,and in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1980 to 1988.
Walter Joseph Boasso is an American businessman and Democratic former state senator from Chalmette,the seat of government of St. Bernard Parish in south Louisiana. He was defeated in a bid for governor in the October 20,2007,nonpartisan blanket primary by the Republican Bobby Jindal. Boasso won 47 percent in his own St. Bernard Parish,his sole plurality showing in any of his state's sixty-four parishes. From 2004 to 2008,Boasso represented Senate District 1,which includes parts of Orleans,Plaquemines,St. Bernard,and St. Tammany parishes,many of those areas having been devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
Louisiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The 5th district encompasses rural northeastern Louisiana and much of central Louisiana,as well as the northern part of Louisiana's Florida parishes in southeastern Louisiana,taking in Monroe,Alexandria,Amite and Bogalusa.
John Neely Kennedy is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Louisiana since 2017. A Republican,he served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 2000 to 2017,as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue from 1996 to 1999,and as special counsel and then cabinet member to Governor Buddy Roemer from 1988 to 1992.
The 2007 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on October 20. The filing deadline for candidates was September 6. On the day of the election,all 12 candidates competed in an open jungle primary. Bobby Jindal won the election with 54%. This was the first time since 1968 in which the winner of a Louisiana gubernatorial election was of the same party as the incumbent president.
Foster Lonnie Campbell Jr. is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party from the U.S. state of Louisiana. Since 2003,he has been a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission. He served in the Louisiana State Senate from 1976 to 2002.
The Republican Party of Louisiana(LAGOP) (French:Parti républicain de Louisiane,Spanish:Partido Republicano de Luisiana) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its chair is Louis Gurvich,who was elected in 2018. It is currently the dominant party in the state,controlling all but one of Louisiana's six U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,all statewide executive offices,and both houses of the state legislature.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana,one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with those of other federal and state offices,including the United States Senate.
Jacob Andrew Joseph LaTurner is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,LaTurner was the 40th Kansas State Treasurer from 2017 to 2021 and a state senator from the 13th district from 2013 to 2017.
A special election for Louisiana's 5th congressional district was held on November 16,2013,to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Republican Congressman Rodney Alexander resigned on September 26,2013,to become the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs under Governor Bobby Jindal.
Robert Allen Johnson is a former Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 28 in Avoyelles Parish in south central Louisiana. He resides in Marksville. While in the House,Johnson was the House Minority Leader,opposite Majority Leader Lance Harris of Alexandria.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Louisiana took place on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Louisiana,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 12,2019,with a runoff on November 16,2019,for races in which no candidate was able to secure an absolute majority. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system.
The Louisiana State Treasurer special election took place on October 14,2017,to elect the state treasurer of Louisiana,with a runoff election to be held on November 18,2017,if necessary. Incumbent Republican State Treasurer John Kennedy was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016. First Assistant Treasurer Ron Henson replaced Kennedy as treasurer,and served until the special election. Henson did not run in the special election.
The 2021 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election was held on March 20,2021,with a runoff being held on April 24,2021.
Royce Duplessis is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 5th district. He assumed office on December 6,2022. On November 8,2022,Duplessis defeated Mandie Landry in a special election to fill the vacant 5th district seat.
The 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on October 14,2023 to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Governor John Bel Edwards was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office. This race was one of two Democratic-held governorships up for election in 2023 in a state that voted for Donald Trump in 2020.
Hartwell Neil Riser Jr. is an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 32nd district of the Louisiana State Senate. Riser is currently a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 14,2023,with second rounds held on November 18 where needed. Louisiana uses a two round system,where all candidates from all parties share the same ballot in the first round,and if no candidate wins an absolute majority,a runoff between the top two is held.
The 2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on October 14,2023,to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser was re-elected to a third consecutive term in a landslide.
