John Berlinger Breaux is an American lobbyist,attorney,and retired politician from Louisiana. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from 1987 to 2005. He was considered one of the more conservative national legislators from the Democratic Party. Breaux was a member of the New Democrat Coalition.
William Henson Moore III is an American attorney and businessman who is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives,having represented Louisiana's 6th congressional district,based about Baton Rouge,from 1975 to 1987. He was only the second Republican to have represented Louisiana in the House since Reconstruction,the first having been David C. Treen,then of Jefferson Parish.
Mary Catherine Small Long was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 8th congressional district,which she filled from 1985 to 1987,the remainder of the term left by the death of her husband,Gillis William Long. Until it was disbanded in 1993,the 8th district was based in Central Louisiana about Alexandria. She was the first female military veteran elected to Congress,having served as a WAVE in the United States Navy.
Timothy Markham Sheldon is an American farmer,businessman,and politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 35th District between 1997 and 2023. The district includes all of Mason County and parts of Thurston and Kitsap counties. A member of the Democratic Party,Sheldon caucused with the Republican-dominated Majority Coalition Caucus and afterwards the Republican Caucus from 2012. He previously represented Mason County as a Mason County Commissioner for District 2 from 2005 to 2017 and served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997.
Bogalusa High School (BHS) is the high school of the Bogalusa City Schools district. It is located in Bogalusa,Louisiana,United States.
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.
Donald Jules Cazayoux Jr. is an American lawyer and former politician. He served as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana from 2010 to 2013. From 2008 to 2009,he was a Democratic United States Representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district.
John Bel Edwards is an American politician and attorney who served as the 56th governor of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the Democratic leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2012 to 2015.
Troy Anthony Carter Sr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district since 2021. He was previously a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 7th district. A member of the Democratic Party,Carter also previously served on the New Orleans City Council and as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He is currently the only Democrat in Louisiana's congressional delegation.
Robert Weldon Russell III,known as Weldon Russell,is a Democrat and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives who served from District 72 between 1984 and 1988 during the third administration of Governor Edwin Washington Edwards.
Lottie Polozola Beebe,sometimes known as Lottie Beebe-Pearson,is the superintendent of public schools in St. Martin Parish,Louisiana. In September 2018,the St. Martin Parish School Board declined to renew Beebe's contract as superintendent,but she showed up for work the next day on the advice of her lawyer,L. Lane Roy of Lafayette. Beebe claims the school board action is "illegal" and "political" in nature.
Stephanie Anne Hilferty is the Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 94 in Orleans and Jefferson parishes. She is a commercial real estate sales and leasing agent with SRSA Commercial Real Estate in Metairie,Louisiana.
Malinda Grace Brumfield White is an American businesswoman and a former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. She formerly ran as an independent and as a Democrat.
Sharon Woodall Hewitt is a former Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 1st district,which encompasses portions of St. Tammany,Orleans,Plaquemines,and St. Bernard Parishes. In January 2016,she succeeded fellow Republican A. G. Crowe,who did not pursue a third term in the primary election held on October 24,2015. She chaired the Republican Legislative Delegation in the state senate.
Gilbert Ray Cisneros Jr. is an American government official,philanthropist,and politician who served as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness in the Biden administration. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the U.S. representative for California's 39th congressional district from 2019 to 2021.
Kimberly Merle Schrier is an American politician and a former physician who is the U.S. representative from Washington's 8th congressional district since 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Rodney Wayne Schamerhorn is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 24th district.
The 2021 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election was held on March 20,2021. It was triggered by the death of Republican congressman-elect Luke Letlow on December 29,2020,who died from a heart attack while being treated for COVID-19.
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 House of Representatives election was held on October 14,2023,with runoff elections held on November 18,2023. All 105 seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms. It was held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Louisiana State Senate.
