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. A Southern Democrat,he was considered one of the more conservative national legislators from the Democratic Party. Breaux was a member of the New Democrat Coalition.
Charles William Boustany Jr. is an American politician,physician,and former congressman from Lafayette,Louisiana,who served as the U.S. representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party.
John Leigh "Jay" Dardenne,Jr. is an American lawyer and politician from Baton Rouge,Louisiana,who served as commissioner of administration for Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards. A Republican,Dardenne previously served as the 53rd lieutenant governor of his state from 2010 to 2016. Dardenne was Louisiana secretary of state. He was previously a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the Baton Rouge suburbs,a position he filled from 1992 until his election as secretary of state on September 30,2006.
The Louisiana State Senate is the Upper House of the State Legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees.
Patrick Thomson Caffery,Sr.,known as Pat Caffery,was an attorney from New Iberia,Louisiana,who formerly served as a Democrat in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1964 to 1968 and then as a U.S. representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 1969 to 1973.
Scott Anthony Angelle is an American politician who served as the former director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in Washington,D.C. From 2013 to 2017,he was the District 2 member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission,an elected five-person utility regulatory body.
Fred Henry Mills,Jr.,is an American pharmacist,banker,and politician from Parks,Louisiana who served as a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate,having won a special election on January 22,2011. Mills had previously represented District 46 in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 and elected the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana,one from each of the state's six congressional districts,a loss of one seat following reapportionment according to the results of the 2010 census. The elections coincided with elections for other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election. A jungle primary took place on November 6,with a runoff,if necessary,scheduled for December 8.
John Patrick Connick,is an American attorney from Marrero,Louisiana. A Republican,Connick has represented the 8th district in the Louisiana State Senate since 2020. He previously represented the 84th district in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2008 until 2020.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 8,2016,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 the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Patrick Testin is an American Republican politician from Stevens Point,Wisconsin. He is the current President pro tempore of the Wisconsin Senate,since 2021,and has served in the Senate since 2017. He represents Wisconsin's 24th Senate district,which includes the cities of Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids in central Wisconsin.
Robert Max Ross was a Republican activist and a candidate for numerous statewide and local offices who resided in Mangham in northeastern Louisiana. He was among the earliest advocates for the Republican political movement at a time when no GOP candidate had been elected statewide in more than a century. He ran as one of two candidates in the Republican primaries for governor in 1972 and Louisiana's 5th congressional district seat in 1974. After Louisiana adopted the jungle primary system,Ross qualified again for governor in 1983 and also the United States Senate in 1984. He additionally ran for the Louisiana State Senate as well as mayor of Mangham during other election years.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 3,2020,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 other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
Edward Francis Blewitt was an American civil engineer,businessman,and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 22nd district from 1907 to 1910. He was a maternal great-grandfather of Joe Biden,the 46th and current president of the United States.
Louisiana's 22nd State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Blake Miguez since 2024.
Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Page Cortez,the current Senate President,since 2012.
Patrick McMath is an American politician,businessman,and attorney from the state of Louisiana. A Republican,McMath has represented the 11th district in the Louisiana State Senate since 2020.
Ronnie Johns is an American politician from the state of Louisiana. A Republican,Johns represented the 27th district of the Louisiana State Senate,based in Lake Charles,from 2012 until 2021,when he accepted the position of chairman of the state's gaming control board. Johns previously represented the 33rd district of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1996 until 2008.
The 2026 United States Senate elections are scheduled to be held on November 3,2026,with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections,the winners of which will serve six-year terms in the United States Congress from January 3,2027,to January 3,2033. Senators are divided into three groups,or classes,whose terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. Class 2 senators were last elected in 2020,and will be up for election in this cycle.
The 2019 Louisiana State Senate election was held on October 12,2019,with runoff elections held on November 16,2019. All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate were up for election to four-year terms. Under the Louisiana primary system,all candidates appeared on the same ballot,regardless of party. Five districts held runoff elections due to no candidate receiving a majority of the vote in the general election.
