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John Bennett Johnston Jr. is a retired American attorney,politician,and later lobbyist from Louisiana. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a member the United States Senate from 1972 to 1997.
Cleo Fields is an American attorney and politician who serves in the Louisiana Senate. He represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1997 and ran unsuccessfully for governor of Louisiana in 1995. He serves as a state senator for Louisiana's 14th State Senate district,a position he held twice before. Fields is a member of the Democratic Party.
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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.
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The 2004 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 2,2004. Incumbent Democratic Senator John Breaux decided to retire after three terms in office. Republican Representative David Vitter won the open seat with more than 50% of the primary vote. He thus avoided a runoff that would have otherwise been held on December 4,became the first Louisiana Republican elected to the U.S. Senate since 1876,and the first ever to be popularly elected. This election was the first time ever that a Republican won a full term to this Senate seat in Louisiana. The third-placed candidate,John Kennedy,later won this same seat as a Republican in 2016 and 2022.
Kurt Damian Engelhardt is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Previously,he was the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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.
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Donald Elliott "Doc" Hines was an American family physician in Bunkie in Avoyelles Parish,Louisiana,who was from 1993 to 2008 a member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 28. In his last term from 2004 to 2008,he was the Senate President under his political ally,Democratic former Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco.
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 24,2015. All of Louisiana's executive officers,in addition to both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature were up for election. Under Louisiana's jungle primary system,all candidates appeared on the same ballot,regardless of party and voters voted for any candidate,regardless of their party affiliation. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote during the primary election,a runoff election was held on November 21,2015,between the top two candidates in the primary. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system.
Gary Michael Carter Jr. is an American attorney and politician serving as the Democratic member of the Louisiana Senate for the 7th district. He previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives representing the 102nd district,which encompasses the Algiers neighborhood.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator John Kennedy was first elected in 2016. He ran for re-election to a second term,and was re-elected after receiving a majority of votes in the first round.
Edward J. Price is an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 58th district of the Louisiana House of Representatives,and is currently a member for the 2nd district of the Louisiana State Senate.
Samuel Lee Jenkins Jr. is an American politician serving as a Democratic member for the 39th district of the Louisiana Senate. He previously represented the 2nd district in the Louisiana House of Representatives and served as the minority leader of the House from 2020 to 2024.
Sylvan Friedman was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Foshee also served as a member of the Louisiana State Senate.
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- ↑ "Louisiana State Senator". Louisiana State Senate.
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