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2024 Louisiana Republican Presidential Primary
The 2024 Louisiana Republican presidential primary was held on March 23, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 47 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis. Candidates The following candidates filed: * David Stuckenberg * Rachel Swift * Donald Trump * Ryan Binkley (''withdrew February 27, 2024'') * Chris Christie (''withdrew January 10, 2024'') * Ron DeSantis (''withdrew January 21, 2024'') * Nikki Haley (''withdrew March 6, 2024'') * Asa Hutchinson (''withdrew January 16, 2024'') * Vivek Ramaswamy (''withdrew January 15, 2024'') Endorsements Results Polling See also * 2024 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary * 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries * 2024 United States presidential election * 2024 United States presidential election in Louisiana * 2024 United States elections Notes ;Partisan clients References {{2024 Republican primarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Ohio Republican Presidential Primary
The 2024 Ohio Republican presidential primary was held on March 19, 2024, as part of the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries, Republican Party primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election, 2024 presidential election. 79 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention were allocated on a winner-take-all basis. The contest was held alongside primaries in 2024 Arizona Republican presidential primary, Arizona, 2024 Florida Republican presidential primary, Florida, 2024 Illinois Republican presidential primary, Illinois, and 2024 Kansas Republican presidential primary, Kansas. Candidates The filing deadline for the Ohio primary was on December 20, 2023, and the office of the Secretary of State of Ohio published the list of certified candidates on January 9, 2024. *Donald Trump *Chris Christie (''withdrew January 10, 2024'') *Ron DeSantis (''withdrew January 21, 2024'') *Nikki Haley (''withdrew March 6, 2024'') *Vivek Ramaswamy (''withdrew January 15, 202' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Johnson (Louisiana Politician)
James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American attorney, politician, and former talk radio host serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. First elected in 2016, he is the vice chair of the House Republican Conference. He previously chaired the House Republican Study Committee, the largest caucus of conservatives in Congress, and a coalition of socially and fiscally conservative members of the larger House Republican Conference. From 2015 to 2017, Johnson served as a representative in the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 8th district in Bossier Parish. Early life and education Johnson was born in Shreveport, the oldest of four children of Jeanne Johnson and James Patrick Johnson, a firefighter who founded the nonprofit organization the Percy R. Johnson Burn Foundation, named after his partner Percy R. Johnson, the city's first African-American fire instructor and captain, who died in the line of duty. Johnson was also c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Louisiana
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the public laws in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is gubernatorial, from the Latin root ''gubernare''. Ancient empires Pre-Roman empires Though the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administrated by a governor, was created by the Romans, the term ''governor'' has been a convenient term for historians to describe similar systems in antiquity. Indeed, many regions of the pre-Roman antiquity were ultimately replaced by Roman 'standardized' provincial governments after their conquest by Rome. Plato used the metaphor of turning the Ship of State with a rudder; the Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Landry
Jeffrey Martin Landry (born December 23, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of Louisiana. He defeated Republican incumbent Buddy Caldwell in a runoff election held on November 21, 2015, and took office on January 11, 2016. Landry is a former U.S. Representative for and a member of the Republican Party. Background Landry is a Roman Catholic. His mother is a religion school teacher at Trinity Catholic School in St. Martinville in St. Martin Parish. His father is an architect and businessman. He has a brother, Nick, who is openly gay and has criticized his politics. Landry received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in environmental and sustainable resources, with a minor in biology. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. He served at Fort Hood near Killeen, Texas, during Operation Desert Storm. After eleven years in the Louisiana National Guard, he was discharge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties, making it one of only two U.S. states not subdivided into counties (the other being Alaska and its boroughs). The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans, with a population of roughly 383,000 people. Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by a mixture of 18th century Louisiana French, Dominican Creole, Spanish, French Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of United States Senators From Louisiana
Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, and elects senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Its current senators are Republicans Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy. List of senators , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , Apr 30, 1812 –Sep 3, 1812 , Louisiana did not elect its senators until four months after statehood. , rowspan=7 , 1 , rowspan=5 , rowspan=5 , 1 , Louisiana did not elect its senators until four months after statehood. , Apr 30, 1812 –Sep 3, 1812 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! 1 , align=left , Jean Noël Destréhan , , Democratic-Republican , nowrap , Sep 3, 1812 –Oct 1, 1812 , Resigned , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1812. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Sep 3, 1812 –Mar 3, 1813 , rowspan=4 , Democratic-Republican , rowspan=4 align=right , Allan B. Magruder ! rowspan=4 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Oct 1, 1812 –Oct 8, 1812 , , - style="height:2em" ! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kennedy (Louisiana Politician)
John Neely Kennedy (born November 21, 1951) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Louisiana since 2017. He served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 2000 to 2017. Kennedy has been a member of the Republican Party since 2007; he was a Democrat from 1988 to 2007. Born in Centreville, Mississippi, Kennedy graduated from Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia School of Law before attending Magdalen College, Oxford. He was a member of Governor Buddy Roemer's staff before running for state attorney general in the 1991 election. In 1999, he was elected state treasurer; he was reelected to that position in 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2015. Kennedy was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Senate in 2004 and 2008. In 2007, he switched parties and became a Republican. In 2016, when U.S. Senator David Vitter opted not to seek reelection, Kennedy ran for Senate again. He finished first in the November nonpartisan bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana's 1st Congressional District
Louisiana's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district comprises land from the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain south to the Mississippi River delta. It covers most of New Orleans' suburbs, as well as a sliver of New Orleans itself. The district is currently represented by Republican House minority whip Steve Scalise. It has a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+22, making it the most Republican district in Louisiana. History Prior to 1974, the 1st congressional district was entirely south of Lake Pontchartrain. As a result of population changes reflected in the 1970 U.S. Census and a concern to ensure that the 2nd congressional district was majority African American, the district was redrawn to include the Northshore. This was done to comply with the Voting Rights Act, passed in 1965 to enforce constitutional rights of minorities in voting, including the opportunity to elect a representative of their choosing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Leaders Of The United States House Of Representatives
Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor. These leaders are elected every two years in secret balloting of their party caucuses or conferences: the House Democratic Caucus and the House Republican Conference. Depending on which party is in power, one party leader serves as majority leader and the other as minority leader. Unlike the Senate Majority Leader, the House Majority Leader is the second highest-ranking member of their party's House caucus, behind the Speaker of the House. The Majority Leader is responsible for setting the annual legislative agenda, scheduling legislation for consideration, and coordinating committee activity. The Minority Leader serves as floor leader of the opposition party, and is the minority counterpart to the Speaker. The Minority Leader also speaks for the minori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Scalise
Stephen Joseph Scalise (; born October 6, 1965) is an American politician who is the United States House of Representatives Minority Whip and representative for . Scalise is in his eighth House term, having held his seat since 2008. The district includes most of New Orleans's suburbs, such as Metairie, Kenner, and Slidell, as well as a portion of New Orleans itself. He is a member of the Republican Party and was the chair of the conservative House Republican Study Committee. Before his election to Congress, Scalise served four months in the Louisiana State Senate and three terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives. On June 19, 2014, Scalise's Republican colleagues elected him majority whip of the United States House of Representatives. He assumed office on August 1. He is the first Louisianian to serve as majority whip since Hale Boggs of Louisiana's 2nd congressional district held the position from 1962 to 1971. In 2017, Scalise became the dean of the Louisiana congre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana's 5th Congressional District
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, Louisiana, Monroe, Alexandria, Louisiana, Alexandria, Opelousas, Louisiana, Opelousas, Amite, Louisiana, Amite and Bogalusa, Louisiana, Bogalusa. The district is currently represented by Republican Party (United States), Republican Julia Letlow, who was 2021 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, elected in a 2021 special election to replace her husband, representative-elect Luke Letlow, Luke, who died of COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 days before he was set to be sworn in. Previous election cycles 2014 election In 2014, Ralph Abraham (politician), Ralph Abraham defeated Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo for the 113th Congress, 113th United States Congress, replacing McAllister, who w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Letlow
Julia Janelle Letlow (née Barnhill; born March 16, 1981) is an American politician and academic administrator serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district since 2021. Letlow is the first Republican woman to represent Louisiana in the House. Early life and education Letlow was born Julia Janelle Barnhill on March 16, 1981, in Monroe, Louisiana. She graduated from Ouachita Christian High School. She earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in speech communications from the University of Louisiana at Monroe, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy in communications from the University of South Florida in 2012. Her doctoral advisor was Jane Jorgenson. Letlow's dissertation was titled ''Giving Meaning to Grief: the Role of Rituals and Stories in Coping with Sudden Family Loss''. She dedicated it to her brother, Jeremy, who died in an automobile collision. Early career Letlow worked as director of education and patient safety for Tulane Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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