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Gwen Collins-Greenup
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 (California and Washington have a similar top two primary system). Governor Incumbent Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards was re-elected for a second term in office. Lieutenant Governor Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser was re-elected for a second term in office. Attorney General Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry was re-elected for a second term in office. Secretary of State Candidates Republican Party *Kyle Ardoin, incumbent Louisiana Secretary of State *Thomas Kennedy III, candidate for Louisiana Secretary of State in 2018 *Amanda Smith, paralegal Democratic Party *Gwen Collins-Greenup, candidate for Louisiana Secretary of State in 2018 General election Results Runoff Polling ... [...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, Acadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Schroder
John Michael Schroder Sr. (born February 23, 1961) is an American businessman from Covington, Louisiana who currently serves as state treasurer. He was formerly a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 77 in St. Tammany Parish in suburban New Orleans. Career Schroder vacated his House seat on June 8, 2017, to devote full-time to his campaign for Louisiana state treasurer in the special election set for October 14, 2017, to fill the position vacated on January 3 by U.S. Senator John Kennedy. In his statement of candidacy, Schroder said that he has recognized since his election to the State House that "we had fundamental issues with our budget and spending practices. I have always taken a stand for the Louisiana taxpayer and that will not change when elected treasurer." State Senator Neil Riser of Columbia in Caldwell Parish in North Louisiana was also a candidate for the seat. John Schroder and Democrat Derrick Edwards advanced to the runoff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Daryl Adams
Roy Daryl Adams is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 62nd district. He was elected in a special election on March 30, 2019, and assumed office soon after. Education Adams attended Southwest Mississippi Junior College and the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Career Adams is the founder and owner of Adams Enterprises, a grocery store. He has also worked as an independent contractor for Capital City Press, a commercial printing organization based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in a March 30, 2019 special election, succeeding Kenny Havard. In April 2023, Adams changed parties to the Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mack Cormier
Mack Cormier is an American politician for the state of Louisiana. He is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 105th district. Cormier ran for the Louisiana House in the 2019 Louisiana elections. Cormier forced incumbent Chris Leopold, a Republican, into a runoff election, and defeated Leopold in the runoff. His father, Amos Cormier Jr., and brother, Amos Cormier III, have served as president of Plaquemines Parish. On Saturday, November 18, Cormier was defeated in his re-election bid by Republican Jacob Braud Jacob Braud is an American politician serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 105th district. A member of the Republican Party, Braud represents parts of Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, and Plaquemines Parish .... References External links Living people People from Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people) 21s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner
The Louisiana Insurance Commissioner is a statewide constitutional office that regulates the insurance industry in Louisiana. The Insurance Commissioner serves as the head of the Louisiana Department of Insurance, which consists of ten divisions; Consumer Advocacy, Financial Solvency, Health Insurance, Legal Services, Licensing & Compliance, Minority Affairs, Management & Finance, Public Affairs, Property & Casualty, and Receivership. Louisiana is one of 11 states that elect the chief insurance regulator. The first office holder was Rufus D. Hayes, who was appointed by the governor in 1957, then elected for another term. The current Insurance Commissioner is Jim Donelon. Three of the four insurance commissioners prior to Donelon, Jim Brown, Sherman A. Bernard, and Doug Green, have been convicted of federal crimes and spent time in prison. List of Insurance Commissioners References External links Louisiana Department of Insurance {{U.S. Insurance Commissioners Insurance Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Donelon
Jim Donelon is an American politician. He is the Louisiana Insurance Commissioner, a role he has served in since 2006. He previously served as member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1981 to 2001. Early life and education Donelon grew up New Orleans and attended Jesuit High School. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of New Orleans and his Juris Doctor from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Political career Donelon began his career in public office serving on the Jefferson Parish Council from 1978 to 1980. From 1982 to 2001, he served as a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. As a state lawmaker, he chaired the House Committee on Insurance and co-chaired the Republican Legislative Delegation. He ran for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana in 1979 and for United States Senate in 1998, but he lost both races. In 2001, he was appointed deputy commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Insurance by then-Insuran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Louisiana Elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 24, 2015. All of Louisiana's executive officers, and 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 (California and Washington have a similar "top two primary" system). Governor Incumbent Republican Governor Bobby Jindal was term-limited and unable to run for re-election to a third term in office. Lieutenant governor Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne did not run for re-election to a second full term in office. He instead ran for governor. Attorney general In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana Department Of Agriculture And Forestry
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) is a state agency of Louisiana, headquartered in Baton Rouge. The Department is responsible for promoting, protecting and advancing agriculture and forestry, and soil and water resources. The Department is under the supervision of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry. The current Commissioner is Dr. Michael G. Strain, a Republican veterinarian first elected in 2007. Strain's Democratic predecessors as agriculture commissioner include: * Harry D. Wilson (1916 – January 1948) * Millard Perkins (1948 interim) * W. E. Anderson (1948–1952) * Dave L. Pearce (1952–1956) * Sidney McCrory (1956–1960) * Dave L. Pearce (1960–1976) * Gil Dozier (1976–1980) * Bob Odom (1980–2008) Organization The Department is under the control of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry, who is elected statewide. The Commissioner is assisted by a Deputy Commissioner and six Assistant Commissioners. *Commissioner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael G
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I * Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Louisiana State Treasurer Special Election
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. Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote during the primary election, a runoff election will be held between the top two candidates. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar "top two primary" system). Republican candidates received over 65% of the vote as John Schroder and Derrick Edwards advanced to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana State Treasurer
The Louisiana State Treasurer is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the state government of Louisiana responsible for overseeing the financial operations of state government. The state treasurer is an elected position, with four year terms. The Louisiana State Treasurer is John Schroder, a Republican. Past state treasurers Mary Landrieu and John Kennedy were subsequently elected to the United States Senate. Partial list * Antoine Dubuclet, 1868-1878 *Edward A. Burke, 1878-1888 * A. P. Tugwell, 1936–1968 *Mary Evelyn Parker, 1968–1987 *Mary Landrieu, 1987–1996 * Ken Duncan, 1996–2000 * John Kennedy, 2000–2017 * Ron Henson, 2017 *John Schroder John Michael Schroder Sr. (born February 23, 1961) is an American businessman from Covington, Louisiana who currently serves as state treasurer. He was formerly a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 77 in St ..., 2017–present References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana Secretary Of State
The secretary of state of Louisiana (french: Secrétaire d'État de la Louisiane) is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Louisiana and serves as the head of the Louisiana Department of State. The position was created by Article 4, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution. The current secretary of state is Kyle Ardoin. Structure and organization The Secretary of State's Office is the core of the Louisiana Department of State, composed of eight divisions: *ThLouisiana State Archives'' is a division of the secretary of state's office, and is the official repository for all historical records of the state. *ThCommissions Division'' grants commission certificates to state officials, as well as justices of the peace and clergymen (to perform marriages). This division also issues apostilles, and attests and affixes the state seal to pardons issued by the governor. *ThCommercial Division'' registers corporations and other business entities, administers the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
