John H. Bagneris is an American politician from
,
Louisiana
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, who represented District 100 in the
Louisiana House of Representatives
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from 2016 until 2020. A
Democrat
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, Bagneris sought election to
District 3 District 3 can refer to:
*III District, Turku, in Finland
* District 3, Düsseldorf, in Germany
*District 3, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia
* District 3, Malta, an electoral district of Malta
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in the
Louisiana State Senate
The Louisiana State Senate (french: Sénat de Louisiane) is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees.
Composition
The Louisiana State Senate is compose ...
in
2019
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, but lost to fellow Democrat Joseph Bouie Jr.
Biography
Baggers first entered politics as a campaign and legislative aide to Louis Charbonnet, who represented District 96 in the Louisiana House of Representatives between 1970 and 1984. He worked for other campaigns and politicians throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
Electoral history
In
2015
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, Bagneris ran for District 100 in the Louisiana House of Representatives to succeed term-limited incumbent
Austin Badon
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. He advanced from the first round of voting with 37% of the vote, and defeated fellow Democrat Alicia Pliven Clivers with 55% of the vote in the runoff.
In
2019
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, Bagneris announced he would run to succeed term-limited Democratic Senator
Jean-Paul Morrell
Jean-Paul "JP" Morrell (born 1978) is an American Democratic politician and public defender in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has served as an at-large member of the New Orleans City Council since January 2022.
Career
Morrell was a member of the ...
for
District 3 District 3 can refer to:
*III District, Turku, in Finland
* District 3, Düsseldorf, in Germany
*District 3, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia
* District 3, Malta, an electoral district of Malta
*District 3, a police district of Malta
*Wiedikon, also ...
in the
Louisiana State Senate
The Louisiana State Senate (french: Sénat de Louisiane) is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees.
Composition
The Louisiana State Senate is compose ...
. He lost to fellow Democratic State Representative Joseph Bouie Jr. in the runoff election.
References
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Living people
Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Politicians from New Orleans
African-American state legislators in Louisiana
21st-century American legislators
Southern University at New Orleans alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century African-American politicians
21st-century Louisiana politicians