In response to his own frustration over the slow response from government following Hurricane Katrina, Billy decided to run for Plaquemines Parish President in On April 20, , Plaquemines Parish became ground zero for the nation's biggest environmental disaster. In the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf, Billy became the voice of Louisiana's frustration. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. There was a regularly scheduled election for lieutenant governor in Jay Dardenne R was eligible for re-election but ran for governor instead.
The primary election took place on October 24, , and a runoff election was held on November 21, , because no candidate received 50 percent of the primary vote. Republican Billy Nungesser was elected to succeed Lt. Incumbent Jay Dardenne R decided to run for governor of Louisiana instead of seeking re-election.
In the same cycle, John Edwards D won the gubernatorial election. No candidate received an outright majority in the blanket primary election on October 24, Details of vacancies are addressed under Article IV, Section Should a vacancy occur in the office of lieutenant governor, the governor shall nominate a lieutenant governor, who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of the elected members of each house of the legislature. If the unexpired term exceeds one year, such person shall serve as lieutenant governor only until the office is filled as provided in Section 16 B of this Article.
The lieutenant governor serves as governor in the event of a vacancy in the office, if the governor is unable to act as governor, or is out of state. The lieutenant governor also serves as the Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, with the power to appoint the secretary and other key positions with Senate approval. Under the state constitution , the lieutenant governor serves as an ex-officio member of each committee, board, and commission on which the governor serves.
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Another 26 states actually elect their lieutenant governors on a ticket alongside governors. During an interview I conducted with Nungesser in , the lieutenant governor discussed the benefits of the ticket approach. It was a nod to the so-called olden days of Louisiana politics, when candidates for top offices would pool their resources, promote their shared tickets to voters and either win or lose as a team. The Brothers Long — Huey and Earl — practiced this method, which played a visible role in Louisiana politics throughout most of the last century.
While Nungesser admitted during that discussion a ticket concept was unlikely to take hold here again, he did brush against an excellent point to remember as we near Along with their policy ideas, candidates for lieutenant governor should be prepared to discuss what kind of relationship they want with the governor they would serve beside.
Luckily, the candidates have plenty of time to come up with their answers. For five years, he led the Arizona Department of Veterans Affairs. Jack B. John Bel Edwards. From until his appointment Montoucet was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 42 that includes Lafayette and Acadia parishes.
Marketa Garner Walters has worked for more than 20 years to improve the lives of children. After serving four years under Governor Blanco, and another year under Governor Bobby Jindal, Walters served as Director of the Western and Pacific Child Welfare Implementation Center, a national technical assistance center focused on best practices in child welfare. Tom was previously the Director of the Technology Assessment Division at the Department of Natural Resources since and also worked at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for 19 years.
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