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2015 Elections: Candidate Guide

Saturday, Oct. 24 is Election Day. Do your part. Be informed. Go vote.

As a nonprofit, LAPCS cannot make endorsements of candidates or tell our membership how to vote. We can however, pass along information on the candidates. Please see below for the list of all candidates running for Governor and for the Louisiana Board of Elementary & Secondary Education (BESE), with links to candidate websites where you can find information on their positions.

Governor

SCOTT ANGELLE
Endorsements: Baton Rouge Business Report
More Info: http://www.geauxangelle.com

JAY DARDENNE
Endorsements: The AdvertiserAlliance for Good Government; The Gambit
More info: http://www.jaydardenne.com/

JOHN BEL EDWARDS
Endorsements: Louisiana AFL-CIO; Louisiana Association of Educators/Louisiana Federation of TeachersLouisiana Democratic Party
More Infohttp://www.johnbelforlouisiana.com

DAVID VITTER
Endorsements: The Times Picayune|NOLA.com
More Infohttp://www.davidvitter.com

BESE District 1

LEE BARRIOS
Occupation: Retired gifted and talented teacher, St. Tammany Parish
Endorsements: Flip BESELouisiana Association of Educators/Louisiana Federation of TeachersGreater New Orleans AFL-CIO
More Infohttp://electleebarrios.blogspot.com/

JAMES GARVEY (Incumbent)
Occupation: Business Attorney
Endorsements: Alliance for Good GovernmentThe Times Picayune|NOLA.comThe GambitLouisiana Association of Business and Industry; Stand For Children Louisiana
More Infohttp://www.garveyforbese.com/

BESE District 2

KIRA ORANGE JONES (Incumbent)
Occupation: Executive Director, Teach for America – Greater New Orleans; former 4th grade teacher
EndorsementsAlliance for Good Government;The Times Picayune|NOLA.comThe GambitLouisiana Association of Business and IndustryStand For Children Louisiana
More Infokiraorangejones.com

KARA WASHINGTON
Occupation: Assistant Principal, St. Rose, St. Charles Parish
EndorsementsFlip BESELouisiana Association of Educators/Louisiana Federation of Teachers
More InfoFacebook

BESE District 3

LOTTIE BEEBE (Incumbent)
Occupation: Superintendent, St. Martin Parish
EndorsementsFlip BESELouisiana Association of Educators/Louisiana Federation of Teachers
More Infohttp://www.beebeforbese.com/

SANDY HOLLOWAY
Occupation: Executive Director, Bayou Community Academy; public school teacher and administrator, LaFourche Parish.
EndorsementsStand For Children LouisianaFuturePACLouisiana Association of Business and Industry
More Infohttp://www.hollowayforbese.com

BESE District 4

TONY DAVIS
Occupation: Pres/CEO, Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce
Endorsements: Stand for Children Lousiana; Louisiana Association of Business and Industry; Natchitoches Parish Journal
More Infohttp://www.tonydavisforbese.com/

MARY JOHNSON HARRIS (Incumbent – replaced Walter Lee)
Occupation: Principal, South Highland Elementary Magnet School, Shreveport, LA
EndorsementsFlip BESELouisiana Association of Educators/Louisiana Federation of Teachers; Republican Party of Louisiana
More infohttp://www.harrisforbese4.com/

GLYNIS JOHNSTON
Occupation: 3rd grade teacher, Caddo Parish
EndorsementsLouisiana Association of Educators/Louisiana Federation of Teachers; GatorPAC
More Infohttps://www.voteforme.com/glynisjohnstonforbese4

BESE District 5

JOHNNY FATHEREE
Occupation: Retired, agriculture business
EndorsementsFlip BESELouisiana Association of Educators/Louisiana Federation of Teachers
More informationhttp://fathereeforbese5.blogspot.com/

GARY JONES
Occupation: Retired, brigadier general and longtime educator including former superintendent.
Endorsements: Stand for Children LouisianaLouisiana Association of Business and Industry
More Infohttp://www.jonesforbese.com/

BESE District 6

KATHY EDMONSTON
Occupation: Worked in Ascension Parish Schools since 1994 as a liaison between families and schools regarding special needs.
EndorsementsLouisiana Association of Educators/Louisiana Federation of Teachers; GatorPAC; Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish
More Infohttp://www.kathyforbese.com

JASON ENGEN
Occupation: Department Manager; in charge of Client Development for Southern Earth Sciences, Inc., a geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing firm.
Endorsements: Chas Roemer, outgoing BESE member; Baton Rouge Business ReportLouisiana Association of Business and Industry
More Infohttp://www.jasonengen4bese.com/

JASON FRANCE
Occupation: Education blogger (Crazy Crawfish) and former Louisiana Department of Education employee
EndorsementsFlip BESELouisiana Association of Educators/Louisiana Federation of TeachersDiane Ravitch
More Infohttp://www.jasonfrance4la.com/

ETTA S. LICCIARDI
Occupation: Retired school board member & educator
EndorsementsLouisiana Association of Educators/Louisiana Federation of Teachers
More Infohttp://www.ettabese6.com/

LAREE TAYLOR
Occupation: Middle school principal in West Baton Rouge Parish; former administrator teacher in West Feliciana, East Baton Rouge
EndorsementsBaton Rouge Business ReportLouisiana Association of Business and Industry
More Infohttp://www.lareetaylorforbese.com/

BESE District 7

HOLLY BOFFY (Incumbent)
Occupation: Program Director of Teacher & Leader Development for the Council for Chief State School Officers; former middle school teacher.
Endorsements: Stand for Children Louisiana; Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
More Infohttp://www.hollyboffy.com/

MIKE KREAMER
Occupation: Educator
EndorsementsFlip BESELouisiana Association of Educators/Louisiana Federation of Teachers; Lafayette Parish Association of Educators
More Infohttp://www.yourvoiceinbese7.com/

BESE District 8

CAROLYN HILL (Incumbent)
Occupation: Social Worker
EndorsementsFlip BESELouisiana Association of Educators/Louisiana Federation of Teachers; EBR Democrats
More infohttp://www.hill4us.com/

JADA LEWIS
Occupation: Assistant Dean, LSU College of Engineering
Endorsements: Stand for Children Louisiana; Baton Rouge Business ReportLouisiana Association of Business and Industry
More Infohttp://jadalewisbese8.com/