LA-Elections 2017

[mds32]

The main race for this thread will be the State Treasurer Special Election.

Elections:
State House Seat District 8 (March)
State Treasurer (October)

Already there is a candidate for the State House seat and he seems to be quite a nutjob.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/louisiana-republican-americans-should-run-all-muslims-out-of-business-and-anyone-who-employs-them/

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Who serves as Treasurer until the special election?

[Kingpoleon]

Who serves as Treasurer until the special election?

Does JBE get to appoint someone?

My suggestions, in order of most to least known:
Mary Landrieu
Marc Morial
Major Thibaut
John George's
Andy Anders
Joe McPherson

[smoltchanov]

The main race for this thread will be the State Treasurer Special Election.

Elections:
State House Seat District 8 (March)
State Treasurer (October)

Already there is a candidate for the State House seat and he seems to be quite a nutjob.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/louisiana-republican-americans-should-run-all-muslims-out-of-business-and-anyone-who-employs-them/

The previous was a nutjob too, so - no big difference here..

[smoltchanov]

Candidates for March 25 election for 3 disricts in Louisiana House are finalized. Some thoughts:


1. 4 Republicans and no Democrats run in very conservative HD-08 (74-24 Romney in 2012). Probably - no surprises here, and district will happily elect new nutjob.

2. Democrats continue to surrender districts in rapidly republicanizing Acadiana. 2 Republicans and no Democrats in HD-42 (69-29 Romney in 2012), which was represented by centrist (more or less) Democrat Montoucet until recently. Probably we will see more such districts in Acadiana and around it in 2019 (Armes, LeBas, Danahay, Hill, and so on). Democrats quickly lose positions there....

3. On the contrary - Democrats try to flip suburban (Kenner) HD-92 (50-48 Obama in 2012), which until recently was represented by relatively moderate (by Southern standards) Republican Wilmott. 2 Republicans and 1 Democrat are running. Continuation of Clinton's (and party) "suburban strategy"?

Any details, Miles?