Wesley Bishop

Wesley Bishop
Louisiana House of Representatives District 99
Incumbent
In office
2011 - Present
Term ends
January 11, 2016
Years in position	2
Party	Democratic
Leadership
2011
Compensation
Base salary	$16,800/year
Per diem	$6,000/year for expenses; $149/day per diem
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 19, 2011
First elected	January 22, 2011
Next election	November 3, 2015
Term limits	3 terms (12 years)
Education
Bachelor's	Southern University
Master's	University of Mississippi
J.D.	Ohio State University
Personal
Profession	University Administrator; Attorney
Websites
Office website

Wesley Bishop is a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 99 since 2012. He formerly represented the 101st District but was displaced to the 99th in the 2010 redistricting. Bishop was first elected to the house in the January 22, 2011 special election.

Bishop is an attorney, university administrator, and native of New Orleans. He received his BS from Southern University at New Orleans. He went on to receive his Masters of Public Administration from the University of Mississippi and his JD from Ohio State University. He is currently assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs and assistant professor of criminal justice at SUNO. Bishop is also a partner at Spears and Spears law firm. He is married to his wife, Shannon. They have one child.

Committee assignments

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Bishop served on the following committees:

• Education
• Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs
• Ways and Means
• Joint Legislative Capital Outlay Committee

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Bishop served on the following committees:

• Commerce
• Insurance
• Judiciary

Campaign themes

On his 2011 special election campaign site, Bishop outlined his campaign's theme:

• "It's no secret that our city is experiencing some tough times. Since 2005, the residents of New Orleans East have waited for the promise of schools, hospitals, restaurants and other basic services. Five years later, we still sit without access to basic services while neighboring areas thrive. Something is not right with this picture... As a 33 year resident of New Orleans East, I am well aware of the problems we continue to face. As someone who has served as an attorney, educator and community leader in both the Spring Lake and Academy Park subdivisions, I am confident that I have the ability and the vision that is needed to bring about the change necessary to move New Orleans and Louisiana forward."

Elections

2011 General

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2011

On October 22, 2011, Bishop won election to District 61 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Due to redistricting, Bishop was moved to District 98, where he defeated Samuel Cowart (D) in the October 22 primary election. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary.

Louisiana House of Representatives, District 98 Blanket Primary, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Wesley Bishop	81.6%	4,378
	Democratic	Samuel Cowart	18.4%	989
Total Votes				5,367

2011 Special

See also: State legislative special elections, 2011; Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2011

Bishop defeated Roland Barthe (D) and Willie Jones (D) in the District 101 special election for the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Louisiana House of Representatives Special Election, District 101 (2011)
Candidates		Votes
Wesley Bishop (D)		1,294
Roland Barthe (D)		226
Willie Jones (D)		204

Campaign donors

2011

In 2011, Bishop received $800 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.

Louisiana House of Representatives 2011 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Wesley Bishop's campaign in 2011
Cowart, Samuel	$800
Total Raised in 2011	$800
Total Votes received in 2011	4,378
Cost of each vote received	$0.18

Recent news

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Wesley Bishop News Feed

• In the South, a love of guns and a loss of life - MSNBC
• Breakaway EBR school district bills pass committee - The Advocate
• More cigarette tax bills fail - The Advocate
• Senate Sets Sights on Lifetime Gun License - NOLA Defender

External links

Suggest a link

• Louisiana House of Representatives - Rep. Wesley Bishop
• Campaign Site
• Personal Web Site
• nola.com, "Three qualify for vacant state house seat in eastern New Orleans," December 15, 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Charmaine Stiaes (D)	Louisiana House of Representatives District 99 2012–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Cedric Richmond (D)	Louisiana House of Representatives District 101 2011–2012	Succeeded by Edward James