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Alan Seabaugh
2024 - Present
2028
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Alan Seabaugh (Republican Party) is a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 31. He assumed office on January 8, 2024. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Seabaugh (Republican Party) won election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 31 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
Seabaugh earned his B.A. from Louisiana State University in 1990 and his J.D. from Louisiana State University in 1993. His professional experience includes working as the managing partner of Seabaugh & Joffrion law firm in Shreveport, and an Allied Attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Seabaugh was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Seabaugh was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Seabaugh was assigned to the following committees:
- Civil Law and Procedure Committee
- Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
- House Insurance Committee, Vice Chair
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Seabaugh served on the following committees:
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| • Ways and Means, Vice Chair |
| • Health and Welfare |
| • Joint Legislative Capital Outlay |
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Seabaugh served on the following committees:
- Civil Law and Procedure, Vice Chair
- Insurance
- Retirement
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Seabaugh served on the following committees:
- Commerce Committee, Louisiana House of Representatives
- Education Committee, Louisiana House of Representatives
- Judiciary Committee, Louisiana House of Representatives
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 31
Alan Seabaugh won election outright against John McConathy in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 31 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alan Seabaugh (R) | 54.2 | 16,982 |
| John McConathy (R) | 45.8 | 14,355 | ||
| Total votes: 31,337 | |||
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Endorsements
Seabaugh received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 31
Alan Seabaugh won election outright against John McConathy in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 31 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Seabaugh (R) | 54.2 | 16,982 |
| John McConathy (R) | 45.8 | 14,355 | ||
| Total votes: 31,337 | |||
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2019
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Alan Seabaugh won election outright against Brian Salvatore in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 5 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Seabaugh (R) | 66.2 | 8,055 |
 | Brian Salvatore (D) | 33.8 | 4,116 | |
| Total votes: 12,171 | |||
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2015
Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[1]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Incumbent Alan Seabaugh (R) defeated Eileen Velez (D) in the October 24 blanket primary.[2][3]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 5 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Alan Seabaugh Incumbent |
71.1% | 6,956 | |
| Democratic | Eileen Velez | 28.9% | 2,827 | |
| Total Votes | 9,783 | |||
2014
Seabaugh announced on November 3, 2013, that he decided not to run for U.S. Senate in 2014, and instead endorsed Bill Cassidy (R).[4][5]
2011
On October 22, 2011, Seabaugh won re-election to District 5 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He defeated Cynthia Norton Robertson (R) in the October 22 primary. Louisiana uses a blanket primary system. Because Seabaugh and Robertson were the only two candidates on October 22, then the winner of that race became the overall winner.[6]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 5 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Alan Seabaugh Incumbent |
79.3% | 6,031 | |
| Republican | Cynthia Norton Robertson | 20.7% | 1,578 | |
| Total Votes | 7,609 | |||
2010
Seabaugh won election to the 5th District seat of the Louisiana House of Representatives in a special election on October 2, 2010. He defeated Harold Turner.[7]
| Louisiana House of Representatives Special Election, District 5 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Alan Seabaugh (R)
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5,085 | |||
| Harold Turner (R) | 3,778 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
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2022
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2019
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 11 to June 3. Special sessions were convened from January 15, 2024 to January 23, 2024; February 19, 2024 to February 29, 2024; and November 6, 2024 to November 25, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 to June 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 to June 6.
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2021
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In 2021, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 12 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 9 to June 1. The session was suspended from March 31 through May 4. A special session convened from June 1 to June 30 and from September 28 to October 23.
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2019
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In 2019, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 through June 6.
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2018
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In 2018, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through May 18.
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2017
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In 2017, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 through June 8. The legislature held its first special session from February 13 to February 22. The legislature held its second special session from June 8 to June 16.
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2016
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In 2016, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 through June 6. A special session was held from February 14 to March 9 to address the state's budget gap. A second special session was held from June 6 to June 23.
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2015
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In 2015, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 13 through June 11.
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2014
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In 2014, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 10 through June 3.
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2013
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In 2013, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 to June 6.
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2012
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In 2012, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through June 4.
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Personal
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Seabaugh and his wife, Laura, have four children.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Louisiana State Senate District 31 |
Officeholder Louisiana State Senate District 31 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ NOLA.com, "State Rep. Alan Seabaugh won't run for the Senate, endorses Bill Cassidy," accessed November 4, 2013
- ↑ Shreveport Times, "Seabaugh: Cassidy not conservative enough to beat Landrieu," accessed October 9, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," October 22, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Special election results October 2, 2010," accessed August 24, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2014 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2013 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2012 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Louie Bernard (R) |
Louisiana State Senate District 31 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 5 2010-2024 |
Succeeded by Dennis Bamburg Jr. (R) |
