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Alvin Crusto Jr.
Alvin Crusto Jr. was a candidate for the District 7 seat on the Orleans Parish School Board in Louisiana. Crusto Jr. was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Seven seats on the Orleans Parish School Board were up for by-district primary election on November 8, 2016. District 1 incumbent John Brown Sr., District 2 candidate Ethan Ashley, District 3 incumbent Sarah Usdin, and District 5 candidate Benjamin Kleban ran unopposed and won election to the board without appearing on the ballot. District 4 incumbent Leslie Ellison defeated challenger Walter Umrani. Morris Reed Jr. originally filed to challenge Ellison but withdrew from the race before the election. Despite his withdrawal announcement, his name remained on the ballot. District 6 incumbent Woody Koppel won re-election to his seat by defeating David Alvarez, and District 7 incumbent Nolan Marshall Jr. also won re-election after defeating Alvin Crusto Jr. and Kwame Smith.[1]
Results
| Orleans Parish School Board, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Nolan Marshall Jr. Incumbent |
54.39% | 9,830 | |
| Democratic | Kwame Smith | 26.16% | 4,728 | |
| Democratic | Alvin Crusto Jr. | 19.45% | 3,515 | |
| Total Votes | 18,073 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Orleans Parish," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||||
Funding
Crusto reported $13,574.61 in contributions and $11,888.76 in expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, which left his campaign with $1,685.85 on hand as of November 3, 2016.[2]
Endorsements
Crusto received the following official endorsements:[3][4]
- Algiers Political Action Committee (APAC)
- Community Organization for Urban Political (COUP)
- Louisiana Independent Federation of Electors (LIFE)
- Lafitte Organization for Voter Education (LOVE)
- New Orleans East League (NOEL)
- Treme Improvement Political Society (TIPS)
- Treme Musicians for Al Crusto
- The New Orleans Tribune
- Louisiana State Rep. John Bagneris (D-100)
- Louisiana State Rep. Dr. Joseph Bouie (D-97)
- Louisiana State Senator Troy Carter (D-7)
- Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Lambert Boissiere, III (D-3)
- Former Louisiana Sate Rep. Louis Charbonnet, III (D-96)
- 1st City Court Constable Lambert Boissiere, Jr.
- Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman
- Orleans Parish Assessor Errol Williams
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Louisiana Campaign Finance Reports," accessed November 3, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Email communication with Hope Franklin," October 28, 2016
- ↑ The New Orleans Tribune, "Our Endorsements," accessed November 1, 2016
