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Barbara Carpenter (Louisiana)
Barbara Carpenter (Democratic Party) is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 63. She assumed office on January 11, 2016. Her current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Carpenter (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 63. She won in the general election on November 18, 2023.
Biography
Barbara Carpenter, as of March 2020, lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She earned a bachelor of science in vocational education and general science and a master of education in secondary education and administration from Southern University and a Ph.D. in adult and occupational education and international education from Kansas State University. Carpenter’s career experience includes working as the Dean of International Education and University Outreach with Southern University - Baton Rouge.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Carpenter was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, Chairman
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
2021-2022
Carpenter was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, Chair
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
2019-2020
Carpenter was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration of Criminal Justice Committee
- House Retirement Committee
- Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee
Sponsored legislation
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives 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.
General election
General election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 63
Incumbent Barbara Carpenter defeated Chauna Banks in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 63 on November 18, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Barbara Carpenter (D) | 64.2 | 3,964 |
 | Chauna Banks (D) | 35.8 | 2,212 | |
| Total votes: 6,176 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 63
Incumbent Barbara Carpenter and Chauna Banks defeated Christopher Lemoine in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 63 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Carpenter (D) | 41.1 | 3,977 |
| ✔ | | Chauna Banks (D) | 33.3 | 3,229 |
| Christopher Lemoine (R) | 25.6 | 2,481 | ||
| Total votes: 9,687 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Carpenter in this election.
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 63
Incumbent Barbara Carpenter won election outright against Dalton Honore in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 63 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Carpenter (D) | 62.2 | 6,884 |
 | Dalton Honore (D) | 37.8 | 4,188 | |
| Total votes: 11,072 | |||
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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.[2]
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. Democrats Ulysses Addison, Barbara Carpenter, Joyce Plummer, James Slaughter, and Dean Vicknair faced off in the October 24 blanket primary. Addison and Carpenter advanced to the November 21 runoff, where Carpenter won election.[3][4]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 63 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ulysses Addison |
32.8% | 3,030 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Carpenter |
29.7% | 2,739 | |
| Democratic | Joyce Plummer | 22.2% | 2,047 | |
| Democratic | Dean Vicknair | 7.8% | 724 | |
| Democratic | James Slaughter | 7.5% | 697 | |
| Total Votes | 9,237 | |||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 63 Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Barbara Carpenter |
58.2% | 6,255 | |
| Democratic | Ulysses Addison | 41.8% | 4,491 | |
| Total Votes | 10,746 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Barbara Carpenter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Barbara Carpenter did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
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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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Louisiana House of Representatives District 63 |
Officeholder Louisiana House of Representatives District 63 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ State of Louisiana, "State Representative Barbara W. Carpenter Democrat District 63," accessed March 27, 2020
- ↑ 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
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| Preceded by Dalton Honore (D) |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 63 2016-Present |
Succeeded by - |
