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Barbara Norton
Barbara Norton (Democratic Party) was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 3. She assumed office in 2008. She left office on January 13, 2020.
Norton (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 39. She lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
Norton was disqualified for residing outside of District 39.[1] Norton was a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 3. She was first elected to the chamber in 2007.
Biography
Norton's professional experience includes working for American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T).
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Norton was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration of Criminal Justice Committee
- Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Committee
- Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Norton served on the following committees:
| Louisiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Administration of Criminal Justice |
| • Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs |
| • Transportation, Highways and Public Works |
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Norton served on the following committees:
- Administration of Criminal Justice
- Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs
- Transportation, Highways and Public Works
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Norton served on the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
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.
General election
General election for Louisiana State Senate District 39
Sam Jenkins defeated Cedric Glover in the general election for Louisiana State Senate District 39 on November 18, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sam Jenkins (D) | 65.3 | 11,814 |
 | Cedric Glover (D) | 34.7 | 6,271 | |
| Total votes: 18,085 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 39
Sam Jenkins and Cedric Glover defeated James Slagle and Barbara Norton in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 39 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Jenkins (D) | 33.7 | 6,526 |
| ✔ | | Cedric Glover (D) | 26.4 | 5,114 |
| James Slagle (R) | 26.0 | 5,034 | ||
 | Barbara Norton (D) | 13.8 | 2,672 | |
| Total votes: 19,346 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Norton in this election.
2019
See also: Louisiana State Senate 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 State Senate District 39
Incumbent Gregory Tarver won election outright against James Slagle in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 39 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gregory Tarver (D) | 69.0 | 15,755 |
| James Slagle (R) | 31.0 | 7,071 | ||
| Total votes: 22,826 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Barbara Norton (D)
- Shante Wells (D)
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. Incumbent Barbara Norton (D) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[3][4]
2011
On November 19, 2011, Norton won re-election to District 3 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. She faced Anna Marie Arpino (R), Ernest Baylor Jr. (D) and Lynn Cawthorne (D) in the October 22 primary. 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. However, since no candidate reached this threshold, a general election took place on November 19, 2011 between top-two vote getters Norton and Cawthorne.[5] Norton defeated Cawthorne to win re-election.[6]
| Louisiana House of Representatives District 3 General Election, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Barbara Norton Incumbent |
56.1% | 3,240 | |
| Democratic | Lynn Cawthorne | 43.9% | 2,533 | |
| Total Votes | 5,773 | |||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 3 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Barbara Norton Incumbent |
44.7% | 3,078 | |
| Democratic | Lynn Cawthorne |
26.9% | 1,850 | |
| Democratic | Ernest Baylor, Jr. | 22.5% | 1,548 | |
| Republican | Anna Marie Arpino | 5.9% | 408 | |
| Total Votes | 6,884 | |||
2007
In 2007, Norton was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. He defeated Lindora Baker and Spencer Stephens.[7]
| Louisiana House of Representatives General Election, District 3 (2007) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Barbara Norton (D)
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3,901 | |||
| Lindora Baker (D) | 2,648 | |||
| Spencer Stephens (D) | 403 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Barbara Norton did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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2020
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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Norton is a member of the Democratic Caucus, Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, and the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus.[11]
See also
2023 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Rep. Norton's website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2009, 2007, 2003
Membership
- ↑ Shreveport Times, "Judge disqualifies Rep. Barbara Norton from District 39 Senate race," accessed February 6, 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
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," October 22, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for November 19, 2011," accessed December 6, 2011
- ↑ Official Louisiana House 2007 General Election Results
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Norton
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| Preceded by - |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 3 2008–2019 |
Succeeded by Tammy Phelps |
