Billie Jo Brotherton
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Billie Jo Brotherton is a Republican District 1 representative on the Bossier Parish School Board in Louisiana. She sought election in the 2014 general election, but was unopposed at the close of the candidate filing period. She was elected without opposition on August 22, 2014.
Biography
Brotherton graduated from Haughton High School and earned a B.A. in elementary education from Northwestern State University. She received a master's degree from Louisiana Tech University with an emphasis on administration. She retired from working in the Bossier Parish Schools system with 32.5 years of service. During that time she taught kindergarten at Platt and T.L. Rhodes Elementary schools and worked as an assistant principal at Platt Elementary.[1]
Brotherton is a member of Frist Baptist Church of Haughton. She is married to Bob Brotherton.[1]
Elections
2014
- See also: Bossier Parish Schools elections (2014)
All twelve seats on the Bossier Parish School Board were up for election on November 4, 2014. Candidates who were unopposed at the close of the filing period were considered elected as of that date.
Only three of the 12 districts had contested races. District 4 incumbent Tammy Armer Smith (R) challenged incumbent Frank Kelly (R) for his District 3 seat. Elizabeth Roberts Foster (I), William Lott (R) and Richard Phipps (R) ran to fill Smith's vacated District 4 seat, but Phipps withdrew prior to the primary election. District 9 incumbent Eddy Ray Presley (R) ran for re-election against challenger Eric Newman (R).
Nine seats had unopposed races and were considered elected as of August 22, 2014. Three incumbents did not seek election. Jack Raley (R) did not seek re-election in District 1. Billie Jo Brotherton (R) ran unopposed to fill the seat. Shane Cheatham (R) won District 11's open seat unopposed, as incumbent Barbara Rudd (R) did not run for re-election. The District 12 seat was open, as well, as incumbent Kay Padgett Byrd (R) did not seek re-election. Dennis Bamburg, Jr. (R) won the seat without opposition.
Districts 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 were all retained by their following respective unopposed incumbents: Brad L. Bockhaus (R), Michael S. Mosura, II (R), Glen Bullard (R), J.W. Slack (R), Kenneth M. Wiggins (D) and Sandra "Samm" Darby (I).
Results
Brotherton was elected without opposition at the end of the candidate filing period.
Funding
Brotherton reported no contributions or expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program.[2]
Endorsements
Brotherton did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2014
Brotherton provided the following statement to the Bossier Chamber of Commerce:
| “ | I love Bossier Parish!! I would like to give back to the Parish that has been so good to me and my family. Bossier is growing and one of the reasons for that growth is the great school system. I want to help Bossier Parish get even better. As a retired educator, I feel that I can be an asset on the board.[3] | ” |
| —Billie Jo Brotherton (2014)[1] | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bossier Parish School Board Candidate Profile, "Billie Jo Brotherton," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Louisiana Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
