Cathy Banks
Cathy S. Banks (Republican Party) ran for election to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to represent District 7. She lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
Biography
Cathy Banks' career experience includes working as an educator.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 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 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7
Kevin Berken defeated Erick Knezek in the general election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 on November 18, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Berken (R) | 53.1 | 49,776 |
 | Erick Knezek (R) | 46.9 | 44,047 | |
| Total votes: 93,823 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7
Kevin Berken and Erick Knezek defeated Cathy S. Banks in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Berken (R) | 36.8 | 47,861 |
| ✔ | | Erick Knezek (R) | 34.2 | 44,534 |
 | Cathy S. Banks (R) | 29.0 | 37,654 | |
| Total votes: 130,049 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Banks in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Cathy S. Banks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Banks' campaign website stated the following:
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ADVOCATE FOR TEACHER SUPPORT/RESOURCES Teachers are the cornerstone of our education system as well as our communities. How many of us have examples from our childhood where a teacher has went above and beyond for one of us or a member of our family? These professionals should not have to choose between paying bills in their own home or buying supplies for their classrooms. Being married to an educator has given this candidate access to the challenges he and his colleagues have faced for years and as a BESE board member I am committed to making sure Louisiana state teachers are valued for what they do. Without public school teachers many of us would not be where we are today, or at least I know I would not be. ENHANCED SAFETY MEASURES FOR ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS History and Statistics have shown that children cannot learn in unsafe environments. We are living in perilous times with an unprecedented occurrence of school shootings and in school fighting. Dr. Cathy is an advocate of collaborations with law enforcement for advanced precautions and interventions for all public schools. SCHOOL CHOICE Every parent should have the right to decide where their child goes to school. Whether it be a charter school or a better-performing school than the one in their own neighborhood. I am an advocate for parents and school systems working together to make sure each child gets the best instruction for their learning level as well as their environmental needs. STUDENT ADVOCACY
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| —Cathy Banks' campaign website (2023)[3] | ||
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Dr. Cathy Banks for BESE, "Meet Cathy," accessed September 12, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dr Cathy Banks for BESE - District 7, “Platform,” accessed September 11, 2023
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