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Charles Marsala
Charles Marsala (Republican Party) ran for election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 94. He lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
Marsala completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Charles Marsala earned an bachelor's degree from Tulane University in 1982 and attended the Stanford University Executive Program in 2000. He has worked as a sales manager, business owner, business consultant, oil field engineer, and financial advisor. He served as the mayor of Atherton, California from 2005-2006, vice mayor of Atherton from 2004-2005, and on Atherton City Council from 2002 to 2010.
He is a financial advisor and the producer and host of Awesome Wildlife Effort, a public television show concerned with environmental protection. He also produces and hosts Celebrating Culture, a television concerned with Louisiana's culture, heritage, festivals, and environmental challenges. He is the author of 6 Steps to Financial Legacy.
Marsala has served as president of the American-Italian Federation of the Southeast, a divisional vice-president of the Italian Sons and Daughters of America, a member of the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian-American Organizations, and an area coordinator for the National Italian-American Foundation. He is affiliated with the American Italian Cultural Center, Krewe of AWE, and Krewe of Bacchus.[1][2]
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 94
Incumbent Stephanie Hilferty won election outright against Charles Marsala in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 94 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephanie Hilferty (R) | 87.5 | 9,157 |
 | Charles Marsala (R)  | 12.5 | 1,308 | |
| Total votes: 10,465 | |||
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Endorsements
Marsala received the following endorsements.
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Louisiana's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. The seat was open following incumbent David Vitter's decision to retire. A total of 24 candidates filed to run and competed in the primary election on November 8, 2016. John Kennedy (R) and Foster Campbell (D) took the top two spots in the election, advancing to the general election on December 10, 2016. Kennedy subsequently defeated Campbell in the general election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  John Kennedy |
60.7% | 536,191 | |
| Democratic | Foster Campbell | 39.3% | 347,816 | |
| Total Votes | 884,007 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Kennedy |
25% | 482,591 | |
| Democratic | Foster Campbell |
17.5% | 337,833 | |
| Republican | Charles Boustany | 15.4% | 298,008 | |
| Democratic | Caroline Fayard | 12.5% | 240,917 | |
| Republican | John Fleming | 10.6% | 204,026 | |
| Republican | Rob Maness | 4.7% | 90,856 | |
| Republican | David Duke | 3% | 58,606 | |
| Democratic | Derrick Edwards | 2.7% | 51,774 | |
| Democratic | Gary Landrieu | 2.4% | 45,587 | |
| Republican | Donald Crawford | 1.3% | 25,523 | |
| Republican | Joseph Cao | 1.1% | 21,019 | |
| Independent | Beryl Billiot | 1% | 19,352 | |
| Libertarian | Thomas Clements | 0.6% | 11,370 | |
| Independent | Troy Hebert | 0.5% | 9,503 | |
| Democratic | Josh Pellerin | 0.4% | 7,395 | |
| Democratic | Peter Williams | 0.4% | 6,855 | |
| Democratic | Vinny Mendoza | 0.3% | 4,927 | |
| Independent | Kaitlin Marone | 0.2% | 4,108 | |
| Libertarian | Le Roy Gillam | 0.2% | 4,067 | |
| Republican | Charles Marsala | 0.2% | 3,684 | |
| Independent | Arden Wells | 0.1% | 1,483 | |
| Independent | Bob Lang | 0.1% | 1,424 | |
| Independent | Gregory Taylor | 0.1% | 1,151 | |
| Total Votes | 1,932,059 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Charles Marsala completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Marsala's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Graduate of Jesuit High School Class of 1978 - Student Council President Graduate of Tulane University Class of 1982 in Mechanical Engineering Graduate of Stanford University Executive Program for Growing Companies 2000
City Councilman Atherton California 2002-2010 Mayor of Atherton California in 2006 President of the American Italian Federation for the Southeast 2019- Present District National Vice President of the Italian Sons and Daughters of America
Producer and host of the television show “Celebrating Culture” with three Suncoast Regional Emmy Nominations. Co-host of television series “Buona Sera Louisiana” with Lena Prima
Author of “Monumental Heist: a Story of Race; a Race to the White House.” Film producer of “Who Killa da Chief?” and “Francesco de Pinedo’s Four Continents Flight” documentaries
- School Choice
- No State Income Tax
- Retain and Restore West End Lakeshore Park for Recreation and Wildlife
Fiscal: Resolving the Unfunded Government Pension Crisis
Protecting Seniors from Opioid Addiction via Prescription Drugs
Fiscal and Environmental Policy
The theme of the show is to show social philanthropy.
Hurricane Betsy in New Orleans, I was 5 years old.
21 years
It is about Christianity.
Saving the wildlife habitat of Pelicans and Eagles.
Louisiana Citizens Advocacy Group
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2016
Marsala made the following statement to Ballotpedia regarding his political philosophy:[1]
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Charles is a socially moderate, fiscally conservative, environmental Republican. He is passionate about several topics and, as Senator, will seek legislation to help resolve some of America's most pressing issues. His platform includes: reducing ivory-funded terrorism; reducing the Gulf Dead Zone and restoring coastlines; protecting senior savings; bringing jobs to Louisiana; promoting Louisiana tourism; creating awareness of synthetic drugs and food and the consequences of their interactions; keeping oil tax revenue funds in Louisiana as stated under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. [4] |
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Louisiana House of Representatives District 94 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on September 6, 2016
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on September 26, 2023
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
