Connie Montgomery
Connie Montgomery was a Republican candidate for District 9 representative on the Jefferson Parish School Board in Louisiana. She filed to run in the general election on November 4, 2014, but later withdrew from the race.
Montgomery previously ran unsuccessfully in 2013 for the Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.[1]
Elections
2014
Nine seats on the Jefferson Parish School Board were up for election on November 4, 2014. Candidates who were unopposed at the end of the filing period were considered elected as of that date. Two districts advanced to a general election on December 6, 2014.
Eight of the district seats saw contested races. District 2 incumbent Etta Licciardi (R) filed to run in the District 3 contest, but later withdrew. Newcomers Rickeem Jackson (D), Ricky Johnson (D) and April Williams (D) ran to fill the open seat. Jackson and Johnson advanced to the general election. District 3 incumbent Ray St. Pierre (R) faced Raymond "Ray" Griffin Jr. (R) in his re-election bid. Phillip Huskey (D) also filed for the race, but was disqualified. District 4 incumbent Pat Tovrea (R) did not file to run for re-election. Melinda Bourgeois (R) and Glenn Mayeaux (R) vied for the open seat.[2]
Karen M. Barnes (D) and Sharlayne Jackson-Prevost (D) challenged District 5 incumbent Cedric Floyd (D). Meladie Munch (D) ran against District 6 incumbent Larry Dale (R). District 7 incumbent Mark Jacobs (R) faced challengers Melinda Doucet (R) and Jo Ann Scott (L). Deborah Armstrong (D) had filed for the District 7 seat, but later withdrew. Jacobs and Doucet advanced to the general election.[2]
Mike Delesdernier (R), the District 8 incumbent, faced Marion "Coach" Bonura (R). Denise Carpenter (R) also filed for the race, but later withdrew. Eugene "Gene" Katsanis (R) and incumbent Sandy Denapolis-Bosarge (R) faced one another for the second election in a row for the District 9 seat. Connie Montgomery (R) also filed to run in District 9, but later withdrew.[2]
In the only uncontested race, District 1 incumbent Mark Morgan (I) was re-elected without opposition after his opponent, Charles "Ken" Bradley (R), withdrew from the race.[2]
Results
Montgomery withdrew from the race prior to the election.
2013
Montgomery ran as a Republican for Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court and lost the primary election on October 19, 2013. Her opponents were Barron C. Burmaster (R), Zoe Olivia Fleming (D) and Stephen Petit (R). Montgomery received 9.54 percent of the vote.[3]
Recent news
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See also
- Jefferson Parish Public Schools, Louisiana
- Jefferson Parish Public Schools elections (2014)
- Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
- Louisiana judicial elections, 2013
External links
Footnotes
2014 Jefferson Parish Public Schools Elections | |
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana | |
Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Mark Morgan • Charles "Ken" Bradley District 2: • Rickeem Jackson • Ricky Johnson • April Williams |
Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |