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Daniel Banguel
Daniel Banguel (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 62. He lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
Biography
Banguel is a graduate of Northwestern University and Southern University. He works as a motivational speaker and community organizer. His work has focused on bullying prevention. He started the nonprofit Louisiana Advancement Educational Project (LEAP), a bullying intervention program.[1]
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 62
Incumbent Roy Adams won election outright against Dadrius Lanus and Daniel Banguel in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 62 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roy Adams (D) | 51.0 | 5,522 |
| Dadrius Lanus (D) | 28.7 | 3,106 | ||
 | Daniel Banguel (D) | 20.4 | 2,209 | |
| Total votes: 10,837 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Banguel in this election.
2022
See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2022)
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
Special nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 5
Incumbent Darryl Hurst won election outright against Dadrius Lanus and Daniel Banguel in the special primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 5 on March 26, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Darryl Hurst (D) | 61.4 | 2,122 |
| Dadrius Lanus (D) | 26.6 | 920 | ||
| Daniel Banguel (D) | 11.9 | 412 | |
| Total votes: 3,454 | |||
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2016
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 5, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Erika Green Incumbent |
42.01% | 5,416 | |
| Democratic | Linda Dewey |
29.88% | 3,852 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Banguel | 20.08% | 2,588 | |
| Republican | Joe Dorsey | 6.78% | 874 | |
| Democratic | Abi Winget | 1.25% | 161 | |
| Total Votes | 12,891 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
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. Democrats Daniel Banguel, Ronnie Edwards, Edmond Jordan and Vereta Lee faced off in the October 24 blanket primary. Edwards and Jordan advanced to the November 21 runoff, where Edwards won election.[3][4]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 29 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ronnie Edwards |
36.1% | 3,733 | |
| Democratic | Edmond Jordan |
28.7% | 2,966 | |
| Democratic | Vereta Lee | 25.1% | 2,593 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Banguel | 10.2% | 1,054 | |
| Total Votes | 10,346 | |||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 29 Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ronnie Edwards |
59.1% | 6,887 | |
| Democratic | Edmond Jordan | 40.9% | 4,768 | |
| Total Votes | 11,655 | |||
2014
Nine seats on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board were up for election in 2014. Three of the seats advanced to a general election on December 6, 2014, as no candidate earned 50 percent plus one of the primary election votes in Districts 1, 5 and 8.
Prior to this election, the school board was comprised of 11 members. However, in July 2014, the board voted to accept a redistricting plan that reduced the number of board members to nine. The 2014 election was the first election for the new district boundaries. Due to the redrawing of district boundaries, some incumbents ran in new districts and against one another. District 1 incumbent David Tatman (R) was the only incumbent to have no challengers file against him, and he was automatically elected to the District 9 seat.[5]
Mary Lynch (I), incumbent for the former District 11, ran for re-election to the District 1 seat against newcomers Mark Bellue (R) and Jennifer Andrews (D). Andrews and Bellue advanced to a general election. District 5 incumbent Evelyn Ware-Jackson (D) faced District 9 incumbent Jerry Arbour (R), as well as Patty Merrick (D) and W.T. Winfield (D). Ware-Jackson and Arbour advanced to a general election.[6]
The remaining races did not include redistricted incumbents. District 2 incumbent Vereta Lee (D) ran to retain the same seat against challenger Daniel Banguel (D). Rachel Allmon (D) also filed to run in District 2, but later withdrew from the race. Tarvald Smith (D), the District 4 incumbent, sought re-election against Robert Maxie Sr. (D). Anthony Nelson (D) challenged District 7 incumbent Barbara Freiberg (R). District 8 incumbent Connie Bernard (R) faced multiple challengers as Christopher Bailey (R), Charles "Obie" O'Brien (R) and Joan Wallyn (R) all ran to unseat her. Bernard and Bailey advanced to a general election.[6]
Eugene Weatherspoon (D) withdrew from the race in District 3 against incumbent Kenyetta Nelson-Smith (D), allowing her to be automatically re-elected. Tiffany Perkins (R) and District 10 incumbent Jill Dyason (R) both filed to run for the District 6 seat. However, a court ruling found that Perkins did not legally reside within the boundaries of District 6 and could not run for the seat. This left Dyason unopposed and automatically elected to her new seat.[6][7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vereta Lee Incumbent |
65.5% | 7,672 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Banguel | 34.5% | 4,040 | |
| Total Votes | 11,712 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 6, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Daniel Banguel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Daniel Banguel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Banguel participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Re-prioritize city budgets to direct funding to neighborhoods that are under served..[8][9] | ” |
When asked what he would most like to change about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Minority Contract Opportunities[8][9] | ” |
When asked what he is most proud of about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | I am proud of every residents pride towards our cities history.[8][9] | ” |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Government transparency | |
| K-12 education | |
| Unemployment | |
| Crime reduction/prevention | |
| Homelessness | |
| Housing | |
| Civil rights | |
| Transportation | |
| Public pensions/retirement funds | |
| City services | |
| Recreational opportunities | |
| Environment | |
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer four questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column:
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Very important | |
| Federal | |
| Increased economic opportunities | |
| Focusing on small business development |
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Daniel Banguel, "Meet Daniel," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The Advocate, "EBR School Board agrees to downsize to 9 members," July 25, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ The Advocate, "Judge rules School Board candidate not a resident of district," September 10, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2016, "Daniel Banguel's Responses," August 31, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
