Derrick Shepherd
2023 - Present
2027
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Derrick Shepherd (Democratic Party) is a member of the Jefferson Parish School Board in Louisiana, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Shepherd (Democratic Party) won election to the Jefferson Parish School Board to represent District 5 in Louisiana outright in the primary on November 8, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Elections
2022
See also: Jefferson Parish Public School System, Louisiana, elections (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
Nonpartisan primary for Jefferson Parish School Board District 5
Derrick Shepherd won election outright against Jessica Bertrand McClendon in the primary for Jefferson Parish School Board District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Derrick Shepherd (D) | 69.7 | 6,440 |
| Jessica Bertrand McClendon (D) | 30.3 | 2,795 | ||
| Total votes: 9,235 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Simeon Dickerson (D)
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.[1]
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. Incumbent Ebony Woodruff (D) was defeated by Rodney Lyons (D) in the October 24 blanket primary. Derrick Shepherd (D) was disqualified before the primary.[2][3]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 87 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rodney Lyons |
58.6% | 2,883 | |
| Democratic | Ebony Woodruff Incumbent | 41.4% | 2,034 | |
| Total Votes | 4,917 | |||
2006
- See also: Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District
In November 2006, Shepherd ran against incumbent Bill Jefferson in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. Jefferson, who was dogged by allegations of corruption, was facing a tough re-election fight. Shepherd finished third with 18 percent of the vote, behind Jefferson and Representative Karen Carter Peterson. On November 7, 2006, William J. Jefferson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Scott Barron (D), Regina Bartholomew (D), Karen Carter (D), Troy "C" Carter (D), Deven "D.C." Collins (D), John Edwards (D), M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza (D), Derrick Shepherd (D), Eric T. Bradley (R), Joseph "Joe" Lavigne (R), Lawrence William "Lance" von Uhde III (R) and Gregory W. "Rhumbline" Kahn (L) in the primary election.
| U.S. House, Louisiana District 2 Primary Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | William J. Jefferson |
32.7% | 35,153 | |
| Democratic | Scott Barron | 0.6% | 621 | |
| Democratic | Regina Bartholomew | 1% | 1,125 | |
| Democratic | Karen Carter | 25.1% | 27,011 | |
| Democratic | Troy "C" Carter | 10.5% | 11,304 | |
| Democratic | Deven "D.C." Collins | 0.1% | 121 | |
| Democratic | John Edwards | 0.6% | 675 | |
| Democratic | M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza | 0.4% | 402 | |
| Democratic | Derrick Shepherd | 15.6% | 16,799 | |
| Republican | Eric T. Bradley | 1.1% | 1,159 | |
| Republican | Joseph "Joe" Lavigne | 11.6% | 12,511 | |
| Republican | Lawrence William "Lace" von Uhde III | 0.2% | 258 | |
| Libertarian | Gregory W. "Rhumbline" Kahn | 0.4% | 404 | |
| Total Votes | 107,543 | |||
2005
In May 2005, Shepherd won a special election and became the State Senator for the 3rd District. He received 51 percent of the vote and succeeded Lambert Boissiere Jr., who had won a seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission. Shepherd was re-elected in 2007 with 61 percent of the vote.
2003
Shepherd was first elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2003 and took office in early 2004 as the Representative for the 87th House District. He had received 60 percent of the vote.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Derrick Shepherd did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
Corruption charges
On April 10, 2008, Shepherd was indicted by federal investigators on charges of corruption.[5][6][7]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Times-Picayune, New Orleans, "Jackson elected to state House after Rep. Harris withdraws," September 14, 2007
- ↑ Times-Picayune, New Orleans, "Shepherd: FBI sought dirt on Nagin, Jefferson, Carter," October 24, 2007
- ↑ Louisiana Crime Blog, "State Senator Derrick Shepherd and Others Charged by Federal Grand Jury," April 10, 2008
- ↑ Times-Picayune, New Orleans, "Senator indicted in fraud case," April 11, 2008
