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Eddy Ray Presley
Eddy Ray Presley was a Republican District 9 representative on the Bossier Parish School Board in Louisiana. First elected in 2006, he lost his re-election bid in the November 4, 2014, general election to Eric Newman (R).
Biography
Presley attended Central Park Elementary and Rusheon Middle School. He graduated from Bossier High School and earned a B.S. in business administration from Louisiana State University in Shreveport. He works as a print center supervisor at Office Max/Office Depot. He worked as a substitute teacher for five years. His is the Waller Baptist Church Awana game director.[1]
Presley has served as the school board president and as the chair of Bossier Parish Transportation, Scholarship, Finance, Building and Grounds, and Planning and Development Committee. He has attended National Education Association (NEA) and National School Boards Association (NSBA) conferences. He has earned between 21 and 30 hours of school board member training per year.[1]
Elections
2014
- See also: Bossier Parish Schools elections (2014)
All twelve seats on the Bossier Parish School Board were up for election on November 4, 2014. Candidates who were unopposed at the close of the filing period were considered elected as of that date.
Only three of the 12 districts had contested races. District 4 incumbent Tammy Armer Smith (R) challenged incumbent Frank Kelly (R) for his District 3 seat. Elizabeth Roberts Foster (I), William Lott (R) and Richard Phipps (R) ran to fill Smith's vacated District 4 seat, but Phipps withdrew prior to the primary election. District 9 incumbent Eddy Ray Presley (R) ran for re-election against challenger Eric Newman (R).
Nine seats had unopposed races and were considered elected as of August 22, 2014. Three incumbents did not seek election. Jack Raley (R) did not seek re-election in District 1. Billie Jo Brotherton (R) ran unopposed to fill the seat. Shane Cheatham (R) won District 11's open seat unopposed, as incumbent Barbara Rudd (R) did not run for re-election. The District 12 seat was open, as well, as incumbent Kay Padgett Byrd (R) did not seek re-election. Dennis Bamburg, Jr. (R) won the seat without opposition.
Districts 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 were all retained by their following respective unopposed incumbents: Brad L. Bockhaus (R), Michael S. Mosura, II (R), Glen Bullard (R), J.W. Slack (R), Kenneth M. Wiggins (D) and Sandra "Samm" Darby (I).
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Eric Newman |
68.5% | 1,277 | |
| Republican | Eddy Ray Presley Incumbent | 31.5% | 587 | |
| Total Votes | 1,864 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 5, 2014 | ||||
Funding
As of October 29, 2014, Presley reported no contributions or expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program.[2]
Endorsements
Presley was endorsed by Red River United, the Central Trades and Labor Council of Shreveport and Vicinity (CTLC), AFL-CIO and the Committee on Political Education (COPE).[3]
2010
| Bossier Parish Schools, District 9 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Eddy Ray Presley |
50.5% | 209 | |
| Republican | Edward "Ed" Jackson | 49.5% | 205 | |
| Total Votes | 414 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed September 2, 2014 | ||||
Bossier Chamber of Commerce, "Eddy Presley Bossier Parish School Board - District 9," September 25, 2014 |
Campaign themes
2014
Presley provided the following statement to the Bossier Chamber of Commerce:
| “ | In the past 8 years, I have been a part of the tremendous growth and performance in Bossier Parish. It is my goal to continue to support, promote, and represent our students, employees, parents, and other partners in our education system.[4] | ” |
| —Eddy Ray Presley (2014)[1] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Eddy + Presley + Bossier + Parish + Schools"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bossier Chamber of Commerce, "Candidate Profile: Eddy Presley," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Louisiana Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ Red River United, "Local School Board Candidate Endorsements- Your Vote Counts!" October 7, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
