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Emma Shepard
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 18, 2023

Education

Graduate

Louisiana State University, Shreveport, 1985

Other

Louisiana State University, 2003

Contact

Emma Shepard (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to represent District 4. She lost in the general election on November 18, 2023.

Biography

Emma Shepard earned an M.A. in elementary education and teaching from Louisiana State University at Shreveport in 1985 and an education specialist degree from Louisiana State University in 2003. Shepard's career experience includes working as a teacher.[1][2] She has served as the president of the Louisiana Association of Educators-Retired, on the LAE Board of Directors, and on the YWCA Racial and Social Justice Committee.[2]

Elections

2023

See also: Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 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.

General election

General election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4

Stacey Melerine defeated Emma Shepard in the general election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 on November 18, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stacey Melerine
Stacey Melerine (R)
 
62.3
 
56,792
Image of Emma Shepard
Emma Shepard (D)
 
37.7
 
34,365

Total votes: 91,157
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4

Stacey Melerine and Emma Shepard defeated Paige Hoffpauir in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 on October 14, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Stacey Melerine
Stacey Melerine (R)
 
47.0
 
55,297
Image of Emma Shepard
Emma Shepard (D)
 
30.5
 
35,850
Image of Paige Hoffpauir
Paige Hoffpauir (R)
 
22.5
 
26,477

Total votes: 117,624
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Endorsements

Shepard received the following endorsements.

2021

See also: Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 2021


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.

General election

Special general election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4

Michael Melerine defeated Cassie Williams in the special general election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 on April 24, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Melerine
Michael Melerine (R)
 
61.8
 
23,541
Image of Cassie Williams
Cassie Williams (D)
 
38.2
 
14,546

Total votes: 38,087
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4

Cassie Williams and Michael Melerine defeated Shelly McFarland, John Milkovich, and Cody Whitaker in the special primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 on March 20, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cassie Williams
Cassie Williams (D)
 
29.3
 
10,768
Image of Michael Melerine
Michael Melerine (R)
 
28.2
 
10,361
Image of Shelly McFarland
Shelly McFarland (R)
 
22.4
 
8,251
Image of John Milkovich
John Milkovich (Independent)
 
15.9
 
5,844
Image of Cody Whitaker
Cody Whitaker (Independent)
 
4.2
 
1,555

Total votes: 36,779
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2014

See also: Caddo Parish Public Schools elections (2014)

All 12 seats on the Caddo Parish School Board were up for election on November 4, 2014. Seven of the 12 districts saw contested races in the primary election, and three district races advanced to a general on December 6, 2014. The majority of these races pitted incumbents against single challengers. Incumbent Carl A. Pierson, Sr. (D) faced Margaret A. Brown (D) in District 3, and incumbent Charlotte Crawley (D) faced Susannah Walter Poljak (I) in District 4. Incumbents Larry Ramsey (R) and Dottie H. Bell (D) faced challengers Dock Voorhies (D) and Annetta Garner (D) in Districts 10 and 12, respectively. However, Ramsey was automatically re-elected prior to the election when Voorhies withdrew from the race.

Additionally, the District 7 seat was open as incumbent Lillian Priest (D) did not file to run for re-election. Raymond E. Green (D) and Joy Ellis Walters (D) vied for the seat.

Only Districts 2, 8 and 11 saw more than two candidates on the ballot. In District 2, incumbent Jasmine R. Green (D) faced challengers Jackie Dozier (D) and Barbara Johnson Simpson (D). Green and Simpson advanced to a general election. District 11 incumbent Ginger Armstrong (R) faced Kacee Hargrave Kirschvink (R) and Parker G. Ward (R). Armstrong and Kirschvink advanced to a general election.

District 8 was the largest race in the school district. Denee Locke (R), Rachel Sexton Penwell (R) and Emma Luster Shepard (D) all challenged incumbent Bonita Crawford (R). Crawford and Locke advanced to a general election.

Three of the races had unopposed candidates who were automatically elected as of August 22, 2014. District 1 and 6 incumbents Steve Riall (R) and Mary A. Trammel (D) won re-election without opposition. Newcomer Bonita Douzart (D) ran unopposed for the District 5 seat, which was open as incumbent Curtis Hooks (D) did not file to run for re-election. Roy Desoto (I) filed to challenge incumbent Barry F. Rachal (R) in District 9, but later withdrew. Rachal was automatically elected on September 9, 2014.

Results

Caddo Parish Public Schools, District 8 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDenee Locke 44.3% 3,468
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBonita Crawford Incumbent 32.6% 2,546
     Republican Rachel Sexton Penwell 11.8% 925
     Democratic Emma Luster Shepard 11.3% 881
Total Votes 7,820
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 6, 2014

Funding

As of October 29, 2014, Shepard reported $2,060.57 in contributions and $1,055.84 in expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, which left her campaign with $1,004.73 on hand.[3]

Endorsements

Shepard did not receive any official endorsements in this election.

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Emma Shepard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Emma Shepard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

See also


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Footnotes