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Eric Lewis (Louisiana)
Eric Lewis (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Baton Rouge Metro Council to represent District 1 in Louisiana. He lost in the general election on December 5, 2020.
Lewis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Eric Lewis was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He earned a bachelor's degree from Southern University, Baton Rouge, in 1996 and a master's degree from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, in 2003. Lewis' career experience includes working as a management consultant.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2020)
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 East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 1
Brandon Noel defeated Eric Lewis in the general election for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 1 on December 5, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brandon Noel (R) | 54.0 | 6,310 | |
 | Eric Lewis (D)  | 46.0 | 5,366 | |
| Total votes: 11,676 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 1
Brandon Noel and Eric Lewis defeated Bones Addison in the primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brandon Noel (R) | 42.4 | 8,447 | |
| ✔ | | Eric Lewis (D) | 39.5 | 7,884 |
| Bones Addison (R) | 18.1 | 3,609 | ||
| Total votes: 19,940 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brenda Carter (D)
Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Eric Lewis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lewis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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A native of Baton Rouge, Eric has spent the last 18 years working in various capacities to make East Baton Rouge parish the type of community that will serve as an economic hub for the south.
Born and raised in north Baton Rouge, Eric attended public schools during the peak of public school busing and desegregation in East Baton Rouge parish. After receiving his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern University, Eric - like many of his peers, left Baton Rouge to start his career and family in Dallas, TX as a product engineer for Texas Instruments and the Raytheon Company. Professional opportunities brought him back to Louisiana, in the city of Alexandria.
Since his return to Baton Rouge in 2002, in addition to starting his own consulting firm, Eric has been actively involved in numerous organizations such as: Forum 35, NAACP, 100 Black Men of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Black Chamber of Commerce, LSU E.J. Ourso College of Business Advisory Board, and the Louisiana Technology Park Board of Directors. He has also been an active member of his church, The Way of Holiness Ministries, Inc. Eric believes these type of organizations are key to building a better and more viable Baton Rouge.- Collaboration between the members of the Metro Council and the office of the Mayor-President are key to moving our parish forward.
- Youth Development, Economic Development, Public Safety, Educational attainment, and Infrastructure are issues that impact every corner of our parish.
- Baton Rouge is ripe with potential and opportunity, we must now ensure that every citizen can access these opportunities.
These are lofty but achievable goals. The reality is I can not with a clear conscience say that I have done everything in my power to make this a reality by not stepping up to lead. I am compelled to offer my service and leadership skills to my fellow community members.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 5, 2020
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