Everett Baudean
Everett Baudean (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Baton Rouge Metro Council to represent District 7 in Louisiana. Baudean lost in the primary on November 3, 2020.
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 7
Incumbent LaMont Cole defeated Alfred Bell in the general election for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 7 on December 5, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LaMont Cole (D) | 72.0 | 6,099 | |
| Alfred Bell (D) | 28.0 | 2,368 | ||
| Total votes: 8,467 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 7
The following candidates ran in the primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LaMont Cole (D) | 47.7 | 6,676 | |
| ✔ | Alfred Bell (D) | 13.6 | 1,908 | |
| Everett Baudean (L) | 10.3 | 1,445 | ||
| Brandon Robertson (D) | 10.1 | 1,409 | ||
| Tyjuana Smith (D) | 9.6 | 1,345 | ||
| Jamie Robinson (D) | 8.6 | 1,208 | ||
| Total votes: 13,991 | |||
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2019
See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019
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 State Senate District 16
Franklin Foil defeated Beverly Brooks Thompson in the general election for Louisiana State Senate District 16 on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Franklin Foil (R) | 57.6 | 27,090 |
 | Beverly Brooks Thompson (D) | 42.4 | 19,912 | |
| Total votes: 47,002 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 16
Beverly Brooks Thompson and Franklin Foil defeated Steve Carter, Bob Bell, and Everett Baudean in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 16 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beverly Brooks Thompson (D) | 33.7 | 14,213 |
| ✔ | | Franklin Foil (R) | 29.7 | 12,523 |
| Steve Carter (R) | 29.7 | 12,519 | ||
| Bob Bell (R) | 4.3 | 1,826 | ||
| Everett Baudean (L) | 2.6 | 1,086 | ||
| Total votes: 42,167 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Everett Baudean did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Everett Baudean completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Baudean's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
1. Stopping the government from picking winners and losers, both politically and economically. To that end, I will fight to end things like partisan gerrymandering, and unfair tax policy that benefits big business and special interests over citizens. 2. Criminal Justice Reform, including ending the drug war and ending Louisiana's mass incarceration. 3. Maximizing individual liberty and minimizing government intrusion into the lives of the people.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
I am passionate about individual liberty in general. However, my main passion at a personal level is for self-defense and firearm rights. I have been active in the firearm community for many years, and in addition to being an attorney I also teach concealed handgun permit training courses and act as a volunteer spokesperson for the Firearm Professionals of Louisiana as needed to support or oppose legislation on the issue.
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
It is difficult to choose any one person as a personal hero, as everyone is unique and you can find major points of disagreement with anyone. That being said, I draw on many sources of inspiration from philosophers and statesmen, both classical and modern. Socrates, Aristotle, Epicurus, Cincinnatus, Cato the Younger, Marcus Aurelius, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, the Founding Fathers, to name a few.
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
Frédéric Bastiat - "The Law," is an excellent essay on many of the principles that animate my thought, though I differ in a few ways.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Consistency, deliberation and restraint. The ability to reason out their positions in a way that is consistent with themselves, while at the same time not ignoring the concerns of other perspectives. Further, the caution and humility to be concerned with the potential unintended future consequences of legislation.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
Thoughtfulness, skepticism (including with my own views), and a lack of desire for personal power.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
To be careful in crafting legislation, with the goal of the betterment of everyone by respecting their own freedom and autonomy.
What legacy would you like to leave?
To have successfully increased individual liberty in the State of Louisiana.
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
Grocery store service clerk, pushing carts, bagging groceries, mopping up, and taking out garbage. I worked this job from age 16-17 in my junior and senior year of high school to be able to afford gas.
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?
Yes. Legislation is a very important and difficult thing to craft. Some experience in how law itself works can help prevent the passage of poor quality laws that only create confusion.
What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?
Business-as-usual protectionism of special-interest fiefdoms.
What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature?
Cooperation in restraining the government.
Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.
Absolutely. We can never hope to make good law if we are arguing with one another for reasons unrelated to the merits of the specific legislation.
What process do you favor for redistricting?
Any process that creates geographically sensible districts that do not explicitly favor a certain party.
If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
Criminal Justice.
Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?
Yes!
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See also
2020 Elections
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