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James "Ronnie" Panks Sr.
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James "Ronnie" Panks Sr. (b. April 8, 1945 - d. January 14, 2015) was a Republican District 12 representative on the St. Tammany School Board in Louisiana. He was first elected on October 1, 1994, after being appointed to it earlier that year. He faced no opposition in his last re-election bid on August 22, 2014. Panks died on January 14, 2015, at the age of 69. At the time of his death, he was the longest serving member of the board.[1]
Richard Hursey was appointed on February 2, 2015, by the remaining board members to fill the vacancy created by Panks' death until a special election to fill the position could be held October 24, 2015.[2]
Elections
2014
Fifteen seats on the St. Tammany Parish School Board were up for election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents for all districts were up for re-election. In uncontested races, candidates were considered elected without opposition as soon as the filing deadline passed.
Just one of the seats was contested in the election: Districts 9. Incumbent John C. Lamarque (D) of District 13 also did not file to run for re-election. Robin Mullett (R), the District 9 incumbent, was elected without opposition to the open seat. Sharon Lo Drucker (R) and Shane Hodgson (I) faced each other in the contest to fill Mullett's vacated seat.[3]
District 6 incumbent Roanne V. Tipton (R) did not file to run for re-election. Newcomers Michael C. Nation (R) and Mike Rivault (R) both filed in the race to fill her seat, but Rivault later withdrew from the race. Nation was automatically elected to the District 6 seat. The remaining seats were all retained by the following incumbents who were elected without opposition: Neal M. Hennegan (R) in District 1, Elizabeth B. Heintz (R) in District 2, Michael "Mike" J. Dirmann (D) in District 3, Stephen "Jack" J. Loup III (R) in District 4, Charles T. Harrell (R) in District 5, Willie "Coach" Jeter (D) in District 7, Peggy H. Seeley (R) in District 8, Ronald "Ron" Bettencourtt (R) in District 10, Robert "Bob" R. Womack (R) in District 11, James "Ronnie" Panks Sr. (R) in District 12, Ray Anthony Alfred (D) in District 14 and Mary K. Bellisario (R) in District 15.
Results
Panks was re-elected without opposition at the close of the filing period on August 22, 2014.
Funding
Panks reported no contributions or expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program.[4]
Endorsements
Panks did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
2010
Panks was re-elected without opposition.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Advocate, "Ronnie Panks, longest-serving St. Tammany School Board member, dies at 69," February 5, 2015
- ↑ BayouBuzz.com, "St. Tammany School Board appoints Richard Hursey to open seat," February 2, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Louisiana Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ The Times-Picayune, "St. Tammany Parish election results," October 2, 2010
