James Higginbotham Jr.
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James "Bozo" Higginbotham Jr. is an independent District 2 representative on the Acadia Parish School Board in Louisiana. First elected in 2006, he sought re-election in the 2014 general election, but was unopposed at the close of the candidate filing period. He was re-elected without opposition on August 22, 2014. Higginbotham was first elected and re-elected as a Democrat in 2006 and 2010. The 2014 general election was his first election as an independent candidate.
Elections
2014
- See also: Acadia Parish Schools elections (2014)
All eight seats on the Acadia Parish School Board were up for election in 2014. Four of the seats faced contested elections, while the remaining four did not see the ballot due to a lack of opposition. Candidates who were unopposed at the close of the filing period were considered elected as of that day.
Jeffrey A. Cavell (I) challenged District 1 incumbent Israel Syria (D). District 3 incumbent Lynn Shamsie (D) did not run for re-election. Delo Hebert Jr. (D) and Dalton Newman (D) ran for the open seat. David Lalande (R), the District 5 incumbent, was challenged by Blane Harmon (I). Candy Leger (I) opposed incumbent Gene I. Daigle (D) for the District 6 seat.[1]
The following incumbents were elected without opposition at the close of the candidate filing period: Douglas J. LaCombe (I) in District 2, John Suire (R) in District 4, James Higginbotham, Jr. (I) in District 7 and Milton Simar (D) in District 8.[1]
Results
Higginbotham was re-elected as an independent without opposition at the end of the candidate filing period.
Funding
Higginbotham reported no contributions or expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program.[2]
Endorsements
Higginbotham did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
2010
Higginbotham was re-elected without opposition as a Democrat in 2010.
Recent news
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