Jesse Lagarde

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Jesse Lagarde

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Louisiana State University, 2009

Personal

Religion

Catholic

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Jesse Lagarde (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on November 3, 2020.

Lagarde completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Lagarde earned his bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University in 2009 and his J.D. from the Southern University Law Center in 2015. His professional experience includes working as an attorney. Lagarde's organizational affiliations include membership in the Rotary Club, the Alliance Français of New Orleans, the Louisiana State Bar Association, the 21st Judicial District Bar Association, and the Florida Parishes Inns of Court.

Elections

2020

See also: Louisiana's 5th Congressional District election, 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 U.S. House Louisiana District 5

Luke Letlow defeated Lance Harris in the general election for U.S. House Louisiana District 5 on December 5, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Luke Letlow (R)	62.0	49,183
		Lance Harris (R)	38.0	30,124

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,307
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 5

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Luke Letlow (R)	33.1	102,533
✔		Lance Harris (R)	16.6	51,240
		Candy Christophe (D)	16.4	50,812
		Martin Lemelle (D)	10.4	32,186
	Submit photo	Randall Scott Robinson (R)	7.7	23,887
		Allen Guillory Sr. (R)	7.3	22,496
		Matt Hasty (R)	3.2	9,834
		Phillip Snowden (D)	3.0	9,432
	Submit photo	Jesse Lagarde (D)	2.3	7,136

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 309,556
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brody Pierrottie (D)
• John Robert Badger (Independent Conservative Democratic Party)

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Jesse Lagarde completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lagarde's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Jesse P. Lagarde, a small town attorney from Amite Louisiana, running for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Economic development: engaging Louisiana's state and federal partnership to bring and keep jobs to the state.
• Prosperity for the People: giving the citizens of Louisiana the help they need to prosper
• Insure Louisiana's future: instill legacy programs to preserve the property of our state.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Economic growth

Small Business protection
Coastal Erosion,
Healthcare,

Expansion of energy sector

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Footnotes

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Louisiana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Bill Cassidy (R)

John Kennedy (R)

Representatives

District 1

Steve Scalise (R)

District 2

Troy Carter (D)

District 3

Clay Higgins (R)

District 4

Mike Johnson (R)

District 5

Julia Letlow (R)

District 6

Cleo Fields (D)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (2)