Kevin Berken
Kevin Berken (Republican Party) is a member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, representing District 7. He assumed office on January 8, 2024. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Berken (Republican Party) ran for election to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to represent District 7. He won in the general election on November 18, 2023.
Biography
Kevin Berken earned a B.S. in agricultural business and management from McNeese State University in 1983.[1] Berken's career experience includes working as a rice farmer.[2] He co-founded the Yellow Rails and Rice Festival and Louisiana Rice Political Action Committee and has served on the Jennings American Legion Hospital Board of Directors/Advisory Committee, the Louisiana Rice Promotion Board, and the Thornwell Warehouse Association Board of Directors.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 2023
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 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7
Kevin Berken defeated Erick Knezek in the general election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 on November 18, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Berken (R) | 53.1 | 49,776 |
 | Erick Knezek (R) | 46.9 | 44,047 | |
| Total votes: 93,823 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7
Kevin Berken and Erick Knezek defeated Cathy S. Banks in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Berken (R) | 36.8 | 47,861 |
| ✔ | | Erick Knezek (R) | 34.2 | 44,534 |
 | Cathy S. Banks (R) | 29.0 | 37,654 | |
| Total votes: 130,049 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Berken in this election.
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 25
Mark Abraham won election outright against Kevin Berken and John Guinn in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 25 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Abraham (R) | 54.1 | 19,670 | |
| Kevin Berken (R) | 23.5 | 8,553 | |
 | John Guinn (R) | 22.4 | 8,144 | |
| Total votes: 36,367 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kevin Berken did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 |
Officeholder Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Holly Boffy (R) |
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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