Lambert Boissiere III

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Lambert Boissiere III
Image of Lambert Boissiere III
Prior offices
Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3
Successor: Davante Lewis

Elections and appointments
Last election

December 10, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Southern University at New Orleans

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic

Lambert Boissiere III (Democratic Party) was a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 1, 2005. He left office on December 31, 2022.

Boissiere (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Louisiana Public Service Commission to represent District 3. He lost in the general election on December 10, 2022.

Biography

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Boissiere was a constable with the First City Court of New Orleans from 1997 to 2004. He was elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission in 2004, assuming the commissionership on January 1, 2005. As of 2013, he also served as a member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.[1]

Education

  • B.S., Southern University of New Orleans[1]

Political career

Louisiana Public Service Commission (2005-2023)

Boissiere represented District 3 on the Louisiana Public Service Commission from 2005 to 2023.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 2022


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 Public Service Commission District 3

Davante Lewis defeated incumbent Lambert Boissiere III in the general election for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3 on December 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Davante Lewis
Davante Lewis (D)
 
59.5
 
53,001
Image of Lambert Boissiere III
Lambert Boissiere III (D)
 
40.5
 
36,098

Total votes: 89,099
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3

Incumbent Lambert Boissiere III and Davante Lewis defeated Gregory Manning, Willie Jones, and Jesse Thompson in the primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lambert Boissiere III
Lambert Boissiere III (D)
 
43.2
 
98,003
Image of Davante Lewis
Davante Lewis (D)
 
18.3
 
41,533
Image of Gregory Manning
Gregory Manning (D) Candidate Connection
 
16.8
 
38,056
Image of Willie Jones
Willie Jones (D)
 
13.2
 
29,915
Image of Jesse Thompson
Jesse Thompson (D) Candidate Connection
 
8.6
 
19,599

Total votes: 227,106
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2016

See also: Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 2016

Boissiere filed to run for re-election to a third term in 2016. He was the only candidate to file for the office in district 3, leaving him unopposed in the November 8 general election.

Incumbent Lambert Boissiere, III ran unopposed in the Louisiana public service commission, District 3 election.

Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lambert Boissiere, III Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: The New York Times

2010

Boissiere won re-election to Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3 on October 2, 2010.[2]

Louisiana Public Service Commission, District 3, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLambert Boissiere III Incumbent 75.2% 63,253
     Democratic John F. Schwegmann 24.8% 20,821
Total Votes 84,074
Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2022

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Campaign finance summary


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Lambert Boissiere III campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3Lost general$966,465 $1,045,221
2011Louisiana Public Service Commissioner District 3Won $194,053 N/A**
2004Louisiana Public Service Commissioner District 3Won $389,786 N/A**
Grand total$1,550,304 $1,045,221
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3
2005-2022
Succeeded by
Davante Lewis (D)