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Lance Harris
Republican Party
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 5
Tenure
2024 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
2
Predecessor: Ashley Ellis (R)
Prior offices:
Louisiana House of Representatives District 25
Years in office: 2012 - 2024
Successor: Jason DeWitt (R)
Elections and appointments
Last election
October 14, 2023
Personal
Profession
Business executive
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Lance Harris (Republican Party) (also known as John) is a member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 8, 2024. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.

Harris (Republican Party) won election to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to represent District 5 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the general election was canceled.

Biography

Lance Harris' career experience includes working as a business executive.[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.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 5

Lance Harris won election outright against Toby Brazzel in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 5 on October 14, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lance Harris
Lance Harris (R)
 
67.5
 
83,490
Image of Toby Brazzel
Toby Brazzel (R)
 
32.5
 
40,264

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 123,754
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Harris in this election.

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
✔
Image of Luke Letlow
Luke Letlow (R) Candidate Connection
 
62.0
 
49,183
Image of Lance Harris
Lance Harris (R)
 
38.0
 
30,124

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

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

2019

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 25

Incumbent Lance Harris won election outright in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 25 on October 12, 2019.

Candidate
✔
Image of Lance Harris
Lance Harris (R)

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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2015

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2015

Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[2]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% 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.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Incumbent Lance Harris (R) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary. Vivian Ebare Brossett (D) withdrew before the primary.[3][4]

2011

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2011

On October 22, 2011, Harris won election to District 25 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He defeated Barett Byrd (R) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary.

Louisiana House of Representatives, District 25 Blanket Primary, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLance Harris 55.4% 7,577
     Republican Barett Byrd 44.6% 6,088
Total Votes 13,665

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Lance Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign website

Harris' campaign website stated the following:

“

WHY I'M RUNNING

The future of our state hinges on the quality of our public education system. As a conservative Republican, I have always advocated for transparency and accountability in education. That means we must empower parents, provide for children, and recruit and retain the best and brightest educators and administrators. As a member of BESE, I’m committed to fighting everyday to improve our public education system for the generations to come.

-Lance[5]

”
—Lance Harris' campaign website (2023)[6]

2020

Lance Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Lance Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

2011

Harris listed four key issues on his campaign website:[7]

  • "Attracting and Fostering New Businesses leads to More & Better Jobs"
  • "Continue the Administration’s Positive Change to help Louisiana be a Top Performer"
  • "Economic Prosperity through High Quality Education and Career Training"
  • "Make Government leaner and further Ethics Reform"

Campaign finance summary

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Lance Harris campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 5Won primary$102,851 $262,066
2020U.S. House Louisiana District 5Lost general$711,205 $688,083
2019Louisiana House of Representatives District 25Won primary$116,369 N/A**
Grand total$930,425 $950,149
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election 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.

State legislative tenure

Scorecards

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2013.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2012.

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Harris was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Harris was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Harris was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Harris served on the following committees:

Louisiana committee assignments, 2015
• Commerce
• Health and Welfare
• Labor and Industrial Relations

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Harris served on the following committees:

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "State Representative Lance Harris," accessed September 12, 2023
    2. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
    3. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
    4. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
    5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    6. ↑ Elect Lance Harris, “Why I'm Running,” accessed September 9, 2023
    7. ↑ Elect Lance Harris, "Issues," accessed October 18, 2011

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    Ashley Ellis (R)     		Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 5
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    2012-2024    		 Succeeded by
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