Leslie Ellison
Leslie Ellison (Democratic Party) was a member of the Orleans Parish School Board in Louisiana, representing District 4. Ellison assumed office in 2012. Ellison left office on December 31, 2020.
Ellison (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Orleans Parish School Board to represent District 4 in Louisiana. Ellison lost in the general election on December 5, 2020.
Biography
Ellison is the founder and CEO of The Ellison Group, LLC, an education consulting firm. She is also the administrator for Gideon Christian Fellowship International. She previously worked for the city of New Orleans as the deputy director of intergovernmental affairs and in the city attorney's office. Ellison obtained her bachelor's degree in business administration from Southern University.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Orleans Parish School Board, Louisiana, elections (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 Orleans Parish School Board District 4
Jancarlo Romero defeated incumbent Leslie Ellison in the general election for Orleans Parish School Board District 4 on December 5, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jancarlo Romero (D) | 55.4 | 4,783 |
 | Leslie Ellison (D) | 44.6 | 3,854 | |
| Total votes: 8,637 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish School Board District 4
Incumbent Leslie Ellison and Jancarlo Romero defeated Winston Whitten Jr. in the primary for Orleans Parish School Board District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leslie Ellison (D) | 49.9 | 8,799 |
| ✔ | | Jancarlo Romero (D) | 25.3 | 4,471 |
| Winston Whitten Jr. (D) | 24.8 | 4,370 | ||
| Total votes: 17,640 | |||
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2016
Seven seats on the Orleans Parish School Board were up for by-district primary election on November 8, 2016. District 1 incumbent John Brown Sr., District 2 candidate Ethan Ashley, District 3 incumbent Sarah Usdin, and District 5 candidate Benjamin Kleban ran unopposed and won election to the board without appearing on the ballot. District 4 incumbent Leslie Ellison defeated challenger Walter Umrani. Morris Reed Jr. originally filed to challenge Ellison but withdrew from the race before the election. Despite his withdrawal announcement, his name remained on the ballot. District 6 incumbent Woody Koppel won re-election to his seat by defeating David Alvarez, and District 7 incumbent Nolan Marshall Jr. also won re-election after defeating Alvin Crusto Jr. and Kwame Smith.[2]
Results
| Orleans Parish School Board, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Leslie Ellison Incumbent |
68.29% | 11,980 | |
| Democratic | Morris Reed Jr. | 18.51% | 3,247 | |
| Democratic | Walter Umrani | 13.20% | 2,315 | |
| Total Votes | 17,542 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Orleans Parish," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||||
Funding
Ellison reported $26,361.50 in contributions and $21,697.51 in expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, which left her campaign with $4,663.99 on hand as of November 3, 2016.[3]
Endorsements
Ellison received official endorsements from the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee and the Independent Democratic Electors Association.[4][5]
2015
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Louisiana State Senate 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.[6]
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. Leslie Ellison (D), Troy Carter (D), Jeff Arnold (D) and Roy Glapion (D) faced off in the October 24 blanket primary. Carter and Arnold advanced to the November 21 runoff, where Carter won election. Troy Gainey (R) did not appear on the ballot.[7][8]
| Louisiana State Senate, District 7 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Troy Carter |
37.4% | 7,700 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Arnold |
33.3% | 6,858 | |
| Democratic | Leslie Ellison | 15% | 3,097 | |
| Democratic | Roy Glapion | 14.3% | 2,957 | |
| Total Votes | 20,612 | |||
| Louisiana State Senate, District 7 Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Troy Carter |
56.8% | 12,935 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Arnold | 43.2% | 9,852 | |
| Total Votes | 22,787 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Leslie Ellison did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Re-elect Leslie Ellison, "Biography," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Louisiana Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ Uptown Messenger, "Danae Columbus: Orleans Parish Democrats’ endorsements surprise School Board incumbents," September 15, 2016
- ↑ IDEA, "Our Endorsements," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
