Mark Bellue
Mark Bellue (Republican Party) is a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System in Louisiana, representing District 1. He assumed office in 2015. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Bellue (Republican Party) won re-election to the East Baton Rouge Parish School System to represent District 1 in Louisiana outright in the primary on November 8, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
Bellue graduated from Belaire High School in 1983. He earned a bachelor's in criminal justice from Louisiana State University. He began working with LUBA Worker's Comp in 2007 and became the company's vice president of governmental relations in 2010.[1]
Bellue's family includes his wife, Carol, and their two children. They are members of St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Bellue participates as a volunteer in the Men's Club, youth sports, the Parish Festival and the Boy Scouts of America.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Louisiana, elections (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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 1
Incumbent Mark Bellue won election outright against Kimberly Bainguel in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Bellue (R) | 50.1 | 5,986 |
 | Kimberly Bainguel (D) | 49.9 | 5,965 | |
| Total votes: 11,951 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mary Anne Boissiere Leach (Independent)
2018
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
The primary election was canceled. Mark Bellue (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2014
Nine seats on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board were up for election in 2014. Three of the seats advanced to a general election on December 6, 2014, as no candidate earned 50 percent plus one of the primary election votes in Districts 1, 5 and 8.
Prior to this election, the school board was comprised of 11 members. However, in July 2014, the board voted to accept a redistricting plan that reduced the number of board members to nine. The 2014 election was the first election for the new district boundaries. Due to the redrawing of district boundaries, some incumbents ran in new districts and against one another. District 1 incumbent David Tatman (R) was the only incumbent to have no challengers file against him, and he was automatically elected to the District 9 seat.[2]
Mary Lynch (I), incumbent for the former District 11, ran for re-election to the District 1 seat against newcomers Mark Bellue (R) and Jennifer Andrews (D). Andrews and Bellue advanced to a general election. District 5 incumbent Evelyn Ware-Jackson (D) faced District 9 incumbent Jerry Arbour (R), as well as Patty Merrick (D) and W.T. Winfield (D). Ware-Jackson and Arbour advanced to a general election.[3]
The remaining races did not include redistricted incumbents. District 2 incumbent Vereta Lee (D) ran to retain the same seat against challenger Daniel Banguel (D). Rachel Allmon (D) also filed to run in District 2, but later withdrew from the race. Tarvald Smith (D), the District 4 incumbent, sought re-election against Robert Maxie Sr. (D). Anthony Nelson (D) challenged District 7 incumbent Barbara Freiberg (R). District 8 incumbent Connie Bernard (R) faced multiple challengers as Christopher Bailey (R), Charles "Obie" O'Brien (R) and Joan Wallyn (R) all ran to unseat her. Bernard and Bailey advanced to a general election.[3]
Eugene Weatherspoon (D) withdrew from the race in District 3 against incumbent Kenyetta Nelson-Smith (D), allowing her to be automatically re-elected. Tiffany Perkins (R) and District 10 incumbent Jill Dyason (R) both filed to run for the District 6 seat. However, a court ruling found that Perkins did not legally reside within the boundaries of District 6 and could not run for the seat. This left Dyason unopposed and automatically elected to her new seat.[3][4]
Results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Mark Bellue |
59.2% | 7,092 | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Andrews | 40.8% | 4,891 | |
| Total Votes | 11,983 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 30, 2014 | ||||
Primary election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Bellue |
48.5% | 6,229 | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Andrews |
31.5% | 4,043 | |
| Independent | Mary Lynch Incumbent | 20% | 2,564 | |
| Total Votes | 12,836 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 6, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Bellue did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mark Bellue EBR School Board, "Meet Mark," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ The Advocate, "EBR School Board agrees to downsize to 9 members," July 25, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ The Advocate, "Judge rules School Board candidate not a resident of district," September 10, 2014
