Mary Werner
Mary Werner was a Democratic candidate for the Louisiana Public Service Commission, district 4 in 2016.[1] District 4 covers southwest Louisiana.[2]
Biography
Werner is the director of the Sweet Lake Land & Oil Company, which deals with land management, oil and gas, farming, ranching, wildlife and real estate operations. She is also the director of CKX Lands, Inc., another company that deals with land management.[3]
Education
- B.S. in business administration, Brenau Women's College[3]
Elections
2016
- Main article: Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 2016
Werner ran as a Democratic candidate in the 2016 election for a seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission for the fourth district. She competed with two Republican challengers in the top-two primary on November 8. In Louisiana, if a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote during a primary election, a runoff general election is not held.[3] Werner was the sole Democratic candidate file.
Mike Francis defeated Mary Werner and Reldon Owens in the Louisiana public service commission, District 4 election.
| Louisiana Public Service Commission District 4, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mike Francis |
53.66% | 175,074 | |
| Democratic | Mary Werner | 33.14% | 108,134 | |
| Republican | Reldon Owens | 13.20% | 43,079 | |
| Total Votes | 326,287 | |||
| Source: The New York Times | ||||
Issues
On her website, Werner included the following three issues:
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Personal
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Werner is the daughter of former Louisiana Congressman Buddy Leach.[5] Werner and her husband have three children.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Daily World, "Mary Werner announces bid for PSC District 4," June 30, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Public Service Commission, "District Map Page," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Mary Werner for Public Service Commission, "Meet Mary," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Business Report, "‘LaPolitics’: Louisiana Public Service Commissioner mulls possible US Senate run," accessed August 16, 2016
