Mildred Methvin
Mildred Methvin (also known as Mimi) was a judge of the Louisiana 27th Judicial District Court.
Methvin (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District. She lost in the primary on November 6, 2018.
Methvin was a judge for the 27th Judicial District Division D in Louisiana. She was appointed to the court by the Louisiana Supreme Court on July 17, 2014, to fill the vacancy created by the death of former Judge Donald Hebert. Methvin served out the remainder of Hebert's term, which expired on December 31, 2014.[1]
Methvin is a former federal magistrate for the Western District of Louisiana, where she served from 1983 to November 1, 2009.[1][2]
Biography
Education
Methvin received her undergraduate degree from Tulane University in 1974 and her J.D. degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1976.[1]
Career
- 2014: Judge, 27th Judicial District
- 2012-Present: Solo law practice, Mildred E. Methvin L.L.C.
- 2009-Present: Owner, Satori ADR, L.L.C.
- 1983-2009: Federal magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- 1981-1983: Staff attorney, U.S. Department of the Interior
- 1979-1981: Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Louisiana
- 1977-1979: Associate, Gist, Methvin, Hughes & Munsterman, Alexandria, Louisiana
- 1974-1977: Staff assistant, U.S. Representative Gillis W. Long [1][3]
Elections
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.
General election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Phillip Conner (D)
- Dave Langlinais (Independent)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 3
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Clay Higgins (R) | 55.7 | 136,876 |
 | Mildred Methvin (D) | 17.8 | 43,729 | |
 | Josh Guillory (R)  | 12.8 | 31,387 | |
 | Rob Anderson (D) | 5.5 | 13,477 | |
 | Larry Rader (D) | 3.9 | 9,692 | |
 | Verone Thomas (D) | 3.2 | 7,815 | |
 | Aaron Andrus (L) | 1.2 | 2,967 | |
| Total votes: 245,943 | |||
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
- Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District
- Louisiana District Courts
- St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
- Judicial selection in Louisiana
External links
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- Campaign website
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- Campaign Twitter
- St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court, "27th Judicial District Court Judges"
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
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