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Ray Garofalo
Ray Garofalo (Republican Party) was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 103. He assumed office on January 9, 2012. He left office on January 8, 2024.
Garofalo (Republican Party) ran for election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 1. He lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
In the 2014 legislative session, Garofalo and 12 other members of the House formed the Louisiana Legislative Conservative Coalition. The coalition, under the chair of Rep. Alan Seabaugh (R), was formed with the intent of pulling the Louisiana Republican Legislative Delegation in a conservative direction and re-instilling conservative principles to the delegation.[1]
Biography
Ray Garofalo, as of March 2020, lived in Chalmette, Louisiana. He graduated from Holy Cross High School. Garofalo earned a bachelor of arts from Loyola University, New Orleans and a law degree from Loyola University School of Law. His career experience includes working as a commercial developer with Garofalo Investments.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Garofalo was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Garofalo was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Garofalo was assigned to the following committees:
- Civil Law and Procedure Committee, Chairman
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Garofalo served on the following committees:
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| • Civil Law and Procedure |
| • Judiciary |
| • Natural Resources and Environment |
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Garofalo served on the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 1
Robert Owen won election outright against Ray Garofalo in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 1 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Owen (R) | 60.6 | 14,614 |
 | Ray Garofalo (R) | 39.4 | 9,508 | |
| Total votes: 24,122 | |||
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Endorsements
Garofalo received the following endorsements.
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
The primary election was canceled. Ray Garofalo (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
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.[3]
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 Ray Garofalo (R) faced George Cavignac (R), Leola Anderson (D), and Casey Hunnicutt (D) in the October 24 blanket primary. Garofalo and Hunnicutt advanced to the November 21 runoff, where Garofalo won election.[4][5]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 103 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ray Garofalo Incumbent |
39.2% | 4,588 | |
| Democratic | Casey Hunnicutt |
22.2% | 2,597 | |
| Democratic | Leola Anderson | 19.4% | 2,275 | |
| Republican | George Cavignac | 19.2% | 2,244 | |
| Total Votes | 11,704 | |||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 103 Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ray Garofalo |
51.9% | 6,562 | |
| Democratic | Casey Hunnicutt | 48.1% | 6,079 | |
| Total Votes | 12,641 | |||
2011
On November 19, 2011, Garofalo won election to District 103 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He faced Chad Lauga (D), Cullen Tonry (D) and Michael Bayham (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. However, since no candidate reached this threshold, a general election took place on November 19, 2011 between Garofalo and Lauga.[6] Garofalo defeated Lauga to win the seat.[7]
| Louisiana House of Representatives District 103 General Election, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ray Garofalo |
53.3% | 7,153 | |
| Democratic | Chad Lauga | 46.7% | 6,262 | |
| Total Votes | 13,415 | |||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 103 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ray Garofalo |
31.4% | 4,249 | |
| Democratic | Chad Lauga |
27.4% | 3,714 | |
| Republican | Michael Bayham | 24% | 3,255 | |
| Democratic | Cullen Tonry | 17.2% | 2,325 | |
| Total Votes | 13,543 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
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2019
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2023
In 2023, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 to June 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 to June 6.
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2021
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In 2021, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 12 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 9 to June 1. The session was suspended from March 31 through May 4. A special session convened from June 1 to June 30 and from September 28 to October 23.
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2019
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In 2019, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 through June 6.
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2018
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In 2018, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through May 18.
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2017
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In 2017, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 through June 8. The legislature held its first special session from February 13 to February 22. The legislature held its second special session from June 8 to June 16.
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2016
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In 2016, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 through June 6. A special session was held from February 14 to March 9 to address the state's budget gap. A second special session was held from June 6 to June 23.
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2015
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In 2015, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 13 through June 11.
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2014
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In 2014, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 10 through June 3.
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2013
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In 2013, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 to June 6.
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2012
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In 2012, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through June 4.
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Recall efforts
On June 25, 2012, two St. Bernard Parish teachers filed a recall petition against Garofalo for his support of Gov. Bobby Jindal's education reforms. Garofalo said the move was the act of a special interest group, stating “The overwhelming majority of people in my district were in favor of reforming the education system."[11] In order for a recall election to be scheduled, organizers would have had to collect signatures from one-third of registered voters in the district within 180 days.
In October 2012, the Secretary of State's office said the petition drive failed to collect enough signatures.[12]
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ www.houmatoday.com, "Conservatives in state House forming new coalition," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ State of Louisiana, "State Representative Raymond E. Garofalo, Jr. Republican District 103," accessed March 24, 2020
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," October 22, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for November 19, 2011," accessed December 6, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2014 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2013 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2012 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ The Advocate, "Recall filing targets fourth legislator," June 26, 2012
- ↑ The Republic, "Recall efforts against 3 Republican state lawmakers fail to win support, expire," October 16, 2012
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| Preceded by - |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 103 2012-2024 |
Succeeded by Michael Bayham (R) |
