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Raymond Crews
2017 - Present
2028
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Raymond Crews (Republican Party) is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 8. He assumed office on May 7, 2017. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Crews (Republican Party) won re-election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 8 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Crews earned his B.S. in computer science from Texas A&M University. His professional experience includes working as an airline pilot and as a small business owner. He served in the United States Air Force for nine years and the Unites States Air Force Reserve for eight years.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Crews was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Health and Welfare Committee
- Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
2021-2022
Crews was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Health and Welfare Committee
- Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
2019-2020
Crews was assigned to the following committees:
- Civil Law and Procedure Committee
- Administration of Criminal Justice Committee
- Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2023
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. Raymond Crews (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Crews in this election.
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
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 8
Incumbent Raymond Crews won election outright in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 8 on October 12, 2019.
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2017
A special election for the position of Louisiana House of Representatives District 8 was called for March 25, 2017. The state scheduled a general election for April 29, 2017, if necessary.[2]
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.
The seat became vacant following Mike Johnson's (R) election to the U.S. House.
Raymond Crews (R) and Robbie Gatti Jr. (R) advanced past Patrick Harrington (R) and Michael "Duke" Lowrie (R) in the special election on March 25, 2017. Crews defeated Gatti in the runoff election on April 29, 2017.[3][4][5]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 8, Special Election Runoff, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Raymond Crews |
64.1% | 3,845 | |
| Republican | Robbie Gatti Jr. | 35.9% | 2,150 | |
| Total Votes | 5,995 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 8, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Raymond Crews (advanced to runoff) |
41.3% | 2,144 | |
| Republican | Robbie Gatti Jr. (advanced to runoff) |
37.5% | 1,947 | |
| Republican | Duke Lowrie | 15.5% | 806 | |
| Republican | Patrick Harrington | 5.7% | 298 | |
| Total Votes | 5,195 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 11 to June 3. Special sessions were convened from January 15, 2024 to January 23, 2024; February 19, 2024 to February 29, 2024; and November 6, 2024 to November 25, 2024.
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2023
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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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Campaign themes
2019
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2017
Crews' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Pro-life
2nd Amendment
Fair Capital Outlay
Small Government
Jobs and the Economy
National Security
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| —Raymond Crews[1] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2023 Elections
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 8
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- Louisiana State Legislature
External links
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Officeholder Louisiana House of Representatives District 8 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raymond Crews, "Bio," accessed May 10, 2017
- ↑ The Star, "La. politics: Governor may steer clear of legislative races," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for 3/25/2017," accessed March 25, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for 4/29/2017," accessed April 29, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 8 2017-Present |
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