Raymond Crews
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
2025-2026
Crews was assigned to the following committees:
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2025.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2024.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2023.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2022.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
- Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response — Legislators are scored on their stances on laws and policies related to sexual trauma and sexual violence.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2021.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response — Legislators are scored on their stances on laws and policies related to sexual trauma and sexual violence.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2020.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2019.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2018.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2017.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
- Louisiana State University Student Government — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to higher education issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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