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Stacey Melerine
Stacey Melerine (Republican Party) is a member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, representing District 4. She assumed office on January 8, 2024. Her current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Melerine (Republican Party) ran for election to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to represent District 4. She won in the general election on November 18, 2023.
Biography
Stacey Melerine earned a bachelor's degree from Louisiana Tech University and a law degree from Southern University in 2011. Melerine's career experience includes working as an attorney, a law clerk, and an abstractor. She has served as the secretary of the Junior League of Shreveport Bossier and on the board of directors of Catholic Charities of North Louisiana and Girls on the Run of Shreveport.[1][2]
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 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.
General election
General election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4
Stacey Melerine defeated Emma Shepard in the general election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 on November 18, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stacey Melerine (R) | 62.3 | 56,792 |
 | Emma Shepard (D) | 37.7 | 34,365 | |
| Total votes: 91,157 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4
Stacey Melerine and Emma Shepard defeated Paige Hoffpauir in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stacey Melerine (R) | 47.0 | 55,297 |
| ✔ | | Emma Shepard (D) | 30.5 | 35,850 |
 | Paige Hoffpauir (R) | 22.5 | 26,477 | |
| Total votes: 117,624 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Melerine in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Stacey Melerine did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Melerine's campaign website stated the following:
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How will Stacey help our children succeed? Stacey will:
Stacey wants to:
The Opportunity to Achieve Every student deserves the opportunity to achieve and to become a productive adult. Stacey believes that every family should have the opportunity to educate their children, whether that education be public or private. Every family deserves options. Encourage Growth for Louisiana In order for Louisiana to grow we must have successful adults. This is only possible if we invest in their education as children. A great way to accomplish this is through Louisiana’s Jump Start Program. The program has already shown good results, but it can continue to grow so that our future workers can thrive in the workplace. Jump Start bridges the gap between education and employment and provides an alternative to attending college.[3] |
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| —Stacey Melerine's campaign website (2023)[4] | ||
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 |
Officeholder Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Stacey Melerine for BESE, "Meet Stacey," accessed September 12, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Stacey (Smith) Melerine," accessed September 12, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Stacey Melerine for BESE, “Home,” accessed September 9, 2023
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Michael Melerine (R) |
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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