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Taylor Barras
Division of Administration
Tenure
Present officeholder
Prior offices:
Louisiana House of Representatives District 48
Years in office: 2008 - 2020
Successor: Beau Beaullieu (R)
Elections and appointments
Last election
October 24, 2015
Education
Bachelor's
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Personal
Profession
Market President, Iberia Bank, New Iberia
Contact
Official website
Personal LinkedIn

Taylor Barras is an officeholder of the Division of Administration.

Barras (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 48. He won in the general election on October 24, 2015.

Barras served as speaker of the House from January 11, 2016, to January 13, 2020. Barras' victory was significant because the Louisiana State Legislature traditionally deferred to the preference of the governor in selecting this speaker. Incoming Gov. John Bel Edwards (D), a former legislator himself, supported Walt Leger III (D). Leger was instead re-elected speaker pro tem.[1]

Barras was initially elected as a Democrat but changed his party affiliation to Republican on August 15, 2011.[2]

Biography

Barras earned his B.S. in accounting from Louisiana State University. His professional experience includes working as the Market President of Iberia Bank, New Iberia.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Barras was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Barras served on the following committees:

Louisiana committee assignments, 2015
• House and Governmental Affairs
• Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs
• Ways and Means
• Joint Legislative Capital Outlay

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Barras served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Barras served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2015

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 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 Taylor Barras (R) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[4][5]

2011

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2011

On October 22, 2011, Barras won re-election to District 48 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He ran unopposed in the October 22 primary election, assuring his re-election.

2007

In 2007, Barras was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. He defeated Shane Romero.[6]

Louisiana House of Representatives General Election, District 48 (2007)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Taylor Barras (D) 6,690
Shane Romero (D) 4,091

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Scorecards

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Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Barras is a member of the Acadiana Delegation, Democratic Caucus, and the Louisiana Rural Caucus.[7]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Advocate, "In rarely seen twist, last-minute candidate Taylor Barras selected Louisiana House speaker," January 11, 2016
  2. ↑ NBC 33, "Barras switches to Republican party," August 15, 2011
  3. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
  4. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
  5. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
  6. ↑ Follow the Money, "Official Louisiana House 2007 General Election Results"
  7. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Barras
Political offices
Preceded by
- 		Louisiana House of Representatives District 48
2008–2020 		Succeeded by
Beau Beaullieu (R)


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