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Vereta Lee
Vereta Lee (Democratic Party) was a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System in Louisiana, representing District 2. Lee assumed office in 2006. Lee left office in 2018.
Lee (Democratic Party) ran for election to the East Baton Rouge Parish School System to represent District 2 in Louisiana. Lee lost in the primary on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Lee was born in Amite, Louisiana, and raised in Greensburg, Louisiana. She was educated in the St. Helena Parish School System. She earned a bachelor's and master's degree in elementary education from Southern University in Baton Rouge. She also holds certificates in supervision and administration, guidance counseling and technology. She has a second master's degree in mental health counseling.[1]
Prior to becoming a school board member, Lee worked as an elementary and middle school teacher in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System.[1]
Lee's family includes her parents, Mayola and Mearn Tanner, nine siblings, her three children and sixteen grandchildren.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Louisiana, elections (2022)
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 East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 2
Incumbent Dadrius Lanus won election outright against Vereta Lee in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dadrius Lanus (D) | 65.7 | 6,515 | |
 | Vereta Lee (D) | 34.3 | 3,400 | |
| Total votes: 9,915 | |||
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2020
See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2020)
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 East Baton Rouge Parish Constable - Justice Court Ward 2 District 3
Andrea Hamilton won election outright against Vereta Lee in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish Constable - Justice Court Ward 2 District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Andrea Hamilton (D) | 58.6 | 6,602 | |
| Vereta Lee (D) | 41.4 | 4,672 | |
| Total votes: 11,274 | |||
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2019
See also: Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 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 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8
Preston Castille won election outright against Vereta Lee, Chakesha Webb Scott, and Jonathan Loveall in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Preston Castille (D) | 52.1 | 71,616 |
| Vereta Lee (D) | 18.0 | 24,739 | |
| Chakesha Webb Scott (D) | 16.1 | 22,214 | ||
 | Jonathan Loveall (D) | 13.8 | 18,999 | |
| Total votes: 137,568 | |||
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2018
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 East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 2
Dadrius Lanus defeated incumbent Vereta Lee in the general election for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 2 on December 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dadrius Lanus (D) | 61.0 | 3,616 | |
| Vereta Lee (D) | 39.0 | 2,313 | |
| Total votes: 5,929 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 2
Dadrius Lanus and incumbent Vereta Lee defeated Joycelyn Hall in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dadrius Lanus (D) | 46.7 | 5,403 | |
| ✔ | | Vereta Lee (D) | 32.2 | 3,718 |
 | Joycelyn Hall (D) | 21.1 | 2,439 | |
| Total votes: 11,560 | |||
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2016
A special election for the position of Louisiana House of Representatives District 29 was called for April 9. A runoff election took place on May 14. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 9.[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 was vacant following Ronnie Edwards's (D) death on February 24, 2016.[3]
Tyra Banks Sterling (D), Edmond Jordan (D), Vereta Lee (D), Albert White (D) and Victor Woods Jr. (D) faced off in the special election.[4] Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Jordan and Lee met in a runoff election, which Jordan won.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Edmond Jordan (advanced to the runoff) |
31.2% | 1,088 | |
| Democratic | Vereta Lee (advanced to the runoff) |
24.3% | 848 | |
| Democratic | Victor Woods Jr. | 21.8% | 758 | |
| Democratic | Tyra Banks Sterling | 14.8% | 517 | |
| Democratic | Albert White | 7.8% | 273 | |
| Total Votes | 3,484 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edmond Jordan |
59.6% | 2,019 | |
| Democratic | Vereta Lee | 40.4% | 1,368 | |
| Total Votes | 3,387 | |||
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.[7]
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. Democrats Daniel Banguel, Ronnie Edwards, Edmond Jordan and Vereta Lee faced off in the October 24 blanket primary. Edwards and Jordan advanced to the November 21 runoff, where Edwards won election.[8][9]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 29 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ronnie Edwards |
36.1% | 3,733 | |
| Democratic | Edmond Jordan |
28.7% | 2,966 | |
| Democratic | Vereta Lee | 25.1% | 2,593 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Banguel | 10.2% | 1,054 | |
| Total Votes | 10,346 | |||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 29 Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ronnie Edwards |
59.1% | 6,887 | |
| Democratic | Edmond Jordan | 40.9% | 4,768 | |
| Total Votes | 11,655 | |||
2014
Nine seats on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board were up for election in 2014. Three of the seats advanced to a general election on December 6, 2014, as no candidate earned 50 percent plus one of the primary election votes in Districts 1, 5 and 8.
Prior to this election, the school board was comprised of 11 members. However, in July 2014, the board voted to accept a redistricting plan that reduced the number of board members to nine. The 2014 election was the first election for the new district boundaries. Due to the redrawing of district boundaries, some incumbents ran in new districts and against one another. District 1 incumbent David Tatman (R) was the only incumbent to have no challengers file against him, and he was automatically elected to the District 9 seat.[10]
Mary Lynch (I), incumbent for the former District 11, ran for re-election to the District 1 seat against newcomers Mark Bellue (R) and Jennifer Andrews (D). Andrews and Bellue advanced to a general election. District 5 incumbent Evelyn Ware-Jackson (D) faced District 9 incumbent Jerry Arbour (R), as well as Patty Merrick (D) and W.T. Winfield (D). Ware-Jackson and Arbour advanced to a general election.[11]
The remaining races did not include redistricted incumbents. District 2 incumbent Vereta Lee (D) ran to retain the same seat against challenger Daniel Banguel (D). Rachel Allmon (D) also filed to run in District 2, but later withdrew from the race. Tarvald Smith (D), the District 4 incumbent, sought re-election against Robert Maxie Sr. (D). Anthony Nelson (D) challenged District 7 incumbent Barbara Freiberg (R). District 8 incumbent Connie Bernard (R) faced multiple challengers as Christopher Bailey (R), Charles "Obie" O'Brien (R) and Joan Wallyn (R) all ran to unseat her. Bernard and Bailey advanced to a general election.[11]
Eugene Weatherspoon (D) withdrew from the race in District 3 against incumbent Kenyetta Nelson-Smith (D), allowing her to be automatically re-elected. Tiffany Perkins (R) and District 10 incumbent Jill Dyason (R) both filed to run for the District 6 seat. However, a court ruling found that Perkins did not legally reside within the boundaries of District 6 and could not run for the seat. This left Dyason unopposed and automatically elected to her new seat.[11][12]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Vereta Lee Incumbent |
65.5% | 7,672 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Banguel | 34.5% | 4,040 | |
| Total Votes | 11,712 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 6, 2014 | ||||
2010
| East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Vereta Lee Incumbent |
58% | 2,650 | |
| Democratic | Michael J. Self | 42% | 1,922 | |
| Total Votes | 4,572 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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2019
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 East Baton Rouge Parish School System, "Vereta Lee, District 2," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ wbrz.com, "Special election announced for vacant District 29 seat," accessed February 29, 2016
- ↑ The Advocate, "'Gentle and kind' Louisiana state Rep. Ronnie Edwards dies after 2-year battle with cancer," accessed February 25, 2016
- ↑ wafb.com, "5 candidates qualify for special election to replace state Rep. Edwards," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, " State Representative -- 29th Representative District runoff results," accessed May 19, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results for Election Date: 4/9/2016," accessed April 9, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The Advocate, "EBR School Board agrees to downsize to 9 members," July 25, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ The Advocate, "Judge rules School Board candidate not a resident of district," September 10, 2014
