Zaine Kasem
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Zaine "The Queen" Kasem was a 2011 Republican candidate for District 2 of the Louisiana State Senate.
In 2011, Kasem was commended by the Louisiana House of Representatives for her "outstanding accomplishments."[1]
Elections
2011
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2011
Kasem ran in the 2011 election for Louisiana Senate District 2. She faced Elton Aubert (D), Troy Brown (D), Alfred Carter (R), George Grace Jr. (D) and Michael Bell (D) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. Aubert and Brown advanced past the primary.[2]
| Louisiana State Senate District 2 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Elton M. Aubert |
31% | 10,932 | |
| Democratic | Mike Bell | 12.8% | 4,519 | |
| Democratic | Troy E. Brown |
34.2% | 12,082 | |
| Republican | Al Carter | 14.1% | 4,966 | |
| Democratic | George Grace, Jr. | 6.2% | 2,198 | |
| Republican | Zaine Kasem | 1.7% | 584 | |
| Total Votes | 35,281 | |||
External links
- Campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- My gov 365 "Commendation document HR 167"
- Zaine Kasem on Twitter
Footnotes
Current members of the Louisiana State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Cameron Henry
Senators
District 1
Robert Owen (R)
District 2
Ed Price (D)
District 3
Vacant
District 4
Jimmy Harris (D)
District 5
Royce Duplessis (D)
District 6
Rick Edmonds (R)
District 7
Gary Carter (D)
District 8
Patrick Connick (R)
District 9
Cameron Henry (R)
District 10
Kirk Talbot (R)
District 11
Patrick McMath (R)
District 12
Beth Mizell (R)
District 13
Valarie Hodges (R)
District 14
Larry Selders (D)
District 15
Regina Barrow (D)
District 16
Franklin Foil (R)
District 17
Caleb Kleinpeter (R)
District 18
Eddie Lambert (R)
District 19
Gregory Miller (R)
District 20
Michael Fesi (R)
District 21
Robert Allain (R)
District 22
Blake Miguez (R)
District 23
Brach Myers (R)
District 24
Gerald Boudreaux (D)
District 25
Mark Abraham (R)
District 26
Bob Hensgens (R)
District 27
Jeremy Stine (R)
District 28
Heather Cloud (R)
District 29
Jay Luneau (D)
District 30
Mike Reese (R)
District 31
Alan Seabaugh (R)
District 32
Glen Womack (R)
District 33
Stewart Cathey (R)
District 34
Katrina Jackson (D)
District 35
Jay Morris (R)
District 36
Adam Bass (R)
District 37
William Wheat (R)
District 38
Thomas Pressly (R)
District 39
Sam Jenkins (D)
Republican Party (28)
Democratic Party (10)
Vacancies (1)
