Melinda Huff Bernard
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Melinda Huff Bernard was a Republican District 2 representative on the St. Charles Parish School Board in Louisiana. She was first elected to the office in 2010. She sought re-election in the 2014 general election. As she was unopposed at the close of the qualifying period, Bernard was automatically elected on August 22, 2014.
Elections
2014
All eight seats on St. Charles Parish School Board were up for election in 2014, but only one contested race was on the November 4 ballot. Milton Allemand Jr. challenged District 1 incumbent Ellis Alexander Sr. The remaining seven district seats were retained by their incumbents, all of whom were unopposed at the close of the qualifying period. The unopposed incumbents were Melinda Huff Bernard in District 2, Dennis J. Naquin in District 3, Clarence "Sonny" H. Savoie in District 4, John L. Smith in District 5, John "Jay" Robichaux in District 6, Arthur Aucoin in District 7 and Alex "Al" Suffrin in District 8.[1]
Results
Bernard won re-election to a second term unopposed on August 22, 2014.
Funding
Bernard reported no contributions or expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program.[2]
Endorsements
Bernard did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
2010
Bernard won her first term on the school board after her opponent, Robert "Bobby" Facheux (R), withdrew from the face on August 2, 2010.[3]
About the district
St. Charles Parish Public Schools lies in southeastern Louisiana in St. Charles Parish. The seat of parish government is Hahnville. St. Charles Parish was home to approximately 52,617 residents according to 2013 estimates by the United States Census Bureau. In the 2011-2012 school year, St. Charles Parish was the 19th-largest school district in Louisiana and served 9,743 students.[4]
Demographics
St. Charles Parish slightly underperformed compared to the rest of Louisiana in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 20 percent of St. Charles Parish residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 21.4 percent for Louisiana as a whole. The median household income for the parish was $59,197 compared to $44,673 statewide. The poverty rate in the parish was 12.8 percent compared to 18.7 percent for the entire state.[4]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Louisiana Campaign Finance Reports," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ The Times-Picayune, "Luling resident elected to St. Charles School Board after challenger withdraws from race," August 4, 2010
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, Quick Facts," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed September 2, 2014
