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Edmond Jordan
2016 - Present
2028
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Edmond Jordan (Democratic Party) is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 29. He assumed office on May 23, 2016. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Jordan (Democratic Party) won re-election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 29 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the primary and general election were canceled.
He was first elected to the chamber in a special election on May 14, 2016.
Jordan was a 2017 Democratic special election candidate for District 2 of the Louisiana State Senate. He was defeated in the special election on April 29, 2017.
Biography
Edmond Jordan, as of March 2020, lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He graduated from Brusly High School. Jordan earned a law degree from Southern University Law Center. His career experience includes working as an attorney with and as the co-owner of Cypress Insurance Agency, Inc.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Jordan was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce Committee
- House Insurance Committee, Vice Chairman
- Judiciary Committee
2021-2022
Jordan was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Jordan was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 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.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Edmond Jordan (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jordan in this election.
2019
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 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 House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Edmond Jordan won election outright in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 29 on October 12, 2019.
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2017
A special election for the position of Louisiana State Senate District 2 was called for April 29, 2017. A general election was called for May 27, 2017. The filing deadline for political parties to nominate their candidates to run in this election was March 17, 2017.[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 became vacant following Troy Brown's (D) resignation on February 16, 2017, after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of domestic abuse.[3]
Warren Harang III (D) and Ed Price (D) advanced past Elton M. Aubert (D), Wayne Brigalia (R), Albert Burl III (D), Shannon Comery Sr. (D), Chris Delpit (D), Jerry Jones (D), Edmond Jordan (D), Patrick Lawless (D), Thomas L. Lyons (non-partisan), Willie Massey-Favre (non-partisan), and Jamie Roussell (D) in the special election on April 29, 2017.[4][5] Price defeated Harang in the general election on May 27, 2017.[6][7]
| Louisiana State Senate, District 2, General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Edward "Ed" Price |
62.6% | 9,224 | |
| Democratic | Warren Harang III | 37.4% | 5,507 | |
| Total Votes | 14,731 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
| Louisiana State Senate, District 2, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Warren Harang III (advanced to general) |
26.5% | 4,001 | |
| Democratic | Edward "Ed" Price (advanced to general) |
22.1% | 3,334 | |
| Democratic | Elton M. Aubert | 15.1% | 2,283 | |
| Republican | Wayne Brigalia | 7% | 1,051 | |
| Democratic | Albert "Ali" Burl III | 6.3% | 957 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Lawless | 4.6% | 699 | |
| Democratic | Edmond Jordan | 4.5% | 675 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Jones | 4.2% | 640 | |
| Democratic | Jamie Roussell | 3.2% | 489 | |
| Democratic | Shannon Comery, Sr. | 2.9% | 436 | |
| Nonpartisan | Thomas L. Lyons | 2.5% | 374 | |
| Democratic | Chris Delpit | 0.6% | 84 | |
| Nonpartisan | Willie Massey-Farve | 0.4% | 54 | |
| Total Votes | 15,077 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
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.[8]
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.[9]
Tyra Banks Sterling (D), Edmond Jordan (D), Vereta Lee (D), Albert White (D) and Victor Woods Jr. (D) faced off in the special election.[10] 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.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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.[13]
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.[14][15]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 29 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ronnie Edwards |
59.1% | 6,887 | |
| Democratic | Edmond Jordan | 40.9% | 4,768 | |
| Total Votes | 11,655 | |||
2011
Jordan ran in the 2011 election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 29. He faced incumbent Regina Barrow (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.
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 29 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Regina Barrow Incumbent |
63.9% | 5,933 | |
| Democratic | Edmond Jordan | 36.1% | 3,345 | |
| Total Votes | 9,278 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
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2019
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2015
| “ | • Tax Reform
• Economic Development • Access to Affordable Healthcare • Education • Justice Reform |
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2024
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In 2024, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 11 to June 3. Special sessions were convened from January 15, 2024 to January 23, 2024; February 19, 2024 to February 29, 2024; and November 6, 2024 to November 25, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 to June 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 to June 6.
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2021
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In 2021, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 12 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 9 to June 1. The session was suspended from March 31 through May 4. A special session convened from June 1 to June 30 and from September 28 to October 23.
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2019
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In 2019, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 through June 6.
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2018
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In 2018, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through May 18.
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2017
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In 2017, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 through June 8. The legislature held its first special session from February 13 to February 22. The legislature held its second special session from June 8 to June 16.
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2016
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In 2016, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 through June 6. A special session was held from February 14 to March 9 to address the state's budget gap. A second special session was held from June 6 to June 23.
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See also
2023 Elections
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 29
- Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2015
- Louisiana State Legislature
- State legislative special elections, 2016
- Louisiana State Senate District 2
- Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2017
External links
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Officeholder Louisiana House of Representatives District 29 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ State of Louisiana, "State Representative Edmond Jordan Democrat District 29," accessed March 24, 2020
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Qualifying for Special Senate District 2 Election," March 14, 2017
- ↑ Nola, "Troy Brown resigns Louisiana Senate, avoiding expulsion," February 16, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "State Senator 2nd Senatorial District," March 19, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for 4/29/2017," accessed April 29, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "State Senator 2nd Senatorial District," March 19, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for 5/27/2017," accessed April 29, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Edmond Jordan, homepage, accessed October 28, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 29 2016-Present |
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