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Holly Boffy
Holly Boffy (Republican Party) was a member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, representing District 7. She assumed office in 2012. She left office on January 8, 2024.
Boffy (Republican Party) won re-election to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to represent District 7 outright in the primary on October 12, 2019, after the general election was canceled.
Boffy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
As of November 2017, Boffy was the program director for teacher and leader development at the Council of Chief State School Officers. She had previously spent 10 years teaching middle school and was named the Louisiana State Teacher of the Year in 2010.[1]
Education
- B.S. - Louisiana State University
- Master's in education - Louisiana State University
- Doctorate in education leadership - Walden University
Political career
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (2012-2024)
Boffy was first elected to the board in October 2011 and took office in January 2012. She was re-elected in 2015. In January 2017, Boffy was elected as the board's vice president for 2017.[2]
Elections
2023
Holly Boffy was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
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 7
Incumbent Holly Boffy won election outright against Timala Melancon in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Holly Boffy (R)  | 62.4 | 104,534 |
 | Timala Melancon (Independent) | 37.6 | 62,915 | |
| Total votes: 167,449 | |||
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2015
| Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, District 7, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Holly Franks Boffy Incumbent |
53.4% | 72,246 | |
| Republican | Mike Kreamer | 46.6% | 62,987 | |
| Total Votes | 135,233 | |||
| Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
2011
| Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, District 7, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Holly Boffy |
66.5% | 82,365 | |
| Republican | Dale Bayard Incumbent | 33.5% | 41,460 | |
| Total Votes | 123,825 | |||
| Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Holly Boffy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Boffy's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
My top three priorities are ensuring all students have opportunities to graduate high school ready for college and/or careers, ensuring our youngest students have the support they need to develop a strong foundation in literacy, and ensuring our teachers and leaders have the support they need to continuously improve their practices.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
My passion is teacher and leader development. Teachers are the number one in-school factor influencing outcomes for students, and principals are the second most important in-school factor.
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 2012-2024 |
Succeeded by Kevin Berken (R) |
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