John Bagneris
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 100th district
In office
January 2016 – January 2020
Preceded byAustin Badon
Succeeded byJason Hughes
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)New Orleans, Louisiana
EducationSouthern University at New Orleans
OccupationTransportation manager

John H. Bagneris is an American politician from New Orleans, Louisiana, who represented District 100 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2016 until 2020. A Democrat, Bagneris sought election to District 3 in the Louisiana State Senate in 2019, but lost to fellow Democrat Joseph Bouie Jr.[1][2]

Biography

Baggers first entered politics as a campaign and legislative aide to Louis Charbonnet, who represented District 96 in the Louisiana House of Representatives between 1970 and 1984. He worked for other campaigns and politicians throughout the 1980s and 1990s.[3][4]

Electoral history

In 2015, Bagneris ran for District 100 in the Louisiana House of Representatives to succeed term-limited incumbent Austin Badon. He advanced from the first round of voting with 37% of the vote, and defeated fellow Democrat Alicia Pliven Clivers with 55% of the vote in the runoff.[5]

In 2019, Bagneris announced he would run to succeed term-limited Democratic Senator Jean-Paul Morrell for District 3 in the Louisiana State Senate. He lost to fellow Democratic State Representative Joseph Bouie Jr. in the runoff election.[6]

References

  1. ^ "State Representative John H. Bagneris". Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "John Bagneris". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  3. ^ staugpurplenights. "Interview With John Bagneris (State Representative)". Youtube. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Our Funeral Directors & Managers". Charbonnet Funeral Services. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Jessica Williams (November 23, 2015). "Jimmy Harris wins House District 99 race with 61 percent of the vote". Nola.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Tyler Bridges (September 7, 2019). "Louisiana GOP hopes to turn state Legislature more conservative by targeting these New Orleans races". The Advocate. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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