Vanessa Caston LaFleur
Vanessa Caston LaFleur (Democratic Party) is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 101. She assumed office on April 11, 2022. Her current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Caston LaFleur (Democratic Party) won re-election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 101 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Biography
Vanessa Caston LaFleur was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[1] LaFleur graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School in 1986.[2] She earned a B.A. in political science and a J.D. from Southern University in 1990 and 1993, respectively.[1][2] LaFleur's career experience includes working as the director of the Tax Policy Services Division and of the Audit Protest Bureau for the Louisiana Department of Revenue, general counsel with the Louisiana Tax Commission, and the director of the Legal Division for the Louisiana Public Service Commission.[2][3]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Caston LaFleur was assigned to the following committees:
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. Vanessa Caston LaFleur (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2022
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
Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 101
Vanessa Caston LaFleur won election outright against Dawn Chanet Collins and Terry Hebert in the special primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 101 on March 26, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vanessa Caston LaFleur (D) | 61.5 | 1,771 | |
| Dawn Chanet Collins (D) | 28.9 | 831 | ||
 | Terry Hebert (Independent) | 9.7 | 278 | |
| Total votes: 2,880 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2023
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2022
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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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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Edward James (D) |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 101 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
