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| | '''Joseph Arthur Harrison''', known as '''Joe Harrison''' (born February 15, 1952), is a financial planner from Napoleonville, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] departing member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 51 in Assumption, Lafourche, St. Mary, and Terrebonne parishes. He has been a member of the board of the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]], a [[conservative]] lobbying group.<ref>[http://www.alec.org/about-alec/board-of-directors/ Board of Directors - ALEC], April 17, 2012</ref> | | '''Joseph Arthur Harrison''', known as '''Joe Harrison''' (born February 15, 1952), is a financial planner from Napoleonville, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] departing member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 51 in Assumption, Lafourche, St. Mary, and Terrebonne parishes. He has been a member of the board of the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]], a [[conservative]] lobbying group.<ref>[http://www.alec.org/about-alec/board-of-directors/ Board of Directors - ALEC], April 17, 2012</ref> |
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| − | In the runoff election held on November 21, 2015, Harrison was unseated by another Republican, [[Beryl | + | In the runoff election held on November 21, 2015, Harrison was unseated by another Republican, [[Beryl Adams Amedee]], a member of the Terrebonne Parish Council, 4,101 votes (52 percent) to 3,783 (48 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref> |
| − | Adams Amedee]], a member of the Terrebonne Parish Council, 4,101 votes (52 percent) to 3,783 (48 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref> | |
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| | First elected to the House in 2007, Harrison unseated in the general election the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Carla Blanchard Dartez of Morgan City, whom he had trailed in the primary by seven percentage points.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov/10202007/10202007_Legislative.html | title = Louisiana legislative primary returns, October 20, 2011 | publisher = staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov | accessdate = July 16, 2011}}</ref> In the general election, Harrison prevailed with 4,338 votes (57 percent) to Dartez's 3,276 (43 percent).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov/11172007/11172007_Legislative.html | title = Louisiana legislative general election returns, November 17, 2007 | publisher = staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov | accessdate = July 16, 2011}}</ref> | | First elected to the House in 2007, Harrison unseated in the general election the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Carla Blanchard Dartez of Morgan City, whom he had trailed in the primary by seven percentage points.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov/10202007/10202007_Legislative.html | title = Louisiana legislative primary returns, October 20, 2011 | publisher = staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov | accessdate = July 16, 2011}}</ref> In the general election, Harrison prevailed with 4,338 votes (57 percent) to Dartez's 3,276 (43 percent).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov/11172007/11172007_Legislative.html | title = Louisiana legislative general election returns, November 17, 2007 | publisher = staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov | accessdate = July 16, 2011}}</ref> |