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| name=Royce Duplessis
| office=Louisiana State Representative for District 93 ([[New Orleans]])
| term_start=March 2018
| term_end=
| succeeded=Helena Moreno
| birth_date=August 18, 1982
| birth_place=New Orleans, [[Louisiana]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| spouse=
| alma_mater=
| occupation=[[Attorney]]
| religion=
}}
'''Royce Duplessis''' (born August 18, 1982),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/royce-duplessis/e99754095823038|title=Royce Duplessis|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=March 26, 2018}}</ref> is an [[African-American]] [[attorney]] from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for District 93, which encompasses the downtown, French Quarter, the Lower Garden District, and the Seventh Ward.
Duplessis formerly served for five years on the New Orleans Planning Commission, a year as an aide to a New Orleans City Council member, and as a special counsel to the Louisiana Supreme Court, which is based in New Orleans. Duplessis won the special election held on March 24, 2018, to choose a successor to Representative Helena Moreno, who resigned after winnin in 2017 an at-large seat on the city council. With 72 percent of the vote, Duplessis overwhelmed three intra-party challengers, the strongest of whom was Kenneth "Kenny" Bordes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_10fa533a-2fd5-11e8-aed0-4768832801e2.html|title=Royce Duplessis avoids runoff, wins House District 93 in New Orleans|publisher]''The New Orleans Advocate''|date=March 24, 2018|author=Jessica Williams|accessdate=March 26, 2018}}</ref>
In another special election held in District 86, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Nicholas Muscarello]], Jr., an attorney from Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish, retained the seat for his party vacated by [[Chris Broadwater]], who instead joined a state education agency.
==References==
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| name=Royce Duplessis
| office=Louisiana State Representative for District 93 ([[New Orleans]])
| term_start=March 2018
| term_end=
| succeeded=Helena Moreno
| birth_date=August 18, 1982
| birth_place=New Orleans, [[Louisiana]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| spouse=
| alma_mater=
| occupation=[[Attorney]]
| religion=
}}
'''Royce Duplessis''' (born August 18, 1982),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/royce-duplessis/e99754095823038|title=Royce Duplessis|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=March 26, 2018}}</ref> is an [[African-American]] [[attorney]] from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for District 93, which encompasses the downtown, French Quarter, the Lower Garden District, and the Seventh Ward.
Duplessis formerly served for five years on the New Orleans Planning Commission, a year as an aide to a New Orleans City Council member, and as a special counsel to the Louisiana Supreme Court, which is based in New Orleans. Duplessis won the special election held on March 24, 2018, to choose a successor to Representative Helena Moreno, who resigned after winnin in 2017 an at-large seat on the city council. With 72 percent of the vote, Duplessis overwhelmed three intra-party challengers, the strongest of whom was Kenneth "Kenny" Bordes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_10fa533a-2fd5-11e8-aed0-4768832801e2.html|title=Royce Duplessis avoids runoff, wins House District 93 in New Orleans|publisher]''The New Orleans Advocate''|date=March 24, 2018|author=Jessica Williams|accessdate=March 26, 2018}}</ref>
In another special election held in District 86, [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Nicholas Muscarello]], Jr., an attorney from Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish, retained the seat for his party vacated by [[Chris Broadwater]], who instead joined a state education agency.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duplessis, Royce}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Liberals]]