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Randy Wiggins, meanwhile, challenged the second-term reelection of Hazel in the primary held on October 22, 2011, but Hazel handily defeated the former representative, 8,089 votes (60.8 percent) to 5,220 votes (39.2 percent).[7]
Randy Wiggins, meanwhile, challenged the second-term reelection of Hazel in the primary held on October 22, 2011, but Hazel handily defeated the former representative, 8,089 votes (60.8 percent) to 5,220 votes (39.2 percent).[7]
==Legislative tenure==
==Legislative tenure==
Entering his third and final House term on January 11, 2016, Hazel has announced that he was crossing cross party lines to support the Democrat Walt Leger
Entering his third and final House term on January 11, 2016, Hazel has announced that he was crossing cross party lines to support the Democrat Walt Leger
Entering his third and final term in the House in 2016, Hazel supported Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] choice of the liberal lawmaker, Walt Leger, III, of New Orleans for Speaker of the state House.[22] However, in an upset, lawmakers chose not Leger as Speaker but New Iberia Republican [[Taylor Barras]],[23], a more conservative representative who vacates the House in January 2020.
Entering his third and final term in the House in 2016, Hazel supported Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] choice of the liberal lawmaker, Walt Leger, III, of New Orleans for Speaker of the state House.[22] However, in an upset, lawmakers chose not Leger as Speaker but New Iberia Republican [[Taylor Barras]],[23] a more conservative representative who vacates the House in January 2020.
==Election as judge==
==Election as judge==
In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on November 6, 2018, in conjunction with congressional elections, Hazel won the Division B judgeship on the 9th Judicial District Court. He defeated attorney Charles David Elliott (born August 27, 1962).[24] Then in a special election in 2019, Mike Johnson, was elected to fill the remainder of Hazel's legislative term.[
In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on November 6, 2018, in conjunction with congressional elections, Hazel won the Division B judgeship on the 9th Judicial District Court. He defeated attorney Charles David Elliott (born August 27, 1962).[24] Then in a special election in 2019, Mike Johnson, was elected to fill the remainder of Hazel's legislative term.
==Reference==
==Reference==