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'''Leslie Allen Farnum''', known as '''Les Farnum''' (born July 31, 1957), is the incoming District 33 state representative for Calcasieu Parish in the southwestern portion of [[Louisiana]].

'''Leslie Allen Farnum''', known as '''Les Farnum''' (born July 31, 1957), is the incoming District 33 state representative for Calcasieu Parish in the southwestern portion of [[Louisiana]].

T win his seat, Farnum changed parties from [[Democratic Party|Demcocrat]] to [[Republican Party|Republican]]. With 6,208 votes (56 percent), he unseated the short-term Representative [[Stuart Moss]], a Republican who received 4,793 votes (44 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>  

To win his seat, Farnum changed parties from [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to [[Republican Party|Republican]]. With 6,208 votes (56 percent), he unseated the short-term Representative [[Stuart Moss]], a Republican who received 4,793 votes (44 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>  

In 2018, the District 33 seat opened when incumbent Representative [[Mike Danahay]] was elected [[mayor]] of Sulphur, a city twelve miles east of the larger [[Lake Charles]].  At the time Farnum was a member of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, an elected position. On November 6, 2018, Farnum ran for the House seat as a Democrat and polled 4,883 votes (39 percent). The victor for the year-long term was  Republican [[Stuart Moss]], who received  6,795 votes (54 percent). A second Democrat in the race, Teri Ann Estes Johnson (born July 10, 1959), the president of the Calcasieu Federation of Teachers, finished with 912 votes (7 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kplctv.com/2018/10/22/three-running-state-rep-west-calcasieu/|title=Three running for State Rep. 33 in west Calcasieu|publisher=KPLC-TV|date=October 22, 2018|author=Theresa Schmidt|accessdate=October 26, 2018}}</ref> <ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 6, 2018.</ref>

In 2018, the District 33 seat opened when incumbent Representative [[Mike Danahay]], a Democart,  was elected [[mayor]] of Sulphur, a city twelve miles east of the larger [[Lake Charles]].  At the time Farnum was a member of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, an elected position. On November 6, 2018, Farnum ran for the House seat as a Democrat and polled 4,883 votes (39 percent). The victor for the year-long term was  Republican [[Stuart Moss]], who received  6,795 votes (54 percent). A second Democrat in the race, Teri Ann Estes Johnson (born July 10, 1959), the president of the Calcasieu Federation of Teachers, finished with 912 votes (7 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kplctv.com/2018/10/22/three-running-state-rep-west-calcasieu/|title=Three running for State Rep. 33 in west Calcasieu|publisher=KPLC-TV|date=October 22, 2018|author=Theresa Schmidt|accessdate=October 26, 2018}}</ref> <ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 6, 2018.</ref>

Moss' defeat came only eleven months after his election as representative. He could take some solace in the fact that his opponent switched parties to make the second race and gained more than one thousand additional votes after the change of party affiliation.

Moss' defeat came only eleven months after his election as representative.  

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