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Louisiana State University in Shreveport}}
Louisiana State University in Shreveport}}
'''Barbara Ann McCray Norton''' (born February 10, 1946)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/barbara-norton/e636465426126|title=Barbara Norton|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 1, 2020}}</ref> is an [[African-American]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former state representative for District 3 in Caddo Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://outlook.live.com/mail/compose/AQMkADAwATExADlhNy00YzRkLTYwOWItMDACLTAwCgBGAAADR%2FSU5MnzFkamel3t1%2FIblgcAVXnCKY5tEEqFrqUFeHWmpAAAAgEPAAAAVXnCKY5tEEqFrqUFeHWmpAADlOkEQgAAAA%3D%3D|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Caddo Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
'''Barbara Ann McCray Norton''' (born February 10, 1946)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/barbara-norton/e636465426126|title=Barbara Norton|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 1, 2020}}</ref> is an [[African-American]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former state representative for District 3 in Caddo Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://outlook.live.com/mail/compose/AQMkADAwATExADlhNy00YzRkLTYwOWItMDACLTAwCgBGAAADR%2FSU5MnzFkamel3t1%2FIblgcAVXnCKY5tEEqFrqUFeHWmpAAAAgEPAAAAVXnCKY5tEEqFrqUFeHWmpAADlOkEQgAAAA%3D%3D|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Caddo Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
Norton graduated from the former historically black [[Booker T. Washington]] High School in [[Shreveport]]. She then completed a legal course at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. She is a retiree from [[American Telephone and Telegraph]].<ref name=bnort>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.asp?ID=3|title=Barbara Norton|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=April 26, 2015}}</ref>
Norton graduated from the former historically black [[Booker T. Washington]] High School in [[Shreveport]]. She then completed a legal course at Louisiana State University in Shreveport. She is a retiree from [[American Telephone and Telegraph]].<ref name=bnort>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.asp?ID=3|title=Barbara Norton|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=April 26, 2015}}</ref>
==Political life==
==Political life==
In 1994, Norton led the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] for the District F seat on the Shreveport City Council. However, she lost the runoff election to fellow Democrat, James Edward Green, who polled 3,762 votes (51 percent) to Norton's 3,615 (49 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8, 1994.</ref> She fell short again in a three-candidate primary field for the city council in 1998.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 3, 1998.</ref> The post went instead to another African-American Democrat, Joe Shyne, who unseated the incumbent James Green.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 3, 1998.</ref>
In 1994, Norton led the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] for the District F seat on the Shreveport City Council. However, she lost the runoff election to fellow Democrat, James Edward Green, who polled 3,762 votes (51 percent) to Norton's 3,615 (49 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8, 1994.</ref> She fell short again in a three-candidate primary field for the city council in 1998.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 3, 1998.</ref> The post went instead to another African-American Democrat, Joe Shyne, who unseated the incumbent James Green.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 3, 1998.</ref>
In 2003, Norton ran for the District 3 state House seat but was defeated by 251 votes by her fellow Democrat, Ernest Baylor, Jr. (born October 1949), who polled 3,788 votes (51.7 percent) to her 3,537, (48.3 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> Four years later, Norton rebounded to claim the seat when Baylor was not a candidate in a low-turnout contest. With 3,901 votes (56.1 percent), she defeated her fellow Democrat, Lindora Lee Baker (born September 1960), who received 2,648 votes (38.1 percent). Another Democrat, Spencer Stephens, held the remaining 403 votes (5.8 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 10, 2007.</ref>
In 2003, Norton ran for the District 3 state House seat but was defeated by 251 votes by her fellow Democrat, Ernest Baylor, Jr. (born October 1949), who polled 3,788 votes (51.7 percent) to her 3,537, (48.3 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> Four years later, Norton rebounded to claim the seat when Baylor was not a candidate in a low-turnout contest. With 3,901 votes (56.1 percent), she defeated her fellow Democrat, Lindora Lee Baker (born September 1960), who received 2,648 votes (38.1 percent). Another Democrat, Spencer Stephens, held the remaining 403 votes (5.8 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 10, 2007.</ref>
In 2011, with 3,078 votes (44.7 percent), Representative Norton was forced into a runoff election with Lynn Dale Cawthorne (born March 1967), a Democrat who polled 1,850 votes (26.9 percent). In third place was her predecessor, Ernest Baylor, Jr., with 1,548 votes (22.5 percent). [[Republican Party|Republican]] and subsequently [[Independent voter|Independent]] Anna Marie Arpino (born March 1958) held the remaining 408 ballots (5.9 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>
In 2011, with 3,078 votes (44.7 percent), Representative Norton was forced into a runoff election with Lynn Dale Cawthorne (born March 1967), a Democrat who polled 1,850 votes (26.9 percent). In third place was her predecessor, Ernest Baylor, Jr., with 1,548 votes (22.5 percent). [[Republican Party|Republican]] and subsequently [[Independent voter|Independent]] Anna Marie Arpino (born March 1958) held the remaining 408 ballots (5.9 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>
To score her second term, Norton then defeated Cawthorne in the second round of balloting, 3,240 votes (56.1 percent) to 2,533 (43.9 percent).<ref>
To score her second term, Norton then defeated Cawthorne in the second round of balloting, 3,240 votes (56.1 percent) to 2,533 (43.9 percent).<ref>
Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 19, 2011.</ref>
Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 19, 2011.</ref>
In her biography in Project Vote Smart, Norton, when term-limited in the state House, was said to have run against the incumbent fellow African-American Democrat, Gregory Tarver, for the District 39 seat in the state Senate. However, the Louisiana Secretary of State [[Kyle Ardoin]]'s website, Tarver retained his seat by defeating, not Norton, but a Republican, James F. "Jim" Slagle, 69 to 31 percent.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> Norton's candidacy was disallowed because she lived outside District 39.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2019/08/16/judge-disqualifies-rep-barbara-norton-district-39-senate-race/2033708001/|title=Judge disqualifies Rep. Barbara Norton from District 39 Senate race|author=Emily Enfinger|date=August 16, 2019|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
In her biography in Project Vote Smart, Norton, when term-limited in the state House, was said to have run against the incumbent fellow African-American Democrat, Gregory Tarver, for the District 39 seat in the state Senate. However, the Louisiana Secretary of State [[Kyle Ardoin]]'s website, Tarver retained his seat by defeating, not Norton, but a Republican, James F. "Jim" Slagle, 69 to 31 percent.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> Norton's candidacy was disallowed because she lived outside District 39.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2019/08/16/judge-disqualifies-rep-barbara-norton-district-39-senate-race/2033708001/|title=Judge disqualifies Rep. Barbara Norton from District 39 Senate race|author=Emily Enfinger|date=August 16, 2019|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
==References==