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In a runoff election, Ourso defeated the more [[conservative]] Republican candidate, [[Buddy Amoroso|Anthony J. "Buddy" Amoroso, IV]]. The two divided over taxation and the [[Common Core]] State Standards Initiative. Ourso said that he will be flexible in approaches to balance the state budget, a position the anti-tax Amoroso dismissed out of hand. Ourso said that Common Core should be the prerogative of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; Amoroso favors repealing Common Core in the legislature and the use of state standards and examinations. Ourso did not answer the questionnaire submitted by the conservative Louisiana Family Forum, whereas Amoroso expressed his agreement with that organization. Amoroso was a property manager who lived in the Lake Sherwood Acres neighborhood and served on the Baton Rouge Metro Council prior to his death in a [[bicycle]] accident. He is a founder of the anti-tax advocacy group, Tax Busters, and formerly served on the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Commission.<ref name=brma/>

In a runoff election, Ourso defeated the more [[conservative]] Republican candidate, [[Buddy Amoroso|Anthony J. "Buddy" Amoroso, IV]]. The two divided over taxation and the [[Common Core]] State Standards Initiative. Ourso said that he will be flexible in approaches to balance the state budget, a position the anti-tax Amoroso dismissed out of hand. Ourso said that Common Core should be the prerogative of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; Amoroso favors repealing Common Core in the legislature and the use of state standards and examinations. Ourso did not answer the questionnaire submitted by the conservative Louisiana Family Forum, whereas Amoroso expressed his agreement with that organization. Amoroso was a property manager who lived in the Lake Sherwood Acres neighborhood and served on the Baton Rouge Metro Council prior to his death in a [[bicycle]] accident. He is a founder of the anti-tax advocacy group, Tax Busters, and formerly served on the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Commission.<ref name=brma/>

With all precincts reporting, Ourso received 1,958 votes; Amoroso, 1,886 ballots. Only 12.5 percent of registered voters came to the polls, according to then Louisiana Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=

With all precincts reporting, Ourso received 1,958 votes; Amoroso, 1,886 ballots. Only 12.5 percent of registered voters came to the polls, according to then Louisiana Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 28, 2015.</ref>

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Ourso described his message as "positive from the beginning and remained positive. The voters responded to that." The new representative sought a seat on the Appropriations or Transportation committees.<ref name=brma/> House District 66 reaches from Interstate 12 to Bayou Manchac, including subdivisions that would fall within the proposed City of St. George as well as Woodland Ridge, Old Jefferson, Santa Maria, Tiger Bend, and the Country Club of Louisiana. The district is 49 percent registered Republican.<ref name=brma/>

Ourso described his message as "positive from the beginning and remained positive. The voters responded to that." The new representative sought a seat on the Appropriations or Transportation committees.<ref name=brma/> House District 66 reaches from Interstate 12 to Bayou Manchac, including subdivisions that would fall within the proposed City of St. George as well as Woodland Ridge, Old Jefferson, Santa Maria, Tiger Bend, and the Country Club of Louisiana. The district is 49 percent registered Republican.<ref name=brma/>