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Ourso was the District 9 member of the Baton Rouge Metro Council from 1999 to 2008, when he did not seek a third term in office. He resides in the Evergreen neighborhood and is a member of the executive board of the Istrouma Area Council of the [[Boy Scouts]]. He is also a member of the board of commissioners for the St. George Fire Protection District.<ref name=brma>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/elections/11963565-123/darrell-ourso-wins-louisiana-house|title=Darrell Ourso wins Louisiana House seat for Southeast Baton Rouge: 72 votes lead to victory over Amoroso|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 28, 2015|accessdate=January 26, 2021}}</ref>

Ourso was the District 9 member of the Baton Rouge Metro Council from 1999 to 2008, when he did not seek a third term in office. He resides in the Evergreen neighborhood and is a member of the executive board of the Istrouma Area Council of the [[Boy Scouts]]. He is also a member of the board of commissioners for the St. George Fire Protection District.<ref name=brma>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/elections/11963565-123/darrell-ourso-wins-louisiana-house|title=Darrell Ourso wins Louisiana House seat for Southeast Baton Rouge: 72 votes lead to victory over Amoroso|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 28, 2015|accessdate=January 26, 2021}}</ref>

   

   

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 for the state House, 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. A property manager who lived in the Lake Sherwood Acres neighborhood, Amoroso 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>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 28, 2015.</ref>

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>