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| − | '''Stuart Alan Moss, Jr.''' (born July 29, 1963), is the District 33 state representative for Calcasieu Parish in the southwestern portion of [[Louisiana]]. On November 6, 2018, he won a special election to succeed [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Mike Danahay]], who resigned from the state House to become the [[mayor]] of Sulphur, Louisiana, located twelve miles west of the larger regional city, [[Lake Charles]]. | + | '''Stuart Alan Moss, Jr.''' (born July 29, 1963), is the short-term District 33 state representative for Calcasieu Parish in the southwestern portion of [[Louisiana]]. On November 6, 2018, he won a special election to succeed [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Mike Danahay]], who resigned from the state House to become the [[mayor]] of Sulphur, Louisiana, located twelve miles west of the larger regional city, [[Lake Charles]]. |
A [[Republican Party|Republican]] and a former city council member in Sulphur, Moss defeated two Democrats, businessman Leslie Allen "Les" Farnum (born July 31, 1957), a member of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, and Teri Ann Estes Johnson (born July 10, 1959), the president of the Calcasieu Federation of Teachers.<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> Moss polled 6,795 votes (54 percent); Farnum, 4,883 (39 percent), and Johnson, 912 (7 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 10, 2018}}</ref> | A [[Republican Party|Republican]] and a former city council member in Sulphur, Moss defeated two Democrats, businessman Leslie Allen "Les" Farnum (born July 31, 1957), a member of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, and Teri Ann Estes Johnson (born July 10, 1959), the president of the Calcasieu Federation of Teachers.<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> Moss polled 6,795 votes (54 percent); Farnum, 4,883 (39 percent), and Johnson, 912 (7 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 10, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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| + | Eleven months after his election, Moss was unseated in the nonpartisan blanket primary on October 12, 2019, by Leslie Farnum, who switched parties to challenge his former opponent. Farnum polled 6,208 votes (56 percent) to Farnum's 6,208 (56 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:45, October 14, 2019
| Stuart Alan Moss, Jr. | |
Louisiana State Representative for District 33 (Calcasieu Parish)
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Danahay |
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| Born | July 29, 1963 Place of birth missing Resident of Sulphur, Louisiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Lancaster Moss |
| Children | Stuart Alan Moss, III |
| Alma mater | West Virginia University North Georgia College and State University |
Stuart Alan Moss, Jr. (born July 29, 1963), is the short-term District 33 state representative for Calcasieu Parish in the southwestern portion of Louisiana. On November 6, 2018, he won a special election to succeed Democrat Mike Danahay, who resigned from the state House to become the mayor of Sulphur, Louisiana, located twelve miles west of the larger regional city, Lake Charles.
A Republican and a former city council member in Sulphur, Moss defeated two Democrats, businessman Leslie Allen "Les" Farnum (born July 31, 1957), a member of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, and Teri Ann Estes Johnson (born July 10, 1959), the president of the Calcasieu Federation of Teachers.[1] Moss polled 6,795 votes (54 percent); Farnum, 4,883 (39 percent), and Johnson, 912 (7 percent).[2]
Eleven months after his election, Moss was unseated in the nonpartisan blanket primary on October 12, 2019, by Leslie Farnum, who switched parties to challenge his former opponent. Farnum polled 6,208 votes (56 percent) to Farnum's 6,208 (56 percent).[3]
References
- ↑ Theresa Schmidt (October 22, 2018). Three running for State Rep. 33 in west Calcasieu. KPLC-TV. Retrieved on October 26, 2018.
- ↑ Election Returns. Louisiana Secretary of State (November 6, 2018). Retrieved on November 10, 2018.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.