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==Political life==
==Political life==
As a newcomer to politics, LeBas was unopposed in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 20, 2007, for the District 38 House seat vacated by his fellow Democrat, Eric LaFleur, who ran instead successfully for the District 28 seat in the state Senate.<ref name=pharm/> To gain a second term in 2011, LeBas defeated two [[Republican Party|Republican]] opponents, Julie Kay Disotell Harrington (born November 1970) of [[Melville, Louisiana|Melville]] in St. Landry Parish and Peter Anthony Vidrine<ref name=electionresults/>(born November 1957), also of Ville Platte. Formerly affiliated with the [[John Birch Society]] and the [[Ron Paul]] presidential campaign in 2012, Vidrine subsequently joined the [[Constitution Party]. In 1996, Vidrine ran for [[Louisiana's 7th congressional district]] seat, since disbanded, but victory went to the Democrat, Christopher "Chris" John of Crowley in Acadia Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://facebook.com/pvidrine|title=Peter Vidrine|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=May 7, 2015}}</ref>
As a newcomer to politics, LeBas was unopposed in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 20, 2007, for the District 38 House seat vacated by his fellow Democrat, Eric LaFleur, who ran instead successfully for the District 28 seat in the state Senate.<ref name=pharm/> To gain a second term in 2011, LeBas defeated two [[Republican Party|Republican]] opponents, Julie Kay Disotell Harrington (born November 1970) of [[Melville, Louisiana|Melville]] in St. Landry Parish and Peter Anthony Vidrine<ref name=electionresults/>(born November 1957), also of Ville Platte. Formerly affiliated with the [[John Birch Society]] and the [[Ron Paul]] presidential campaign in 2012, Vidrine subsequently joined the [[Constitution Party]. In 1996, Vidrine ran for Louisiana's 7th congressional district seat, since disbanded, but victory went to the Democrat, Christopher "Chris" John of Crowley in Acadia Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://facebook.com/pvidrine|title=Peter Vidrine|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=May 7, 2015}}</ref>
In the 2011 campaign, LeBas received more than $68,000 in contributions from the Louisiana Democratic Party, $6,000 from the Louisiana Dental Association, and $2,500 from a [[political action committee]] headed by former [[Governor]] [[Kathleen Blanco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/H._Bernard_LeBas|title=Bernard LeBas|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 6, 2020}}</ref> LeBas finished the race with 6,023 votes (51.8 percent) to Harrington's 3,787 (28.4 percent) and Vidrine's 2,649 (19.8 percent).<ref name=electionresults>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>
In the 2011 campaign, LeBas received more than $68,000 in contributions from the Louisiana Democratic Party, $6,000 from the Louisiana Dental Association, and $2,500 from a [[political action committee]] headed by former [[Governor]] [[Kathleen Blanco]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/H._Bernard_LeBas|title=Bernard LeBas|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 6, 2020}}</ref> LeBas finished the race with 6,023 votes (51.8 percent) to Harrington's 3,787 (28.4 percent) and Vidrine's 2,649 (19.8 percent).<ref name=electionresults>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>