Tehmi Chassion
2024 - Present
2028
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Tehmi Chassion (Democratic Party) is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 44. He assumed office on January 8, 2024. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Chassion (Democratic Party) won election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 44 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
Tehmi Chassion's professional experience includes working as a pharmacist.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2023
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 44
Tehmi Chassion won election outright against Patrick Lewis and Ravis Martinez in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 44 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tehmi Chassion (D) | 51.6 | 4,098 | |
| Patrick Lewis (D) | 39.1 | 3,104 | ||
| Ravis Martinez (D) | 9.3 | 737 | ||
| Total votes: 7,939 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2014
All nine seats on the Lafayette Parish School board were up for election on November 4, 2014. The District 1 contest advanced to a general election on December 6, 2014, as no candidate received 50 percent plus one of the primary election votes in that race.
Incumbents did not seek re-election in three districts. "Coach Don" Gagnard (I), Redell Comeaux "Mama" Miller (D) and Mary Morrison (D) ran to fill the District 1 seat which was vacated by incumbent Mark Allen Babineaux (D). Gagnard and Morrison advanced to a general election.
District 6 incumbent Greg Awbrey (R) did not file to run for re-election. Justin Centanni (R) and Kathleen Schott Espinoza (I) vied for the open seat. Rae Trahan (D), the District 9 incumbent, did not run for re-election. Jeremy Hidalgo (R) and Brian West (R) faced one another in the election to fill her seat on the board.[2]
Incumbents faced challengers in the other six districts. Tommy Angelle (D), the District 2 incumbent, ran for re-election against James A. Chavis (D) and Simon Mahan (I). Elroy Broussard (D) challenged incumbent Shelton J. Cobb (D) in District 3. District 4 incumbent Tehmi Chassion (D) faced Erica Williams (D). Britt Latiolais (R) vied to unseat District 5 incumbent Kermit J. Bouillion (R). District 7 saw Dawn Morris (R) challenge incumbent Mark Cockerham (R). Hunter Beasley (I) ran for re-election against challenger Erick Knezek (R) in District 8.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Tehmi Chassion Incumbent |
57.2% | 3,753 | |
| Democratic | Erica Williams | 42.8% | 2,813 | |
| Total Votes | 6,566 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 6, 2014 | ||||
2010
| Lafayette Parish School System, District 4 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tehmi Chassion |
64% | 1,559 | |
| Independent | "Gwen" Poulard-Harris | 36% | 878 | |
| Total Votes | 2,437 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
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2024
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In 2024, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 11 to June 3. Special sessions were convened from January 15, 2024 to January 23, 2024; February 19, 2024 to February 29, 2024; and November 6, 2024 to November 25, 2024.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Louisiana House of Representatives District 44 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Vincent Pierre (D) |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 44 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Lafayette Parish School Board District 4 2010-2024 |
Succeeded by - |
