Caleb Kleinpeter

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Caleb Kleinpeter
Image of Caleb Kleinpeter
Louisiana State Senate District 17
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$16,800/year; plus an additional $6,000/year as an unvouchered expense

Per diem

$166/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

October 14, 2023

Education

High school

Brusly High School

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps

Years of service

2001 - 2005

Personal
Birthplace
Grosse Tete, La.
Contact

Caleb Kleinpeter (Republican Party) is a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 17. He assumed office on December 6, 2022. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.

Kleinpeter (Republican Party) won re-election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 17 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Biography

Caleb Kleinpeter was born in Grosse Tete, Louisiana, and lives in Port Allen, Louisiana. Kleinpeter graduated from Brusly High School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2001 to 2005. Kleinpeter earned a bachelor's degree in business. His career experience includes working with Kelly’s Industrial Service, Inc.[1]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Kleinpeter was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2023

See also: Louisiana State Senate 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

The primary election was canceled. Caleb Kleinpeter (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Kleinpeter received the following endorsements.

  • Louisiana Committee for a Conservative Majority
  • Louisiana Shooting Association

2022

See also: Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2022


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

Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 17

Caleb Kleinpeter won election outright against Jeremy LaCombe and Kirk Rousset in the special primary for Louisiana State Senate District 17 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Caleb Kleinpeter
Caleb Kleinpeter (R)
 
50.4
 
22,250
Image of Jeremy LaCombe
Jeremy LaCombe (D)
 
41.9
 
18,488
Kirk Rousset (R)
 
7.6
 
3,370

Total votes: 44,108
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Campaign themes

2023

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2022

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Campaign finance summary


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Caleb Kleinpeter campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023Louisiana State Senate District 17Won primary$-61,699 $64,626
2022Louisiana State Senate District 17Won primary$329,205 $134,688
Grand total$267,505 $199,314
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Scorecards

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Rick Ward III (R)
Louisiana State Senate District 17
2022-Present
Succeeded by
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