Jennifer Treadway
Jennifer Treadway was a Republican candidate for Treasurer of Louisiana in the 2015 election.[1] She was defeated in the blanket primary on October 24, 2015.[2]
Biography
After graduating from college and law school, Treadway was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar Association in 1994. She began working at a Baton Rouge law firm called Shockey & Ziober, where she specialized in business and insurance law.[3][4]
In 1998, Treadway began working as assistant professor of Professional Practice at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center of Louisiana State University, where she taught legal research and writing classes. She left LSU in 2002 to resume her career as a litigator with the Treadway Morris, LLC law firm. She is the founding and managing member of an association of law firms known as Fenet Treadway Gaudin | Lawyers. In that position, she provides business and legal advice to Louisiana business entrepreneurs and practices law in a wide array of areas. However, her primary focuses include commercial transactions, regulatory law, construction law, business formation, trademark, copyright, and employment law.[3][5]
Education
- B.S., in business administration & finance, Louisiana State University (1990)
- J.D., Louisiana State University Law Center (1994)[4]
Elections
2015
- See also: Louisiana Treasurer election, 2015
Treadway ran for the office of Louisiana Treasurer in 2015. The primary election took place October 24, 2015.[6]
Results
There were only two candidates on the ballot in the blanket primary election on October 24, 2015. Incumbent Treasurer John Neely Kennedy won a majority of votes, eliminating the need for a general election contest in November.[7]
| Treasurer of Louisiana, Blanket Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Neely Kennedy |
80.1% | 787,128 | |
| Republican | Jennifer Treadway | 19.9% | 195,595 | |
| Total Votes | 982,723 | |||
| Election Results Louisiana Secretary of State. | ||||
Issues
According to her campaign website, Treadway is focusing on five major issues:
- Aggressively invest and protect taxpayer money.
- Guard the state’s Credit Rating and be Louisiana’s ambassador to national financial markets.
- Keep a lid on state debt and ensure what we do borrow is spent wisely.
- Speed the return of citizens' lost money by creating a secure Unclaimed Property online refund system.
- Be a Watchdog on the Governor and the Legislature and call them out when they waste your money.[8]
On the campaign trail, she has criticized both Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) and incumbent Treasurer John Neely Kennedy (R): “The failures of Bobby Jindal and John Kennedy as Chief Executives have kept Louisiana at the bottom of the good lists for far too long. Their fiscal irresponsibility and tyrannical leadership have prevented Louisiana from progressing."[9]
She also criticized Kennedy for considering a gubernatorial bid: “Louisiana deserves a Treasurer who will focus on being Treasurer of Louisiana, not on seeking a higher office." Ultimately, Kennedy decided to seek a fifth term as treasurer, and faced his only opponent, Treadway, in the primary election on October 24, 2015.[9][10]
Polling
Primary election candidates match-up
| Treasurer | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | John Kennedy (R) | Jennifer Treadway (R) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Triumph Campaigns September 29-30, 2015 | 58% | 17% | 24% | +/-2.4 | 1,047 | ||||||||||||||
| MarblePort Polling/The Hayride September 10, 2015 | 63.3% | 10.3% | 26.4% | +/-3 | 1,324 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 60.65% | 13.65% | 25.2% | +/-2.7 | 1,185.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Campaign finance
Second quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $290,312.64 and spent a total of $102,685.94 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on September 25, 2015.[11]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| John Neely Kennedy |
Louisiana Treasurer | $3,523,017.33 | $290,312.64 | $102,685.94 | $3,710,644.03 |
| Grand Total Raised | $290,312.64 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $102,685.94 | ||||
First quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $152,081.66 and spent a total of $80,903.29 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on May 4, 2015.[12]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| John Neely Kennedy |
Louisiana Treasurer | $3,451,838.96 | $152,081.66 | $80,903.29 | $3,523,017.33 |
| Grand Total Raised | $152,081.66 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $80,903.29 | ||||
Annual report (2014)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $715,401.05 and spent a total of $230,880.5 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on February 19, 2015.[13]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| John Neely Kennedy |
Louisiana Treasurer | $2,967,318.41 | $715,401.05 | $230,880.50 | $3,451,838.96 |
| Grand Total Raised | $715,401.05 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $230,880.5 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
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External links
- Campaign Website
- Campaign Facebook
- Campaign Twitter
- Treadway on LinkedIn
- Law Office Biography
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed September 14, 2015
- ↑ The Lens, "Elections 2015," accessed October 26, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Linked-In, "Jenn Treadyway Morris," accessed Sept. 19, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Official Campaign website, "About Jennifer," accessed Sept. 19, 2015
- ↑ Treadway Morris, "Jennifer Treadway," accessed Sept. 19, 2015
- ↑ Office of the Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed Sept. 19, 2015
- ↑ The Lens, "Election 2015," accessed October 25, 2015
- ↑ Official Campaign website, "Welcome to the Jennifer Treadway for State Treasurer Online Headquarters," accessed Sept. 19, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Action News 17, "Attorney Jennifer Treadway joins Louisiana Treasurer’s race," accessed Sept. 19, 2015
- ↑ Office of the Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate inquiry," accessed Sept. 19, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed September 25, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed May 4, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed February 19, 2015
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