C. Denise Marcelle
C. Denise Marcelle | |
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Louisiana State Representative for District 61 (East Baton Rouge Parish) | |
Assumed office October 2016 | |
Preceded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Alma mater | Capitol Senior High School Southern University |
C. Denise Marcelle is a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 61 in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. She succeeded her fellow Democrat , who died in office on August 4, 2015.
In the primary election held on October 24, 2015, Marcelle won the right to succeed Williams by defeating a single opponent, her fellow Democrat Donna Collins-Lewis, 4,971 votes (60.6 percent) to 3,237 (39.4 percent).[1]
Marcelle and the late State Representative Ronnie Edwards of District 29 both served on the Baton Rouge Metro-Council prior to their elections in 2015 to the state House. Edwards died in early 2016 of pancreatic cancer less than two months after taking office.[2]
In 2016, she unsuccessfully ran to be mayor-president of Baton Rouge and the East Baton Rouge Parish.
References[]
- ^ "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ Rebekah Allen (February 24, 2016). "'Gentle and kind' Louisiana state Rep. Ronnie Edwards dies after 2-year battle with cancer". The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
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