Louisiana Democratic Party | |
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| Chairperson | Randal Gaines |
| Senate Minority Leader | Gerald Boudreaux |
| House Minority Leader | Sam Jenkins |
| Founded | 1828 |
| Headquarters | PO Box 4385 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 |
| Membership (2021) |  1,225,830[1] |
| Ideology | Modern liberalism |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Louisiana House of Representatives | 33 / 105
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| Louisiana State Senate | 12 / 39
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| Statewide Executive Offices | 0 / 7 |
| U.S. House of Representatives | 1 / 6
|
| U.S. Senate | 0 / 2 |
| Public Service Commission | 2 / 5
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| State Supreme Court | 1 / 7
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| Website | |
| louisianadems | |
The Louisiana Democratic Party (French: Parti démocrate de Louisiane, Spanish: Partido Demócrata de Luisiana) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Louisiana.
Dominated by the conservative planter elite through much of the 19th century, the party was historically prominent in politics since before the American Civil War. It struggled to regain power through Reconstruction, when the Republican Party became competitive due to support by most African Americans and many other Unionists. Democrats held the governorship continuously from 1877 to 1980, when Republican David Treen took office.[2]
The Louisiana Democratic Party has seen its electoral power steadily decline in the state in recent years.
- ^ "Statewide Registered Voters 2021". Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "The Governors of Louisiana". Louisiana Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
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