Candidates qualify in parish for upcoming election
Published 12:16 am Friday, August 9, 2019
VIDALIA — When Concordia Parish voters go to the polls this year they will elect a new sheriff, new clerk of court and at least two new police jurors.
After the qualifying deadline ended Thursday, more than 30 candidates qualified to run for the nine seats on the Concordia Parish Police Jury.
Two incumbents, Joseph Parker Sr. in District 1B and Adam Probst in District 3A will run unopposed. Incumbents Whest Shirley in District 3B and Tommy Tifee in District 5B announced they would not run for re-election.
Four candidates have qualified to run for Concordia Parish Sheriff and three candidates have qualified for clerk of court. Both Sheriff Kenneth Hedrick and Clerk of Court Clyde Ray Webber previously announced that they were not running for re-election.
The primary election is slated for Oct. 12 and the general election is set for Nov. 16.
Below are a list of the candidates who qualified to run for this year’s election:
Concordia Parish Sheriff
- Robert “Rock” Davis, Democrat
- David Hedrick, Independent
- Denis Mulvihill, No party
- Fred W. Taylor III, No party
Clerk of Court
- “Andy” Anders, Democrat
- Pascha Cater Brown, Republican
- Phillip Webber, Independent
Assessor
- Jerry Clark, Democrat
Coroner
- Craig Hawn, Independent
- Dennis LaRavia, Independent
- “Pam” Poole, Independent
Police Juror — District 1A
- Maurice Bachus Sr., Independent
- McKinley Bates Jr., No party
- Carey H. Cook, Democrat
Police Juror — District 1B
- Joseph “Joe Bear” Parker Sr., Democrat
Police Juror, District 2
- Kenneth “Butch” Brannan, Democrat
- Willie J. Dunbar, Democrat
- Kevin Friloux, Independent
- “Kenny” Simpson, Democrat
- Rodney “Fred” Washington, Democrat
- Willie “Bill” Yearby, Democrat
Police Jury — District 3A
- Adam Probst, Republican
Police Jury — District 3B
- Kenneth DeWitt, No party
- Steve Fleming, Independent
- “Bob” Jones , Independent
- Cornell Lewis, No party
- “Casey” Wagoner, Independent
- Allen “Scottie” Whittington, Republican
Police Jury — District 4A
- Genesia Allen, Democrat
- Jerry Beatty, Independent
- Rodney Matthews, Independent
- Curtis “Wrecker” Nelson, Republican
- Terrence “Sweet” Williams, Independent
Police Jury — District 4B
- Lana Hawkins, Democrat
- Gary Wayne Neal, Republican
- Jimmy K. Wilkinson, Independent
Police Jury — District 5A
- Henry H. Ceasor, Democrat
- Collin Edwards, Independent
- “Jimmy” Jernigan, Democrat
- Linda Long Mills, Democrat
- Howard Phillips, Democrat
Police Jury — District 5B
- “Brad” Adams, Republican
- Darrell Brigman, No party
- Ryan Thompson, Republican
- Morris M. Willson, Republican
Mayor of Ridgecrest
- “Connie” Adair, Independent
- Veller Ray Carroll, No party
Ridgecrest alderman
- Deborah Barrett, No party
State Senator – District 32
- Daniel M. “Danny” Cole, Dem. – Jena
- Judia “Judy” Duhon, Dem. — Olla
- “Steve” May, Rep. — Columbia
- Glen D. Womack, Rep. — Harrisonburg
State Senator — District 34
- Katrina Jackson, Dem. — Monroe
State Representative — District 21
- C. Travis Johnson, Democrat
- Glen B. McGlothin, Independent
- Jane Netterville, Democrat
- “Clint” Vegas, Independent