Davante Lewis

Davante Lewis
Member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission
from the 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 31, 2022
Preceded byLambert Boissiere
Personal details
Born (1992-03-14) March 14, 1992
Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
EducationMcNeese State University (BA)

Davante Lewis (born March 14, 1992)[1] is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from the third district.

Lewis was raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana, by a single mother.[2] He attended McNeese State University and was student body president. He served as a delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention while he was enrolled in college.[3] After graduating, Lewis was the director of public affairs and outreach for the Louisiana Budget Project. In 2020, he ran for a seat on the East Baton Rouge Parish's metropolitan council.[4]

In 2022, Lewis ran for the District 3 seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission. He defeated incumbent fellow Democrat Lambert Boissiere in a runoff to win the election. This made Lewis, who is gay, the first openly LGBTQ person elected to state office in Louisiana.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/501243/Davante_Lewis.html
  2. ↑ Staff, LA Blade Digital (December 11, 2022). "Davante Lewis first elected out Black LGBTQ person in Louisiana".
  3. ↑ "McNeese student youngest La. delegate attending DNC". Kplctv.com. September 2012. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  4. ↑ writer, LEA SKENE | Staff (19 October 2020). "This competitive Metro Council race faces seven candidates vying to replace Tara Wicker". The Advocate.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ writer, SAM KARLIN | Staff (10 December 2022). "Davante Lewis ousts incumbent from PSC, becomes first openly LGBTQ state elected official". NOLA.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Davante Lewis becomes Louisiana's first openly LGBTQ person elected to state government". WWNO. December 11, 2022.
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