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John Bel Edwards (born September 16, 1966) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 56th governor of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the Democratic leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2012 to 2015.
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John Bel Edwards, 56th Governor of Louisiana; former...
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Jan 6, 2024 · The chair of Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is seen at the governor’s mansion in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Edwards, currently the lone Democratic governor in the Deep South, has reached his final days in office after eight years.
John Bel Edwards narrowly won re-election Saturday night by about 40,000 votes and became the first Democrat to do so as governor of Louisiana since 1975.
John Bel Edwards (Democratic Party) was the Governor of Louisiana. He assumed office on January 11, 2016. He left office on January 8, 2024. Edwards (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Governor of Louisiana. He won in the general election on November 16, 2019.
John Bel Edwards (born September 16, 1966) is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician. He was the Governor of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024. [1] He was elected on November 21, 2015.
John Bel Edwards, a moderate Democrat, was able to win two terms as governor and overcome the state's partisan lean by diverging from the national party on certain policy matters, such as abortion, while also appealing to Louisiana's contemporary Democratic voting base.
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How He Became Governor: Elected in 2015. On Jan. 11, 2016, John Bel Edwards was sworn in as the 56th governor of Louisiana. The governor grew up in Amite, La. as one of eight children. With four Tangipahoa Parish sheriffs in his lineage, he learned the importance of public service at an early age.
