Mack White Jr.
Mack White Jr. (Republican Party) (also known as Bodi) was a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 6. He assumed office in 2012. He left office on January 8, 2024.
White (Republican Party) won re-election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 6 outright in the primary on October 12, 2019, after the general election was canceled.
White previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2004 to 2012.
Biography
White earned his B.A. in criminal justice from Southeastern Louisiana University.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
White was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Finance Committee, Chairman
- Judiciary C Committee
- Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Vice Chairman
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Technology and Cybersecurity Committee
- Select Committee on Louisiana Economic Recovery
2021-2022
White was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Finance Committee, Chair
- Judiciary C Committee
- Joint Capital Outlay Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Chair
2019-2020
White was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Capital Outlay Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee, Vice-Chairman
- Senate Education Committee
- Judiciary C Committee
- Finance Committee
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, White served on the following committees:
| Louisiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs |
| • Education |
| • Finance |
| • Judiciary C |
| • Joint Legislative Budget |
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, White served on the following committees:
- Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs
- Education
- Finance
- Judiciary C
- Joint Legislative Budget
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, White served on the following committees while a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives:
- Administration of Criminal Justice
- Appropriations
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Capital Outlay
- Judiciary
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023
Mack White Jr. was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2019
See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 6
Incumbent Mack White Jr. won election outright against Rufus Craig in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 6 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mack White Jr. (R) | 79.5 | 29,531 |
 | Rufus Craig (L) | 20.5 | 7,596 | |
| Total votes: 37,127 | |||
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2016
The city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, held elections for mayor and metropolitan council on December 10, 2016. A primary election took place on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 22, 2016. All 12 metropolitan council seats were up for election.[1][2] Sharon Weston Broome defeated Bodi White in the Baton rouge mayoral general election.
| Mayor of Baton Rouge, General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Sharon Weston Broome |
51.83% | 59,637 | |
| Republican | Bodi White | 48.17% | 55,421 | |
| Total Votes | 115,058 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016 | ||||
| Mayor of Baton Rouge, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Sharon Weston Broome |
31.62% | 60,368 | |
| Republican | Bodi White |
29.36% | 56,059 | |
| Democratic | C. Denise Marcelle | 13.34% | 25,477 | |
| Republican | John Delgado | 8.41% | 16,049 | |
| Republican | R.J. Bourgeois | 6.13% | 11,710 | |
| Independent | Darryl Gissel | 5.88% | 11,228 | |
| Democratic | Greg LaFleur | 1.83% | 3,498 | |
| Democratic | Byron Sharper | 1.30% | 2,484 | |
| Libertarian | Rufus Craig | 1.05% | 2,002 | |
| Independent | Beverly Amador | 0.44% | 843 | |
| Republican | Braylon Hyde | 0.42% | 805 | |
| Independent | Cade Williams | 0.21% | 410 | |
| Total Votes | 190,933 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
2015
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Louisiana State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[3]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Incumbent Mack White, Jr. (R) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[4][5]
2011
White did not seek re-election to District 64 in 2011. Instead, he ran for a seat in the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 6.[6] He defeated Mike Mannino (R) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. However, if no candidate reaches this threshold, then a general election would have taken place on November 19, 2011 between the top-two vote getters.[7]
| Louisiana State Senate District 6 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mack White, Jr. |
51.7% | 12,886 | |
| Republican | Mike Mannino | 48.3% | 12,047 | |
| Total Votes | 24,933 | |||
2007
In 2007, White, Jr. was re-elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. He defeated Joe Achord and M. W. North.[8]
| Louisiana House of Representatives General Election, District 64 (2007) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mack White, Jr. (R)
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11,295 | |||
| Joe Achord (I) | 2,216 | |||
| M. W. North (I) | 1,170 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
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2016
White submitted responses to the following questions from 225 Magazine:
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Do you believe Baton Rouge has a race problem, and if so what 2 steps would you take as mayor in your first year to address it? I think we have tensions from time to time, and they flare up more at certain times than others. It seems like the last couple of years, racial tensions have been higher in East Baton Rouge and nationally. When that happens, we have to work through them. We have the advantage that our adult population is pretty educated. It’s going to help us be able to sit down and think through things and not take sides. When we don’t have outside influence and incitement, we get through these things a lot quicker on our own. I’ve not ever seen a time in history that we can’t work through it. We need to sit down and look at each other face to face. It does not have to be big groups of 300-400 people. When you sit down with people, you find out that all over this parish, people have the same issues and concerns with family, kids and community. East Baton Rouge Parish and its residents were severely impacted by the August floods. What specific ideas do you have to rebuild our community and strengthen its people? For part of it, our people are going to help rebuild themselves. They’re not going to sit there and wait. Most of the people in my district have torn the sheetrock and floors out, and they’re waiting on word from FEMA on elevation. I’m going to be with a group who is going to start the rebuild on the first house. A lot are waiting on insurance. I’m hoping that we can find a way to allow people to rebuild while keeping their same mortgage. It’s going to take time to get over the shock. After Katrina, I went to New Orleans and Plaquemines Parish every week. It was so slow coming back. We need a greater federal package. The fact that this was not a named storm probably hurt us. I’ve also been exploring bond issues with housing authorities and private groups. If we can get the interest at a lower rate where the monthly rate is similar, that takes a lot pressure off of people. In order for you to consider your first term as mayor a success, what is the No. 1 thing you hope to have accomplished? It’s evolved. Before the last 30 days, the thing I wanted to do was to work with the school system to improve our local dropout rate. Now, it’s evolved to helping people get back in their homes and resolving the housing problem and keeping people in the parish.[9][10] |
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| —Mack White Jr. (2016) | ||
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2023
In 2023, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 to June 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 to June 6.
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2021
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In 2021, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 12 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 9 to June 1. The session was suspended from March 31 through May 4. A special session convened from June 1 to June 30 and from September 28 to October 23.
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2019
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In 2019, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 through June 6.
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2018
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In 2018, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through May 18.
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2017
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In 2017, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 through June 8. The legislature held its first special session from February 13 to February 22. The legislature held its second special session from June 8 to June 16.
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2016
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In 2016, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 through June 6. A special session was held from February 14 to March 9 to address the state's budget gap. A second special session was held from June 6 to June 23.
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2015
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In 2015, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 13 through June 11.
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2014
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In 2014, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 10 through June 3.
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2013
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In 2013, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 to June 6.
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2012
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In 2012, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through June 4.
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Personal
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White and his wife, Robin, have three children. He is a member of the Louisiana Republican Legislative Delegation, and the Louisiana Rural Caucus.[14]
See also
2019 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Elections," accessed January 21, 2016
- ↑ The Advocate, "Baton Rouge faces political shake-up with all 12 seats on Metro Council up for grabs this fall," January 19, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ NBC33tv.com, "Barry Elkins running for Louisiana State Representative in District 64," July 18, 201
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," October 22, 2011
- ↑ Official Louisiana House 2007 General Election Results
- ↑ 225 Magazine, "Bodi White (R)," October 4, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2014 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2013 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2012 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. White
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Louisiana State Senate District 6 2012-2024 |
Succeeded by Rick Edmonds (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Louisiana House of Representatives 2004-2012 |
Succeeded by - |
