Английская Википедия:Davante Lewis
Davante Lewis 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4][5]
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