Caroline Fayard
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Cathryn Caroline Fayard (born 1978), daughter of Cynthia Felder Fayard and Calvin Clifford Fayard, Jr., of Springfield
, Louisiana
, is a Democrat
who sought the office of lieutenant governor of Louisiana
in the 2010 elections.
On October 2, she placed second behind Republican
Secretary of State
Jay Dardenne
in the special election and thus became effectively the Democratic nominee for the office. The surname is pronounced FAY YARD (/feɪ·jard/), with equal stress on both syllables as in French. On November 2 Fayard lost the election to Jay Dardenne.
and Representative Billy Tauzin
.
Fayard grew up in Denham Springs. She was the valedictorian
of the Class of 1996 in nearby Episcopal High School
in Baton Rouge
. She participated in Navy
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. She received a baccalaureate degree from Dartmouth College
in New Hampshire
in 2000 and a juris doctor
from the University of Michigan Law School
at Ann Arbor
in 2005. She is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and New York State. She served as a congressional page
and interned in the White House
under President
William Jefferson Clinton and then worked for Goldman Sachs
and Williams & Connolly
before returning to Louisiana as a law clerk for Stanwood R. Duval Jr., a judge for the Federal Eastern District of Louisiana
. She has served on the law faculty of Loyola University New Orleans
and as of 2010 is in private practice. She has been actively involved in Louisiana Appleseed
, Federal Bar Association
, Junior League
of New Orleans, and Delta Delta Delta
.
Fayard is Roman Catholic
. She is a member of Saint Thomas Catholic Church in Springfield, Louisiana
. In New Orleans she attends Most Holy Name of Jesus Church
adjacent to the campus of Loyola University
. She is single.
(19 percent) for second place behind Dardenne (28 percent). Dardenne and Fayard faced each other in a general election held on November 2. Kershaw and Saint Tammany Parish president Kevin Davis (an eliminated Republican candidate who drew 8 percent of the vote) endorsed fellow Republican Dardenne while Fayard gained the endorsement of eliminated candidate and fellow Democrat State Senator
Butch Gautreaux
(4 percent).
Fayard's party on the evening of October 2 was attended by a number of Republicans intent on seeing the young and previously unknown Democrat.
In the showdown against Dardenne, the Republican sought to associate Fayard with President Obama, same-sex marriage
and opposition to the death penalty. Fayard countered that Dardenne represented "the same old crowd" of Louisiana politicians.
Dardenne and Fayard appeared on the October 15 Louisiana: The State We're In magazine televised by Louisiana Public Broadcasting
and on an October 22 forum sponsored by the Baton Rouge League of Women Voters
.
On October 4, Southeastern Louisiana University
political scientist Michael Kurt Corbello commented on Fayard's achieving 24 percent as a rookie candidate in a field of eight aspirants:
Despite being outspent by the Louisiana Democratic Party
while the Republican Party remained financially uncommitted, Dardenne won the 2010 November 2 election. He was sworn in as lieutenant governor on November 22, whereupon the chief deputy secretary of state. Tom Schedler
, succeeded Dardenne as secretary of state.
For further information please see Louisiana state elections, 2010#Lieutenant Governor.
program Think Tank with Garland Robinette
, as a potential competitor for Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal
in his presumed 2011 reelection campaign
. The discussants cited Jindal's high approval rating
s and already in-the-bank $7 million campaign fund
as unapproachable assets for Democrats other than Fayard. The speculation continued after the election, with Fayard remaining uncommitted.
Instead Fayard is a candidate for Louisiana Secretary of State in the October 22, 2011, primary, against two Republicans, Tom Schedler, the short-term incumbent, and outgoing Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives Jim Tucker
of Terrytown
.
Springfield, Louisiana
Springfield is a town in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 395 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Springfield is located at ....
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, is a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
who sought the office of lieutenant governor of Louisiana
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
The Office of Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana is the second highest state office in Louisiana. The current Lieutenant Governor is Jay Dardenne, a Republican...
in the 2010 elections.
On October 2, she placed second behind Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Secretary of State
Secretary of State of Louisiana
The Secretary of State of Louisiana is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The position was created by Article 4, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution.The current Secretary of State is Tom Schedler....
Jay Dardenne
Jay Dardenne
John Leigh "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. , has been Louisiana's Republican lieutenant governor since November 22, 2010. He won a special election to the position held in conjunction with the regular November 2 general election. At the time, Dardenne was Louisiana secretary of state...
in the special election and thus became effectively the Democratic nominee for the office. The surname is pronounced FAY YARD (/feɪ·jard/), with equal stress on both syllables as in French. On November 2 Fayard lost the election to Jay Dardenne.
Background
In a September 2010 interview with Action News 17's Ken Benitez, Fayard claimed to have begun in politics with the elements of the Democratic Party associated with Senators J. Bennett Johnston and John BreauxJohn Breaux
John Berlinger Breaux is a former United States senator from Louisiana who served from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987. He was considered one of the more conservative national legislators from the Democratic Party...
and Representative Billy Tauzin
Billy Tauzin
Wilbert Joseph Tauzin II , usually known as Billy Tauzin, American lobbyist and politician of Cajun descent, was President and CEO of PhRMA, a pharmaceutical company lobby group...
.
Fayard grew up in Denham Springs. She was the valedictorian
Valedictorian
Valedictorian is an academic title conferred upon the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony. Usually, the valedictorian is the highest ranked student among those graduating from an educational institution...
of the Class of 1996 in nearby Episcopal High School
Episcopal High School (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Episcopal High School is a private, coeducational day school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Founded in 1965, it has approximately 950 students residing in East Baton Rouge Parish and surrounding areas, and has a student/teacher ratio of 11:1. The school serves students in grades PK-12. Episcopal is...
in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
. She participated in Navy
United States Navy Reserve
The United States Navy Reserve, until 2005 known as the United States Naval Reserve, is the Reserve Component of the United States Navy...
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. She received a baccalaureate degree from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
in 2000 and a juris doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from the University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Law School
The University of Michigan Law School is the law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Founded in 1859, the school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students, most of whom are seeking Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degrees, although the school also offers a Doctor of Juridical...
at Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
in 2005. She is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and New York State. She served as a congressional page
Congressional page
A Congressional page in the United States can belong to either of the Houses of the Federal Legislature:* United States House of Representatives Page* United States Senate Page...
and interned in the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
under President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
William Jefferson Clinton and then worked for Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
and Williams & Connolly
Williams & Connolly
Williams & Connolly LLP is a prominent litigation firm based in Washington, D.C. The firm was founded by trial lawyer Edward Bennett Williams, who left the partnership of D.C. firm Hogan & Hartson to launch his own litigation boutique....
before returning to Louisiana as a law clerk for Stanwood R. Duval Jr., a judge for the Federal Eastern District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is a federal trial court based in New Orleans. Like all U.S...
. She has served on the law faculty of Loyola University New Orleans
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is a private law school in New Orleans, Louisiana affiliated with Loyola University New Orleans. Loyola's law school opened in 1914 and is now located on the Broadway Campus of the University in the historic Audubon Park District of the city. The College...
and as of 2010 is in private practice. She has been actively involved in Louisiana Appleseed
Appleseed Foundation
Appleseed is a non-partisan, nonprofit network of 16 public interest justice centers in the United States and Mexico.- History :...
, Federal Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
The Federal Bar Association is the primary voluntary professional organization for private and government lawyers and judges practicing and sitting in federal courts in the United States.-Background:...
, Junior League
Junior League
The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. is a non-profit organization of 292 Junior Leagues in Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom and the United States. Junior Leagues are educational and charitable women's organizations aimed at improving their communities through volunteerism and...
of New Orleans, and Delta Delta Delta
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Delta Delta , also known as Tri Delta, is an international sorority founded on November 27, 1888, the eve of Thanksgiving Day. With over 200,000 initiates, Tri Delta is one of the world's largest NPC sororities.-History:...
.
Fayard is Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
. She is a member of Saint Thomas Catholic Church in Springfield, Louisiana
Springfield, Louisiana
Springfield is a town in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 395 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Springfield is located at ....
. In New Orleans she attends Most Holy Name of Jesus Church
Most Holy Name of Jesus Church
Most Holy Name of Jesus Church is a Catholic parish in New Orleans, Louisiana founded in 1886. It is located on St. Charles Avenue and is adjacent to Loyola University. In 1918, a new church was built and replaced the older wood structure. Both the university and the parish are administered by the...
adjacent to the campus of Loyola University
Loyola University New Orleans
Loyola University New Orleans is a private, co-educational and Jesuit university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Originally established as Loyola College in 1904, the institution was chartered as a university in 1912. It bears the name of the Jesuit patron, Saint Ignatius of Loyola...
. She is single.
Political campaign 2010
On October 2, in a field of eight candidates, Fayard (24 percent) ran ahead of Republican Sammy KershawSammy Kershaw
Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw is an American country music artist. A third cousin of Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw and ex-husband of Lorrie Morgan, he has been active in country music since 1991. He has released ten studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications...
(19 percent) for second place behind Dardenne (28 percent). Dardenne and Fayard faced each other in a general election held on November 2. Kershaw and Saint Tammany Parish president Kevin Davis (an eliminated Republican candidate who drew 8 percent of the vote) endorsed fellow Republican Dardenne while Fayard gained the endorsement of eliminated candidate and fellow Democrat State Senator
Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators...
Butch Gautreaux
Butch Gautreaux
Dudley Anthony Gautreaux, known as Butch Gautreaux , is a departing Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from Morgan City, Louisiana. Since 2000, he has represented Senate District 21. In 2012, the reconfigured district will include mostly Republican portions of Iberia, Lafourche, St...
(4 percent).
Fayard's party on the evening of October 2 was attended by a number of Republicans intent on seeing the young and previously unknown Democrat.
In the showdown against Dardenne, the Republican sought to associate Fayard with President Obama, same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Supporters of legal recognition for same-sex marriage typically refer to such recognition as marriage equality....
and opposition to the death penalty. Fayard countered that Dardenne represented "the same old crowd" of Louisiana politicians.
Dardenne and Fayard appeared on the October 15 Louisiana: The State We're In magazine televised by Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Louisiana Public Broadcasting is a state-run, viewer-supported state network of Public Broadcasting Service non-commercial educational Public television member stations serving the state of Louisiana outside Greater New Orleans. The stations are operated by the Louisiana Educational Television...
and on an October 22 forum sponsored by the Baton Rouge League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters is an American political organization founded in 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt during the last meeting of the National American Woman Suffrage Association approximately six months before the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote...
.
On October 4, Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southeastern Louisiana University is a state-funded public university in Hammond, Louisiana, United States. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims, the principal of Hammond High School, as Hammond Junior College, located in a wing of the high school building. Sims succeeded in getting the campus...
political scientist Michael Kurt Corbello commented on Fayard's achieving 24 percent as a rookie candidate in a field of eight aspirants:
- She has really got to be the surprise in all of this. ... She has made this a real race. ... This is going to be a very interesting, competitive race.
Despite being outspent by the Louisiana Democratic Party
Louisiana Democratic Party
The Louisiana Democratic Party is the local branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of Louisiana. The party historically has been prominent in politics since before the American Civil War, but consolidated this power after Reconstruction as a result of the rise of the Solid South...
while the Republican Party remained financially uncommitted, Dardenne won the 2010 November 2 election. He was sworn in as lieutenant governor on November 22, whereupon the chief deputy secretary of state. Tom Schedler
Tom Schedler
John Thomas Schedler, known as Tom Schedler , is a politician from suburban St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA, who served as the District 11 Louisiana state senator from 1996 to 2008, when he was term-limited after twelve years...
, succeeded Dardenne as secretary of state.
For further information please see Louisiana state elections, 2010#Lieutenant Governor.
Political future
On 2010 October 22, Fayard's name surfaced on talk-radioTalk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
program Think Tank with Garland Robinette
Garland Robinette
Garland Robinette is a journalist in the New Orleans area. He currently is host of "The Think Tank" on New Orleans radio station WWL ....
, as a potential competitor for Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is the 55th and current Governor of Louisiana and formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party....
in his presumed 2011 reelection campaign
Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2011
The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 2011 was held on October 22 with 10 candidates competing in a nonpartisan blanket primary. The incumbent, Bobby Jindal, was elected to a second term as governor of Louisiana...
. The discussants cited Jindal's high approval rating
Approval rating
In the United States, presidential job approval ratings were introduced by George Gallup in the late 1930s to gauge public support for the President of the United States during his term. An approval rating is a percentage determined by a polling which indicates the percentage of respondents to an...
s and already in-the-bank $7 million campaign fund
Campaign finance in the United States
Campaign finance in the United States is the financing of electoral campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels.At the federal level, the primary source of campaign funds is individuals; political action committees are a distant second. Contributions from both are limited, and direct...
as unapproachable assets for Democrats other than Fayard. The speculation continued after the election, with Fayard remaining uncommitted.
Instead Fayard is a candidate for Louisiana Secretary of State in the October 22, 2011, primary, against two Republicans, Tom Schedler, the short-term incumbent, and outgoing Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives Jim Tucker
Jim Tucker (Louisiana politician)
James Wayne Tucker, known as Jim Tucker , is the departing Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, and an ally of Governor Bobby Jindal. An investment banker from the Terrytown section of the New Orleans metropolitan area, Tucker's District 86 includes precincts from both Jefferson and...
of Terrytown
Terrytown, Louisiana
Terrytown is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. It is a suburb within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 25,430 at the 2000 census...
.