{{Short description|American politician (born 1971)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Edmond Dwayne Jordan | image = Edmond Jordan 311-MAD-123614.jpg | image_size = | term_start = May 2016 | term_end = | preceded = [[Ronnie Edwards (politician)|Ronnie Edwards]] | succeeded = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1971|06}} | birth_place = [[Brusly, Louisiana]], US | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | spouse = Stacie | children = 2 | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] | occupation = Lawyer, insurance agent | alma_mater = {{Plainlist| * [[Southern University]] * [[Southern University Law Center]] }} | footnotes = | district = 29th | state_house = Louisiana }}
'''Edmond Dwayne Jordan''' (born June 1971)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=558038|title=Edmond Jordan, June 1971|publisher=[[Louisiana Secretary of State]]|access-date=May 16, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> is an American attorney and politician. He is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] for District 29. On May 14, 2016, he won a [[special election]] [[runoff election|runoff]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/#/2016-05-14/resultsRace/Legislative|title=Election Returns|date=May 14, 2016|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref> to succeed fellow Democrat [[Ronnie Edwards (politician)|Ronnie Edwards]].<ref name=bar>{{cite news|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/14982567-123/state-rep-ronnie-edwards-dies-after-two-year-battle-with-pancreatic-cancer|title='Gentle and kind' Louisiana state Rep. Ronnie Edwards dies after 2-year battle with cancer|date=February 24, 2016|newspaper=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Baton Rouge Advocate]]|author=Rebekah Allen|access-date=March 7, 2016|archive-date=March 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311122941/http://theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/14982567-123/state-rep-ronnie-edwards-dies-after-two-year-battle-with-pancreatic-cancer|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Background== Life-long Brusly resident Jordan graduated from [[Brusly High School]] in [[Brusly, Louisiana]] and the [[historically black]] [[Southern University]] and the [[Southern University Law Center]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]. An attorney since 1998, Jordan has represented the [[Louisiana Public Service Commission]], the [[Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality]], and the [[United States Department of Homeland Security]]. He co-owns Cypress Insurance Agency in Baton Rouge. He is a graduate of the leadership programs offered by both the West Baton Rouge/[[Iberville Parish, Louisiana|Iberville]] [[Chamber of Commerce]] and the Council For A Better Louisiana. He is a member of the West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce.<ref name=bio/>
He and his wife, Stacie, have two children, Jailen and Jace Jordan.<ref name=bio/>
==Political life== On November 21, 2015, Jordan lost the House race to Ronnie Edwards the regular [[general election]]. He polled 4,768 votes (40.9 percent) to Edwards' 6,887 (59.1 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Election Results|date=November 21, 2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|access-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref> Edwards defeated Jordan to succeed Representative [[Regina Barrow]], who in turn followed [[Sharon Weston Broome]] in the [[Louisiana State Senate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-Current: East and West Baton Rouge parishes|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|access-date=March 9, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105414/http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> Barrow and Broome are also African-American Democrats. Edwards like Barrow formerly worked for Broome. Gary Chambers of ''The Rouge Collection'' wrote that Jordan answered questions in a public forum while Edwards did not make an appearance. "Honestly, in the white community, this would never have happened. We as blacks blindly vote for people, based on name recognition, and we must change this pattern," Chambers said.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therougecollection.net/therouge/the-broome-dynasty-wins-again-with-ronnie-edwards-being-elected-to-serve-as-state-representative-in-district-29/|title=The Broome Dynasty Wins Again, With Ronnie Edwards being Elected to Serve as State Representative in District 29|publisher=The Rouge Collection|author=Gary Chambers|access-date=March 9, 2016|archive-date=March 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311084348/http://therougecollection.net/therouge/the-broome-dynasty-wins-again-with-ronnie-edwards-being-elected-to-serve-as-state-representative-in-district-29/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Five Democrats were candidates in the special election held on April 9 to choose Edwards' successor. In the second round of balloting between the top two vote-getters, Jordan defeated in a low-turnout contest another Democrat, Vereta Tanner Lee (born March 1958), a third-term member of the [[East Baton Rouge Parish School Board]], 2,019 votes (59.6 percent) and 1,368 (40.4 percent). Eliminated in the primary were Tyra Banks Sterling, who had been Edwards' former legislative assistant, attorney Victor Woods, Jr., and Albert White, occupation not available. No [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] filed in the heavily Democratic district.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/elections/15158323-123/five-democrats-qualify-for-state-rep-election-to-fill-ronnie-edwards-seat|title=Five Democrats qualify for state rep election to fill Ronnie Edwards' seat|author=Rebekah Allen|newspaper=The Baton Rouge Advocate|access-date=March 11, 2016}}</ref>
In the 2015 campaign, Jordan focused on what he called setting the "state budget in line with the priorities that enhance opportunity, not diminish it. Strong economic development and the retention of high quality graduates is an absolute necessity. More specifically, I will fight to balance the disproportionate economic disparity between north and south Baton Rouge. Instead of trying to form a new city, we need to bring businesses to District 29 and help rejuvenate this district."<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://swagher.net/2015/07/15/edmond-jordan-announces-candidacy-for-louisiana-house-district-29/|title=Edmond Jordan Announces Candidacy for Louisiana House District 29|date=July 15, 2015|publisher=swagher.net|access-date=May 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508113512/http://swagher.net/2015/07/15/edmond-jordan-announces-candidacy-for-louisiana-house-district-29/|archive-date=May 8, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[Governor of Louisiana|Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] called to congratulate his fellow Democrat on learning of Jordan's election to the state House.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://therougecollection.net/therouge/edmond-jordan-beats-vereta-lee-for-district-29-state-representative-seat/|title=Edmond Jordan Beats Vereta Lee for District 29 State Representative Seat|date=May 14, 2016|publisher=therougecollecton.net|access-date=May 15, 2016|archive-date=May 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515083823/http://therougecollection.net/therouge/edmond-jordan-beats-vereta-lee-for-district-29-state-representative-seat/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Attorney for Alton Sterling family=== Jordan has acted as an attorney and spokesman for the family of [[Shooting of Alton Sterling|Alton Sterling]], a black man who was shot several times at close range while held down on the ground by two white police officers in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Levine|first1=Daniel|title=Edmond Jordan, Alton Sterling Family Spokesman: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|url=http://heavy.com/news/2016/07/edmond-jordan-alton-sterling-photos-shooting-louisiana-police-family-officers-names-video/|access-date=27 January 2017|publisher=Heavy|date=July 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Adams|first1=Matt|title=U.S. Attorney's Office, FBI to investigate fatal shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge|url=http://fox59.com/2016/07/06/u-s-attorneys-office-fbi-to-investigate-fatal-shooting-of-alton-sterling-in-baton-rouge/|access-date=27 January 2017|publisher=FOX 59|date=July 6, 2016}}</ref>
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==References== {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-la-hs}} {{succession box | before=[[Ronnie Edwards (politician)|Ronnie Edwards]] | title=[[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Representative for<br /> District 29 (East and West Baton Rouge parishes)]] | years=2016– | after=Incumbent}} {{s-end}} {{Louisiana House of Representatives}}
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