{{short description|American politician}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Scott Angelle |image = Scott Angelle official photo.jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2017 |office = Director of the [[Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement]] |term_start = May 24, 2017 |term_end = January 20, 2021 |president = [[Donald Trump]] |predecessor = Brian Salerno |successor = Kevin M. Sligh |office1 = Member of the<br />[[Louisiana Public Service Commission]]<br />from the 2nd district |term_start1 = January 1, 2013 |term_end1 = May 22, 2017 |predecessor1 = [[Jimmy Field]] |successor1 = Damon Baldone |office2 = 52nd [[Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana]] |governor2 = [[Bobby Jindal]] |term_start2 = May 12, 2010 |term_end2 = November 22, 2010 |predecessor2 = [[Mitch Landrieu]] |successor2 = [[Jay Dardenne]] |office3 = Louisiana Secretary of Natural Resources |governor3 = [[Kathleen Blanco]]<br />[[Bobby Jindal]] |term_start3 = January 30, 2004 |term_end3 = August 8, 2012 |predecessor3 = Jack Caldwell |successor3 = Stephen Chustz |birth_name = Scott Anthony Angelle |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|11|20}} |birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Breaux Bridge, Louisiana|Breaux Bridge]], [[Louisiana]], U.S.}} |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (before 2010)<br />[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (2010–present) |spouse = Dianne Bourque |education = [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) }} '''Scott Anthony Angelle''' (born November 20, 1961) is an American [[politician]] who served as the former director of the [[Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] From 2013 to 2017, he was the District 2 member of the [[Louisiana Public Service Commission]], an elected five-person utility regulatory body.<ref name=appointment>{{cite news|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_911560b2-3efb-11e7-9b89-03c7953e6b78.html|title=Louisiana political veteran Scott Angelle to head federal offshore drilling oversight agency|newspaper=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Baton Rouge Advocate]]|date=May 22, 2017|accessdate=May 23, 2017}}</ref>
In 2010, Angelle served six months as [[Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana|lieutenant governor]].<ref name=adtt>{{cite news|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20120809/NEWS01/120809010/Day-after-resignation-Angelle-announces-PSC-candidacy|title=Day after resignation, Angelle announces PSC candidacy|newspaper=[[The Town Talk (Alexandria)|Alexandria Town Talk]]|accessdate=August 9, 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2015, he ran for [[Governor of Louisiana|governor]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in the [[2015 Louisiana gubernatorial election|October 24 election]] and finished in third place with 214,907 votes (19.3 percent).
In 2016, Angelle was an unsuccessful candidate for [[Louisiana's 3rd congressional district]] seat held by [[Charles Boustany]], who instead ran unsuccessfully for the [[United States Senate]] seat vacated by retiring Republican [[David Vitter]]. Angelle's opponents included Lafayette businessman and retired Army Lt. Colonel Greg Ellison, former state Representative [[Brett Geymann]] of [[Lake Charles, Louisiana|Lake Charles]], former [[List of ambassadors of the United States to East Timor|United States Ambassador to East Timor]] [[Grover J. Rees III]], and, the eventual winner, [[Clay Higgins]], a former spokesperson for the [[St. Landry Parish, Louisiana|St. Landry Parish]] [[St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office|Sheriff's Office]] who gained attention for his [[Crime Stoppers]] [[video]]s that harshly attack the criminal element.
In May 2017, Angelle was appointed as the fourth director for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in the [[United States Department of the Interior]] under Secretary [[Ryan Zinke]]. The post does not require confirmation by the [[United States Senate]].<ref name=appointment/>
==Education== Angelle is an honor graduate of the St. Martin Parish [[State school|public schools]]. He holds a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Petroleum Land Management and is a ''[[cum laude]]'' graduate of the [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette]].<ref>[http://www.gov.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&cpid=11 Angelle bio on the Louisiana Governor's web pages] (accessed May 15, 2010). See also [[Sandra Thompson (politician)#Biography|Sandra Thompson]].</ref>
==Political career== ===Early political career=== Angelle was elected at the age of twenty-five to the St. Martin Parish Police Jury, the local governing body known as the [[county commission]] in most other states.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Scott Angelle |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Angelle |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> From 2000 to 2004, Angelle served as the first parish president of St. Martin Parish after the parish adopted a home rule charter.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=A look at the backgrounds of the 4 major candidates for La. governor |url=https://www.wbrz.com/mobile/story.cfm?n=77554 |access-date=2025-11-25 |website=www.wbrz.com}}</ref> Earlier, he worked as a petroleum land manager in Lafayette.<ref name=":2" />
===Department of Natural Resources=== From 2004 to 2012, with the exception of his six months as lieutenant governor, Angelle was the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources under [[Governor of Louisiana|Governors]] [[Kathleen Blanco]] and then [[Bobby Jindal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20120808/NEWS01/120808043/1002/rss?odyssey=obinsite|title=Angelle resigns post as DNR secretary, Jindal liaison", August 8, 2012|newspaper=[[The Advocate (Baton Rouge)|Baton Rouge Morning Advocate]]|accessdate=August 9, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> He replaced Jack Caldwell.<ref>Hasten, Mike. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103091361/ "Blanco fills secretary seats at health, DEQ and resources"], [[Monroe News-Star]], January 31, 2004, page 4A.</ref> Angelle resigned on August 8, 2012, and he was replaced by Stephen Chustz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Angelle|title = Scott Angelle}}</ref> As Angelle resigned from the Natural Resources position, Jindal nominated him to represent [[Louisiana's 3rd congressional district]] on the Board of Supervisors of [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20120807/NEWS01/120807038/Jindal-appoints-Scott-Angelle-LSU-Board-Supervisors|title=Jindal appoints Scott Angelle to LSU Board of Supervisor|publisher=Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, August 7, 2012|accessdate=August 9, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=December 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
===Lieutenant governor=== As part of the interim appointment as lieutenant governor, Angelle agreed not to seek the position in the [[special election]] held in November 2010. The vacancy occurred when [[Mitch Landrieu]] resigned to become the [[mayor of New Orleans]]. Angelle was a Democrat until he switched to the Republican affiliation on October 26, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Governor Jindal Picks Angelle for Louisiana Lt. Governor|work=[[Bayou Buzz]]|date=April 26, 2010|url=http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/Louisiana/Politics/Governor_Jindal_Picks_Angelle_for_Louisiana_Lt._Governor__10710.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429142432/http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/Louisiana/Politics/Governor_Jindal_Picks_Angelle_for_Louisiana_Lt._Governor__10710.asp|archive-date=April 29, 2010|access-date=May 15, 2010}} An alternative scenario is that the office of lieutenant governor be abolished, as Jindal prefers, but doing so has gained little traction in the [[Louisiana legislature|Legislature]] despite the efforts of [[Louisiana State Legislature|State Representative]] [[Cameron Henry]] of [[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana|Jefferson Parish]].</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Anderson|first1=Ed|title=Lt. Gov. Scott Angelle switches political parties|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_a2721326-6ed5-5314-af4a-5e0db47c3710.html|date=October 27, 2010|work=[[The Times-Picayune]]|agency=nola.com|location=[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]|access-date=January 3, 2021}}</ref> Both parties had attempted to recruit Angelle to run for [[Louisiana's 3rd congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2010#District 3|2010 elections]] to succeed Democrat [[Charlie Melancon]], who ran instead for the U. S. Senate in [[United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2010|2010]] against Republican [[David Vitter]], whom Angelle also opposed in the 2015 gubernatorial race. Earlier, Angelle had declined the overtures from both parties to run for Congress.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_21/-38222-1.html |title=Queue Begins to Form for Melancon's Open Seat |publisher=Roll Call |date=September 8, 2009 |accessdate=October 3, 2014}}</ref>
Angelle officially began the duties of lieutenant governor on May 17, 2010. He temporarily relinquished the job of secretary of the Department of Natural Resources to Robert Harper but continued to serve as the governor's lobbyist to the [[Louisiana Legislature|legislature]].<ref>[http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-8/127399141695480.xml&coll=1&thispage=2 Interim lieutenant governor starts Monday], ''Times-Picayune'', May 16, 2010, Metro Edition, p. A3 (accessed May 16, 2010).</ref> Angelle returned to his position in Natural Resources after his time as lieutenant governor ended.<ref>"Angelle takes office as lt. governor," ''[[Daily Star (Hammond)|Daily Star]]'' ([[Hammond, Louisiana]]), May 17, 2010, p. 6A</ref>
===Moratorium Rally=== On July 21, 2010, Angelle led a rally of over 12,000 citizens in [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]]'s [[Cajundome]] demanding the federal government to "Lift the Moratorium Now!" President [[Barack Obama]] had imposed the [[2010 United States deepwater drilling moratorium]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] after the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techetoday.com/%E2%80%98lift-moratorium-now%E2%80%99|title=Lift the Moratorium Now, July 26, 2010}}</ref> There, Angelle notably said, "This moratorium is not hurting the stock holders of BP, or Exxon or Chevron; this moratorium is hurting the Cheramies, and the Calais, and the Dupuis, and the Robins and the Boudreauxs, and the Thibodeauxs," referring to the negative effect on the local economy that the moratorium may have.<ref name=NYT11march18/> The moratorium was lifted in October 2010, a move considered a pivotal point in Angelle's political career.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}
===Sinkhole controversy=== On August 3, 2012, it was discovered that the [[Bayou Corne sinkhole]] in [[Assumption Parish, Louisiana]] was the result of a collapsed [[salt dome]] operated by the Texas Brine Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1990/4060/report.pdf|title=Salt-Dome Locations In The Gulf Coastal Plain, South-Central United States}}</ref> This collapse allowed oil and gases to escape and surface.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2014/10/03/bayou-corne-sinkhole-insurance-fight/16636551|title=Insurance fight over cost of 37-acre sinkhole in Bayou Corne}}</ref> Angelle has received criticism for leaving his Department of Natural Resources position five days after the disaster began, however, it was later discovered that the sinkhole was due to months of [[seismic activity]] that The Texas Brine Company ignored.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.citylab.com/politics/2013/08/meet-town-s-being-swallowed-sinkhole/6457|title=Meet the Town That's Being Swallowed by a Sinkhole|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=August 7, 2013}}</ref> As of October 2014, the sinkhole is still ongoing while local residents continue a legal battle with the Texas Brine Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southernstudies.org/2012/08/mysterious-environmental-disaster-unfolding-in-louisiana-bayou-community.html|title=Mysterious environmental disaster unfolding in Louisiana bayou community atop gas storage caves|work=The Institute for Southern Studies }}</ref> On September 25, 2015, Assumption Parish President, Martin Triche, stated "To suggest that Scott Angelle abandoned Bayou Corne and Assumption Parish is nothing short of completely false. Senator Vitter was not there for our residents when Scott was."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2015/09/25/vitter-angelle-lay-blame-bayou-corne/72791466|title=Vitter, Angelle lay blame for Bayou Corne}}</ref> Ryan Cross, Angelle's gubernatorial campaign manager said, "Scott had already made the decision he was going to run for [[Louisiana Public Service Commission|PSC]]. He jumpstarted the response and coordinated it on the ground. He was one of the first people down at the sinkhole site."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/09/scott_angelle_bayou_corne.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924225628/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/09/scott_angelle_bayou_corne.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|title=Scott Angelle pushes back on David Vitter's attacks over Bayou Corne}}</ref>
===Public Service Commissioner=== In the 2012 PSC race, Angelle, with 213,485 votes (57.2 percent), won all thirteen parishes in District 2 to claim the seat vacated by Jimmy Field, a Baton Rouge attorney. The Democrat Forest Wright finished second in the balloting with 76,336 votes (20.5 percent), and Republican state representative Erich Ponti of Baton Rouge, trailed in third place with 43,287 ballots (11.6 percent). Two other contenders, a Republican and a No Party contender, shared the remaining 11 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11062012/11062012_46942.html|title=Louisiana election returns, November 6, 2012|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=November 10, 2012}}</ref>
===2015 gubernatorial campaign=== {{Main|2015 Louisiana gubernatorial election}} Angelle lost by a relatively narrow margin in the [[nonpartisan blanket primary|primary]] to his fellow Republican, [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]], who took on Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]] of [[Tangipahoa Parish]] in the November 21 general election. Another of Angelle's opponents in the governor's race was his elected successor as lieutenant governor, [[Jay Dardenne]] of [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], who finished fourth in the primary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10242015/10242015_Statewide.html|title=Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015|publisher=[[Louisiana Secretary of State]]|accessdate=October 25, 2015}}</ref> Dardenne endorsed Edwards for the November 21 [[runoff election]] against Vitter, but Angelle refused to endorse either candidate.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Bel Edwards defeats David Vitter for Louisiana governor|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/11/louisiana_governor_democrat.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123025956/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/11/louisiana_governor_democrat.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2015|website=NOLA.com|publisher=The Times-Picayune}}</ref> State Treasurer [[John Neely Kennedy]], himself a former Democrat, called upon Angelle to join him in endorsing Vitter to prove Angelle's credibility as a Republican. Angelle responded via spokesman, criticizing Kennedy's political history and calling him "the eternal president of the [[Republican In Name Only|RINO]] club."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crisp|first1=Elizabeth|title=John Kennedy: Scott Angelle 'needs to step up and tell us where he is' in governor's race|url=http://blogs.theadvocate.com/politicsblog/2015/11/13/john-kennedy-scott-angelle-david-vitter-endorse-republicans/|website=The Advocate|date=November 13, 2015 |accessdate=2015-11-16}}</ref>
===2016 congressional campaign=== {{Main|United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2016#District 3}}
On March 3, 2016, Angelle announced his candidacy for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, which is being vacated by Charles Boustany.<ref>{{cite web|title=Angelle announces campaign for Congress|url=http://www.katc.com/story/31377596/angelle-announces-campaign-for-congress|website=KATC|access-date=March 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307074452/http://www.katc.com/story/31377596/angelle-announces-campaign-for-congress|archive-date=March 7, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Angelle polled 44 percent in the runoff contest against former [[St. Landry Parish, Louisiana|St. Landry Parish]] sheriff's deputy [[Clay Higgins]], having run best in the Lake Charles area.
===Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement=== On May 23, 2017, the [[United States Secretary of the Interior]], [[Ryan Zinke]], made Angelle the [[Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement]]'s fourth Director.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Press Release|title=Former Louisiana State Official Scott A. Angelle Named as Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement|url=https://www.bsee.gov/newsroom/latest-news/statements-and-releases/press-releases/former-louisiana-state-official-scott-a|accessdate=25 March 2018|agency=[[Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement]]|date=22 May 2017|language=en}}</ref> That year, the [[Gulf of Mexico]] produced $2.8 billion in lease and [[royalty payment]]s to the federal government.<ref name=NYT11march18>{{cite news|last1=Lipton|first1=Eric|authorlink=Eric Lipton|title=Trump Rollbacks Target Offshore Rules 'Written With Human Blood'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/business/offshore-drilling-trump-administration.html|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=11 March 2018|page=A1}}</ref> Angelle has frequently traveled to Texas and Louisiana to meet with industry executives and has encouraged them to directly call his cellphone to avoid disclosure in public records requests.<ref name=NYT11march18/><ref>{{cite AV media | people = Scott Angelle Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement | date = 24 October 2017 | title = LAGCOE 2017 Keynote Presentation by Scott Angelle, BSEE | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ga5-zZXYpo&t=31m10s | location = Cajundome & Convention Center - Lafayette, Louisiana USA | publisher = LAGCOE }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media | people = John Oliver - Last Week Tonight | date = 11 November 2018 | title = Drain the Swamp: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HS2TstPfW4&t=13m28s | publisher = HBO }}</ref> Angelle's rule changes are forecast to save the oil and gas industry over $1.3 billion in [[regulatory compliance]] costs over the next decade.<ref name=NYT11march18/>
In 2017, the Interior Department withdrew its sole liability bonding requirement on rig owners, which had required [[offshore drilling|offshore drillers]] to post [[guarantee]]s that they would pay for the ultimate removal of their rigs.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Press Release|title=BOEM Withdraws Sole Liability Orders|url=https://www.boem.gov/note02172017/|accessdate=25 March 2018|agency=[[Bureau of Ocean Energy Management]]|date=2 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> The change was lobbied for by [[Trent Lott]] and [[John Breaux]], and will save the industry hundreds of millions of dollars.<ref name=NYT11march18/> Drillers have posted $2.9 billion of the estimated $40 billion in removal costs.<ref name=NYT11march18/> In July 2017, the Interior Department reduced the royalty rates drillers must pay the government to drill on the Gulf's [[Outer Continental Shelf]] from 18.75% to 12.5%.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Press Release|title=BOEM Completes Analysis of Royalty Rates for Offshore Oil and Gas Leases|url=https://www.boem.gov/note07062017/|accessdate=25 March 2018|agency=[[Bureau of Ocean Energy Management]]|date=7 July 2017|language=en}}</ref>
In June 2017, Angelle doubled the time drillers are given to remove unproductive or damaged platforms.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Press Release|title=BSEE Rule Allows Industry More Development Time|url=https://www.bsee.gov/newsroom/latest-news/statements-and-releases/press-releases/bsee-rule-allows-industry-more|accessdate=25 March 2018|agency=[[Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement]]|date=9 June 2017|language=en}}</ref> In October 2017, the Bureau responded to a 672,000 gallon oil leak from a pipeline fracture southeast of [[Venice, Louisiana]] in the largest accident since the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Caron|first1=Christina|title=How a 672,000-Gallon Oil Spill Was Nearly Invisible|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/29/science/gulf-oil-spill-louisiana.html|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=The New York Times|date=29 October 2017}}</ref>
In December 2017, Angelle reduced maintenance requirements on offshore platforms.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Press Release|title=BSEE Proposes Revisions to Production Safety Systems Regulations|url=https://www.bsee.gov/newsroom/latest-news/statements-and-releases/press-releases/bsee-proposes-revisions-to-production|accessdate=25 March 2018|agency=Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement|date=28 December 2017|language=en}}</ref> That month, Angelle proposed to relax the well-control rule, which had been implemented in response to the [[Deepwater Horizon explosion]].<ref name=NYT11march18/> Angelle's proposal would reduce [[blowout preventer]] inspection requirements, allow operations to continue while [[liftboat]]s approach, and would save the industry $986 million in the next decade.<ref name=NYT11march18/>
==Personal life== Angelle and his wife have three daughters and two sons.
Angelle served on [[Sunoco]] Logistics's [[board of directors]] for four years, for which he was paid $1 million.<ref name=NYT11march18/>
== Electoral history == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Office / Election !Candidate !Party !Votes !% !Result |- |2015 |[[Governor of Louisiana]] (primary) |[[John Bel Edwards]] |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |444,061 |39.9 |Advanced to runoff |- |2015 |Governor of Louisiana (primary) |[[David Vitter]] |Republican |256,105 |23.0 |Advanced to runoff |- |2015 |Governor of Louisiana (primary) |Scott Angelle |Republican |214,907 |19.3 |Eliminated |- |2015 |Governor of Louisiana (primary) |[[Jay Dardenne]] |Republican |166,553 |15.0 |Eliminated<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Governor of Louisiana, Blanket Primary, 2015 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_gubernatorial_election,_2015 |access-date= |website=Ballotpedia |publisher=Ballotpedia}}</ref> |- ! colspan="7" |Total votes: 1,113,476 |- | 2015 || Governor of Louisiana (runoff) || John Bel Edwards || Democratic || 646,860 || 56.1 || Elected |- | 2015 || Governor of Louisiana (runoff) || David Vitter || Republican || 505,929 || 43.9 || Defeated<ref name=":0" /> |- ! colspan="7" | Total votes: 1,152,789 |- |2016 |[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House]] ([[Louisiana's 3rd congressional district|LA-03]] primary) |Scott Angelle |Republican |91,532 |28.6 |Advanced to runoff |- |2016 |U.S. House (LA-03 primary) |[[Clay Higgins]] |Republican |84,912 |26.5 |Advanced to runoff |- |2016 |U.S. House (LA-03 primary) |Other candidates |— |— |remainder |Eliminated<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District election, 2016 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana%27s_3rd_Congressional_District_election,_2016 |access-date= |website=Ballotpedia |publisher=Ballotpedia}}</ref> |- ! colspan="7" |Total votes: 320,454 |- | 2016 || U.S. House (LA-03 general) || Clay Higgins || Republican || 77,671 || 56.1 || Elected |- | 2016 || U.S. House (LA-03 general) || Scott Angelle || Republican || 60,762 || 43.9 || Defeated<ref name=":1" /> |- ! colspan="7" | Total votes: 138,433 |} ==See also== * [[List of American politicians who switched parties in office]]
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * [http://www.geauxangelle.com/meet-scott/ Angelle for Governor Campaign Website] * [http://www.lpsc.louisiana.gov/district2.aspx/ PSC Government Website] * [https://projects.propublica.org/trump-town/staffers/scott-anthony-angelle Financial disclosures] from [[ProPublica]] * {{C-SPAN|1015959}}
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