Shaun Raphael Mena

{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Shaun Mena | education = [[Louisiana State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Southern University Law Center]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | state_house = Louisiana | district = [[Louisiana's 23rd House of Representatives district|23rd]] | term_start = January 8, 2024 | predecessor = [[Kenny Ray Cox]] }}

'''Shaun Raphael Mena''' is an American politician serving as a member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from the [[Louisiana's 23rd House of Representatives district|23rd district]], representing [[Orleans Parish]]. He assumed office on January 8, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shaun Mena |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Shaun_Mena |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>

== Career == Mena was elected to the [[Louisiana's 23rd House of Representatives district|23rd district]] seat in the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] on November 18, 2023, after receiving 57.9% of the vote, against [[Tammy Savoie]] who received 42.1%.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kramer |first=Jillian |date=2023-10-14 |title=Tammy Savoie, Shaun Mena set for runoff in House District 23 seat in New Orleans |url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/elections/see-election-results-for-louisiana-house-district-23-race/article_9ade42f0-6873-11ee-b071-5f2b83c4d304.html |access-date=2024-02-04 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2023 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2023 |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life == Mena is [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Louisiana Legislature Touts Pope Leo XIV's Louisiana Roots |url=https://clarionherald.org/news/louisiana-legislature-touts-pope-leo-xivs-louisiana-roots |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=The Clarion Herald |language=en}}</ref>

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