C. Denise Marcelle

C. Denise Marcelle
Louisiana State Representative for District 61 (East Baton Rouge Parish)
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2016
Preceded by	Alfred C. Williams
Personal details
Born	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Alma mater	Capitol Senior High School Southern University

C. Denise Marcelle (full name and personal information missing) is a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 61 in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. She succeeded her fellow Democrat Alfred C. Williams, who died in office on August 4, 2015.

In the primary election held on October 24, 2015, Marcelle won the right to succeed Williams by defeating a single opponent, her fellow Democrat Donna Collins-Lewis, 4,971 votes (60.6 percent) to 3,237 (39.4 percent).^[1]

Marcelle and the late State Representative Ronnie Edwards of District 29 both served on the Baton Rouge Metro-Council prior to their elections in 2015 to the state House. Edwards died in early 2016 of pancreatic cancer less than two months after taking office.^[2]

References

1. "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
2. Rebekah Allen (February 24, 2016). "'Gentle and kind' Louisiana state Rep. Ronnie Edwards dies after 2-year battle with cancer". The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved March 7, 2016.