Chauna Banks
Democratic · LA
A former Baton Rouge Metro Council member and longtime educator, Banks emphasizes small-business growth, workforce training, quality education, accessible healthcare, and community-centered, results-focused government.
Where Chauna Banks stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Publicly pressed the Metropolitan Council to discuss a temporary ban on new development while it evaluated drainage protections.
June 9, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wafb.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Authored and moved adoption of an ordinance allowing electronic public comments before Metropolitan Council meetings; the council adopted it 7-3.
November 4, 2020Supports Government Efficiency
Source: brla.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Authored and moved adoption of the In My Father's House ordinance, which authorized donation of eligible adjudicated abandoned or blighted housing property to qualifying nonprofits for renovation and maintenance; the council adopted it 10-0.
November 4, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: brla.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Publicly raised equity concerns that proposed Baton Rouge passenger-rail stops excluded northern Baton Rouge and its lower-income residents.
December 28, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: apnews.com
Authored and moved a resolution requiring Metropolitan Council members to participate in Dialogue on Race; the resolution failed 4-5.
November 4, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: brla.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Publicly raised equity concerns that proposed Baton Rouge passenger-rail stops excluded northern Baton Rouge and its lower-income residents.
December 28, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: apnews.com
Publicly pressed the Metropolitan Council to discuss a temporary ban on new development while it evaluated drainage protections.
June 9, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: wafb.com
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Joined other Metropolitan Council members in publicly endorsing LaMont Cole for East Baton Rouge Parish school superintendent.
July 24, 2024
Source: wafb.com
Authored a proposal requiring new Baton Rouge Police Department applicants to live within East Baton Rouge Parish; the council meeting ended before a vote and the item was deferred.
August 10, 2016
Source: wafb.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Requested a Louisiana Board of Ethics advisory opinion concerning transactions involving nonprofit entities affiliated with her while she served on the Metropolitan Council; the board concluded the transactions were permitted provided she received no compensation.
September 6, 2024
Source: ethics.la.gov
Past race Chauna Banks ran in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 6 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 6, Louisiana