Shad Stewart
Republican · LA · Vernon Parish School Board Member, District 5
Shad Stewart is a longtime member of the Vernon Parish School Board. He was re-elected to the board in 2022.
Where Shad Stewart stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record), Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Voted yes to issue $7 million in school bonds for the Ward Seven school district to build and improve schools. The resolution passed 10-0.
January 9, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted yes to buy a $222,600 backup generator for the school district's central office. The board approved it 7-2.
July 7, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Seconded a resolution backing the state school funding plan for 2019-2020. The plan included raises for teachers and school staff. The board adopted it.
April 9, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Made the motion to join a parish agreement to build a 911 address database for Vernon Parish. The board approved it.
December 6, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Seconded a resolution backing the state school funding plan for 2019-2020. The plan included raises for teachers and school staff. The board adopted it.
April 9, 2019Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Made the motion to seek bids to replace the roof at Rosepine High School; it passed.
September 9, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted yes to issue $7 million in school bonds for the Ward Seven school district to build and improve schools. The resolution passed 10-0.
January 9, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted yes to buy a $222,600 backup generator for the school district's central office. The board approved it 7-2.
July 7, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 16 records
Made the motion to advance a resolution letting the superintendent negotiate and sign grant agreements with The Rapides Foundation; it passed.
July 9, 2026
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Made the motion to let the superintendent request and sign for federal Impact Aid school funding (Public Law 81-874); it passed.
January 8, 2026
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Made the motion to approve the 2025-2026 school calendar; it passed with one no vote.
April 8, 2025
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Made the motion to switch the district's athletic attendance zones from open enrollment to closed enrollment; it passed.
April 3, 2025
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As board president, called for a full board vote on a resolution opposing education savings accounts (ESAs); it passed 11-0.
April 11, 2024
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Seconded the resolution declaring that Ward Seven voters approved up to $7 million in school bonds on November 18, 2023; it passed.
December 12, 2023
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Was chosen by the school board to serve as board president for 2024. Also did the same on November 7, 2019.
December 12, 2023
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Seconded the motion to send a plan ending the school board's COVID-19 leave policy to the next meeting, pending legal advice; it passed.
October 5, 2023
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Led the school board's athletic committee as its chair and reported its work to the full board.
February 2, 2023
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Voted yes to extend Superintendent James Williams' contract for two years. The board approved it 10-2.
January 10, 2023
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Won re-election to the Vernon Parish School Board in District 5 with 62 percent of the vote, 730 votes to 452.
November 8, 2022
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Made the motion to hire a firm to redraw the school board's election district lines. The board approved the contract.
September 7, 2021
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Seconded a motion to move first grade from East Leesville Elementary to West Leesville Elementary for the 2021-2022 school year. The board approved it.
May 6, 2021
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Seconded a motion to end student parking fees in the school district's fee schedule. The board approved it.
November 12, 2019
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Made the motion to approve refinancing up to $4.5 million in school bonds for Leesville School District No. 16. The board approved it.
October 15, 2019
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Seconded the motion to adopt the school district's 2019-2020 general fund and combined budgets. The board approved them.
September 10, 2019
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Past race Shad Stewart ran in:
- Member of School Board District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Vernon Parish School District, Louisiana · incumbent