Beebe won her seat from District 3 in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22 , 2011 , when she unseated the Democrat Glenny Lee Castagnos Buquet ( born 1926 ) of Houma in Terrebonne Parish , 68,079 votes ( 55.8 percent ) to 53,986 ( 44.2 percent ) . Buquet , who carried Jindal 's endorsement despite their partisan difference , had announced her support for John White as superintendent , one of the differences between the two candidates in the race . Upon her defeat , Buquet , who served on the board for twenty years , urged Beebe to back Jindal 's reform agenda undertaken by BESE , particularly attempts to increase literacy and to enhance teacher evaluations of instruction . On April 10 , 2012 , BESE member Beebe appeared on '' The Moon Griffon Show '' , a statewide radio talk show program . In the broadcast Beebe told Griffon that she believed Governor Jindal had pushed for his educational reform package so quickly without proper dissent being aired so that he could attend the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa , Florida , as a " shining star " of his party . Beebe remains the most outspoken dissenter on the BESE board , the president of which is Chas Roemer , older son of former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer . She argues that White has hired " inexperienced out-of-staters " in the state department of education . Beebe was the only board member who voted against White 's in 2012 . Beebe said that she does not rely on teacher unions for her comments , as her critics contend : " My talking points are my talking points . " She questions why so many BESE votes are nine-to-two and considers her colleagues , with the exception of Democrat Carolyn Hill of Baton Rouge , another frequent dissenter , " great people " but " rubber stamps " for the Jindal-White educational agenda
2012 Republican National Convention
2012 Republican National Convention
Lottie Beebe