TRSL Board announces election results for two seats

October 3, 2014

Baton Rouge – The Board of Trustees for the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (TRSL) announced results for two races in the 2014 board elections at its October meeting. Robert Lawyer of New Orleans was re-elected to repre­sent active TRSL members employed at a state college or university. A run-off election will be held for District 1 as no candidate received a majority of the vote in that race.

Higher Education: Lawyer received 82.11% of the vote against Eddie Hughes III of Baton Rouge, who finished with 17.89%.­ Lawyer’s new four-year term as the Colleges and University representative on the TRSL Board begins January 1, 2015. He has served on the TRSL Board since 2011 and is currently chair of the TRSL Board

District 1: Kimberly Flair (Metairie) and Mark W. Gamble, CPA (Gonzales) were the two candidates receiving the most votes. They will be in a run-off for the District 1 seat.

Flair pulled the most votes with 37.65%, while Gamble received 25.62%. Garri L. Brown (New Orleans) received 20.83%, and Trevor Smith (Belle Chasse) received 15.9%.

Run-off ballots will be mailed to eligible voters employed in District 1 on October 20. Voting ends November 21. District 1 includes active members employed in Ascension, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James and St. John the Baptist Parishes.
           
The TRSL Board meets monthly to monitor investment performance, review
System operations, and develop policies for the administration of the retirement plan. The board safeguards and manages the assets TRSL holds in trust to provide retirement income for System members.