Washington Parish Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Michele Moore Echols is a lifelong Northshore resident raised in Slidell who has practiced law for more than 25 years in tax, business, estate planning and civil litigation, and is of counsel at Blue Williams in Mandeville, per her campaign site. Per the same site, she began her career at the Louisiana Supreme Court and holds a J.D. from Loyola and an LL.M. in taxation from the University of Florida.

Cameron Mary is a Mandeville attorney with 29 years of practice and a partner at Brown & Mary, LLC since 2006, per his campaign site. Per the same site, he is a former felony Assistant District Attorney who was lead prosecutor in more than 20 homicide cases and has tried more than 150 jury trials.

"Ben" Clayton is a 1986 law school graduate running for Division G judge of the 22nd Judicial District, which covers St. Tammany and Washington parishes, per his campaign site. The sitting Division G judge, per the court's own roster, is Judge Gardner, who is not a candidate on this ballot.

Jason Cuccia is a career prosecutor and lifelong Southeast Louisiana resident who earned his law degree from Tulane while working full time, with more than 15 years of experience and over 120 jury trials, per his campaign site. He has served as an Assistant District Attorney in the 22nd Judicial District.

Theophile "Theo" Jones is a former Assistant Public Defender for the 22nd Judicial District Court who has also practiced civil defense law, and is a U.S. Army veteran, per his campaign site. He was born in Bogalusa and raised in Franklinton.

Amanda A. Trosclair is a longtime attorney in the 22nd Judicial District who rose through the court's Public Defender's Office and served nearly a decade as a court Hearing Officer, per her campaign site. She is a graduate of LSU's Paul M. Hebert Law Center and currently serves as president of the 22nd Judicial District Court Bar Association.

Angelina Valuri currently serves as a felony prosecutor and Assistant District Attorney with the 22nd Judicial District, per her campaign site. She spent 13 years as a detective with the Gainesville, Florida police department before earning her law degree from LSU in 2016 and beginning her legal career at the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office, per the same source.

Whitney Germany is a lifelong resident of St. Tammany Parish who has worked as a deputy court administrator, an assistant district attorney and a civil litigation attorney, and currently serves as an assistant public defender, per her campaign site. She was elected by her peers as Criminal Section Head of the 22nd Judicial District Bar Association for three consecutive years, per the same source. She holds a B.A. from Southeastern Louisiana University and a J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, per her campaign site.

Luke Lancaster has been an Assistant District Attorney in the 22nd Judicial District since 2016, prosecuting felony cases in St. Tammany and Washington parishes, per his campaign site. Per the same site, he is a Mandeville resident, a former Louisiana Assistant Attorney General, and sits on the board of the 22nd Judicial District Bar Association.