Haynesville Town Council · Nov 3, 2026

Dewatha
Malone

Dewatha Malone (Haynesville Town Council Member) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Haynesville Town Council after the election.

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Background

Mae "Kitty" Williams (District 1), Linda Beene-Holyfield (District 2), Betty Richardson (District 3), Dewatha Malone (District 4) and Matthew "Matt" Faulkner (District 5) each drew no opponent for the Nov. 3, 2026 council election. Louisiana Secretary of State Candidate Inquiry: Claiborne Parish, Nov. 3, 2026 election · Aug 7, 2026

11 sourced

01Mayor's pay2 sourced positions

Voted no on adopting Ordinance #632 to raise the mayor's salary to $50,000 a year, full-time (failed 2-3, March 2024).
Council voteTown of Haynesville council minutes, March 21, 2024 · Mar 21, 2024 Link How the council voted
Voted yes on introducing an ordinance to raise the mayor's salary to $50,000 a year, full-time (passed 5-0, Feb. 2024).
Council voteTown of Haynesville special council meeting minutes, Feb. 8, 2024 · Feb 8, 2024 Link How the council voted

02Council pay2 sourced positions

Voted no on adopting Ordinance #631 to raise council pay to $600 a month (failed 2-3, March 2024).
Council voteTown of Haynesville council minutes, March 21, 2024 · Mar 21, 2024 Link How the council voted
Voted no on introducing an ordinance to raise council pay to $600 a month (passed 4-1, Feb. 2024).
Council voteTown of Haynesville special council meeting minutes, Feb. 8, 2024 · Feb 8, 2024 Link How the council voted

03State lobbyist2 sourced positions

Voted yes on hiring lobbyist Caroline Mladenka for the 2024 legislative session (passed 4-0, Nov. 2023).
Council voteTown of Haynesville council minutes, Nov. 16, 2023 · Nov 16, 2023 Link How the council voted
Voted yes on changing the lobbyist contract to a year-long contract (passed 3-0, March 2025).
Council voteTown of Haynesville council minutes, March 20, 2025 · Mar 20, 2025 Link How the council voted

04Police vehicles2 sourced positions

Voted yes on lease-purchasing two Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles (passed 4-0, Sept. 2024).
Council voteTown of Haynesville council minutes, Sept. 19, 2024 · Sep 19, 2024 Link How the council voted
Voted yes on lease-purchasing two police vehicles and seeking grants for two more (passed 5-0, April 2024).
Council voteTown of Haynesville special council meeting minutes, April 8, 2024 · Apr 8, 2024 Link How the council voted

05Water and sewer2 sourced positions

Voted yes on denying a request for an on-site wastewater system and requiring the home to connect to the town sewer (passed 3-0, March 2025).
Council voteTown of Haynesville council minutes, March 20, 2025 · Mar 20, 2025 Link How the council voted
Voted yes on approving a settlement agreement between the town and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (passed 4-0, Sept. 2024).
Council voteTown of Haynesville council minutes, Sept. 19, 2024 · Sep 19, 2024 Link How the council voted

06Budget1 sourced position

Voted yes on adopting the 2024-2025 town budget, Ordinance #634 (passed 5-0, June 2024).
Council voteTown of Haynesville council minutes, June 20, 2024 · Jun 20, 2024 Link How the council voted

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