Elbert Guillory

Elbert Guillory
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 24th district
In office
May 2009 – January 2016
Preceded byDon Cravins Jr.
Succeeded byGerald Boudreaux
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 40th district
In office
January 2007 – January 2009
Preceded byDon Cravins Jr.
Succeeded byLedricka Thierry
Personal details
Born
Elbert Lee Guillory

(1944-06-24) June 24, 1944 (age 80)
Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (Before 2007, 2013–present)
Democratic (2007–2013)
EducationSouthern University
Norfolk State University (BS)
Rutgers University, Newark (JD)
WebsiteOfficial website
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Battles/warsVietnam War

Elbert Lee Guillory (born June 24, 1944)[1] is a former member of the Louisiana State Senate. An American Republican, he represented District 24, including his native Opelousas, and several rural precincts, from May 2, 2009, when he won a special election, until January 11, 2016, when his full term to which he was elected in 2011 ended.[2]

Guillory's Senate district was previously briefly represented by the Democrat Don Cravins, Jr. It encompasses most of St. Landry Parish and a northern part of adjacent Lafayette Parish.[3] Guillory defeated Patricia "Pat" Arceneaux Cravins (born 1947) of Arnaudville, the mother of Don Cravins, Jr., in the special state Senate runoff election held on May 2, 2009, 7,906 votes (62.5 percent) to 4,746 (37.5 percent).[4]

Guillory previously served from 2006 to 2009 as state representative for District 40. In that position he had also succeeded the Democrat Don Cravins, Jr., whose father, Don, Sr., was also a former state senator and a mayor of Opelousas.[2][5]

  1. ^ "Sen. Elbert Guillory (R-LA 24th District)". AAUW Louisiana. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  2. ^ a b "Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  3. ^ "District 24" (PDF). Act 24 2011 1st E.S. (Senate). 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  4. ^ "Results for Election Date: 5/2/2009". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016: St. Landry Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

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