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'''Joseph David Waggonner, Jr.''', known as '''Joe Waggonner''' (1918-2007) was a [[Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Louisiana]]'s Fourth Congressional District, who served from 1961 to 1979. He was active in what was later known as the House Boll Weevil Democrats, who occasionally supported [[Republican]] positions on fiscal and foreign policies.
'''Joseph David Waggonner, Jr.''', known as '''Joe Waggonner''' (1918-2007) was a [[Democratic]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Louisiana]]'s Fourth Congressional District, who served from 1961 to 1979. He was active in what was later known as the [[Conservative Democrats|Boll Weevil Democrats]], who sometimes supported [[Republican]] positions on fiscal and foreign policies.
A businessman originally from Plain Dealing in Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana, Waggonner had an exemplary record in [[World War II]] and graduated from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He was long active in Louisiana Tech alumni affairs. In the 1950s, he was a member of the Bossier Parish School Board. In 1961, he served on the elected Louisiana State Board of Education. In 1959, Waggonner was an unsuccessful porimary candidate for the since disbanded position of Louisiana state comptroller. He ran for comptroller on the strongly [[segregation]]is ticket headed by State Senator Willie Rainach of Claiborne Parish.
A businessman originally from Plain Dealing in Bossier Parish in northwestern Louisiana, Waggonner had an exemplary record in [[World War II]] and graduated from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He was long active in Louisiana Tech alumni affairs. In the 1950s, he was a member of the Bossier Parish School Board. In 1961, he served on the elected Louisiana State Board of Education. In 1959, Waggonner was an unsuccessful porimary candidate for the since disbanded position of Louisiana state comptroller. He ran for comptroller on the strongly [[segregation]]is ticket headed by State Senator Willie Rainach of Claiborne Parish.