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'''Tanner Daniel Magee''' (born 1980) is a [[lawyer]] from Houma in south [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party |Republican]] incoming member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. On January 11, 2016, he will succeed fellow Republican Lenar Whitney, whom he unseated in the runoff election held on November 21, 2015.
Magee is a graduate of Louisiana State University and the LSU Law School, both in the capital city of in [[Baton Rouge]]. He practices with the Houma firm of Taylor Wellons Politz & Duhe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Tanner&qmi=&qn=Magee&qcs=Houma%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Tanner Magee|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=November 27, 2015}}</ref>
In the primary election on October 24, 2015, Magee led Whitney by nine votes, 3,073 (34.35 percent) to her 3,064 (34.25 percent). The [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] candidate, Brenda Leroux Babin, polled the remaining bur crucial 2,809 ballots (31.4 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10242015/10242015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=October 25, 2015}}</ref>
In the second round of balloting in conjunction with the victory of the Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]] as [[governor]], Magee handily unseated Whitney, 4,978 votes (60.8 percent) to 3,206 votes (39.2 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 27, 2015}}</ref>
Lenar was seeking her second term in the state House. She had been among the defeated candidates in the 2014 race for Louisiana's 6th congressional district seat, which was won by another Republican, [[Garret Graves]], who succeeded [[Bill Cassidy]] upon Cassidy's election to the [[U.S. Senate]] in the race against Democratic incumbent [[Mary Landrieu]].
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Magee is a graduate of Louisiana State University and the LSU Law School, both in the capital city of in [[Baton Rouge]]. He practices with the Houma firm of Taylor Wellons Politz & Duhe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Tanner&qmi=&qn=Magee&qcs=Houma%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Tanner Magee|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=November 27, 2015}}</ref>
In the primary election on October 24, 2015, Magee led Whitney by nine votes, 3,073 (34.35 percent) to her 3,064 (34.25 percent). The [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] candidate, Brenda Leroux Babin, polled the remaining bur crucial 2,809 ballots (31.4 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10242015/10242015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=October 25, 2015}}</ref>
In the second round of balloting in conjunction with the victory of the Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]] as [[governor]], Magee handily unseated Whitney, 4,978 votes (60.8 percent) to 3,206 votes (39.2 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 27, 2015}}</ref>
Lenar was seeking her second term in the state House. She had been among the defeated candidates in the 2014 race for Louisiana's 6th congressional district seat, which was won by another Republican, [[Garret Graves]], who succeeded [[Bill Cassidy]] upon Cassidy's election to the [[U.S. Senate]] in the race against Democratic incumbent [[Mary Landrieu]].
==References==
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[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:State representatives]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Lawyers]]