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| − | '''Steven E. Pylant, Sr.''' (born November 25, 1954), is the [[Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 20, which includes all or portions of Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, LaSalle, and Tensas parishes in the northeastern section of his state. He succeeded the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-Republican Representative Noble Ellington of Winnsborom the parish seat of Franklin Parish, who did not seek re-election in 2011. | + | {{Infobox person |
| | + | |name=Steven Everett "Steve" Pylant, Sr. |
| | + | |birth_date=November 25, 1954 |
| | + | |birth_place=Franklin Parish, [[Louisiana]] |
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| | + | |spouse=Rhonda N. Pylant |
| | + | |party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] |
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| | + | '''Steven Everett Pylant, Sr.''', known as '''Steve Pylant''' (born November 25, 1954), is the [[Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 20, which includes all or portions of Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, LaSalle, and Tensas parishes in the northeastern section of his state. He succeeded the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-Republican Representative Noble Ellington of Winnsborom the parish seat of Franklin Parish, who did not seek re-election in 2011. |
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| | Pylant won the House seat in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, 2011. He carried the backing of Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], who was elected to a second term.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theind.com/news/9023-jindal-weighs-in-on-oct-22-election|title=Jindal weighs in on Oct. 22 election|publisher=theind.com|accessdate=October 22, 2011}}</ref> With 9,119 votes (56.3 percent), Pylant defeated the Democratic candidate, Cleveland Webb "Cleve" Womack (born 1953) of Jonesville in Catahoula Parish, 9,119 votes (56.3 percent) to 7,066 ballots (43.7 percent). To cement his victory margin, Pylant received 71 percent of the vote in his own Franklin Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 22, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref> Running as a Democrat in 2007, Ellington had also defeated Womack for the position. At that time the district did not include any precincts from LaSalle Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11172007/11172007_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana general election returns, November 17, 2007|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref> | | Pylant won the House seat in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, 2011. He carried the backing of Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], who was elected to a second term.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theind.com/news/9023-jindal-weighs-in-on-oct-22-election|title=Jindal weighs in on Oct. 22 election|publisher=theind.com|accessdate=October 22, 2011}}</ref> With 9,119 votes (56.3 percent), Pylant defeated the Democratic candidate, Cleveland Webb "Cleve" Womack (born 1953) of Jonesville in Catahoula Parish, 9,119 votes (56.3 percent) to 7,066 ballots (43.7 percent). To cement his victory margin, Pylant received 71 percent of the vote in his own Franklin Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 22, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref> Running as a Democrat in 2007, Ellington had also defeated Womack for the position. At that time the district did not include any precincts from LaSalle Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11172007/11172007_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana general election returns, November 17, 2007|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref> |
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| | The new sheriff is Pylant's chief deputy and fellow Republican Kevin Wayne Cobb (born 1970) of Winnsboro, who defeated the Democrat Emmitt Coleman, with a vote of 5,860 votes (80.8 percent) to 1,391 (19.2 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_21.html|title=Franklin Parish election returns, October 22, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref> | | The new sheriff is Pylant's chief deputy and fellow Republican Kevin Wayne Cobb (born 1970) of Winnsboro, who defeated the Democrat Emmitt Coleman, with a vote of 5,860 votes (80.8 percent) to 1,391 (19.2 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_21.html|title=Franklin Parish election returns, October 22, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 24, 2011}}</ref> |
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| − | Pylant and his wife, Rhonda, reside in Franklin Parish near Delhi, a town in Richland Parish. They have a son, Steven Pylant, Jr. | + | Pylant and his wife, Rhonda (born July 18, 1954),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/rhonda-pylant/e693943953792|title=Rhonda Pylant|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 13, 2017}}</ref> reside in Franklin Parish near Delhi, a town in Richland Parish. They have two sons, Steven, Jr., and Jason. |
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