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Line 29: − 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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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Steven Everett "Steve" Pylant, Sr.
|name=Steven Everett "Steve" Pylant, Sr.
|birth_date=November 25, 1954
|birth_date=November 25, 1954
|religion=
|religion=
|spouse=Rhonda N. Pylant
|spouse=Rhonda N. Pylant
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|officeholder=Louisiana State Representative for District 20 (Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, LaSalle, and Tensas paraishes)
|term_start=January 2012
|term_end=
|preceded=Noble Edward Ellington, II
|office2-[[Sheriff]] of Richland Parish, Louisiana
|term_start2=1996
|term_end2=2012
|preceded2=Eugene Parker
|succeeded2=Kevin Wayne Cobb
}}
}}
'''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.
'''Steven Everett Pylant, Sr.''', known as '''Steve Pylant''' (born November 25, 1954), is the [[Republican Party|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 Edward Ellington, II, of Winnsboro in Franklin Parish who did not seek re-election in 2011.
==Career==
==Career==
When Pylant became sheriff, Franklin Parish still owed $8 million for its detention center, which had been completed in 1992. As Pylant vacated the office, the sheriff's department expected to have $7 million in assets. "We were able to give $1.5 million back to the taxpayers in the form of a half-cent [[sales tax]] and a 9.4 mil [[property ]]. We expanded the jail at no cost to the taxpayer and brought fiscal stability to the sheriff’s department to secure its future in Franklin Parish. [We took] a hard look at how the money is spent and how we were able to increase our revenue; there are some lessons there that I think could be taken to Baton Rouge and done on a larger scale," said Pylant in his announcement of candidacy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richlandtoday.com/content/political-announcement-24|title=Political announcement: Steve Pylant, State Representative, District 20|publisher=richlandtoday.com|accessdate=May 14, 2011}}</ref>
When Pylant became sheriff, Franklin Parish still owed $8 million for its detention center, which had been completed in 1992. As Pylant vacated the office, the sheriff's department expected to have $7 million in assets. "We were able to give $1.5 million back to the taxpayers in the form of a half-cent [[sales tax]] and a 9.4 mil [[property ]]. We expanded the jail at no cost to the taxpayer and brought fiscal stability to the sheriff’s department to secure its future in Franklin Parish. [We took] a hard look at how the money is spent and how we were able to increase our revenue; there are some lessons there that I think could be taken to Baton Rouge and done on a larger scale," said Pylant in his announcement of candidacy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richlandtoday.com/content/political-announcement-24|title=Political announcement: Steve Pylant, State Representative, District 20|publisher=richlandtoday.com|accessdate=May 14, 2011}}</ref>
Pylant's successor as sheriff is his 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>
==Personal life==
==Personal life==