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|name=Billy Ray Chandler

|name=Billy Ray Chandler

|image=

|image=

|party=[[Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican]]

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|spouse=Marcia F. Chandler

|spouse=Marcia F. Chandler

|religion=[[Baptist]]

|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]<br>

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1937|10|17}}

|birth_date=October 17, 1937

|office=Louisiana State Representative for District 22 (then Grant, La Salle and parts of Winn and northern Rapides parishes)

|state=Louisiana

|term_start=May 2006

|district=22

|term_end=January 2012

|terms=May 2006 - January 2012

|preceded=Thomas D. "Tommy" Wright

|preceded=Thomas D. "Tommy" Wright

|succeeded=Terry Brown

|succeeded=Terry Brown

}} }}

}} }}

'''Billy Ray Chandler''' (born October 17, 1937),<ref>Net Detective, People Search</ref> is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 22 in north central Louisiana. The district formerly encompassed seventy-two precincts from Grant, La Salle and parts of Winn and northern Rapides parishes. Chandler initially won a special election for the representative's post on April 29, 2006.  

'''Billy Ray Chandler''' (born October 17, 1937),<ref>Net Detective, People Search</ref> is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 22 in the north central portion of his state. The district formerly encompassed seventy-two precincts from Grant, La Salle and parts of Winn and northern Rapides parishes. Chandler initially won a special election for the representative's post on April 29, 2006.  

Chandler graduated from Dry Prong High School, since Grant High School, in the village of Dry Prong in Grant Parish. He attended Louisiana College in Pineville. Chandler and his wife, Marcia F. Chandler (born October 28, 1938), reside in Dry Prong. They have three children and three grandchildren. Chandler is a retired state manager of the Woodmen of the World Insurance Company. He is a deacon at the First [[Baptist]] Church of Dry Prong. He formerly served for twenty-four years on the Grant Parish School Board and for four years as a Dry Prong alderman.<ref name=reelect/>

Chandler graduated from Dry Prong High School, since Grant High School, in the village of Dry Prong in Grant Parish. He attended Louisiana College in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]]. Chandler and his wife, Marcia F. Chandler (born October 28, 1938), reside in Dry Prong. They have three children and three grandchildren. Chandler is a retired state manager of the Woodmen of the World Insurance Company. He is a deacon at the First [[Baptist]] Church of Dry Prong. He formerly served for twenty-four years on the Grant Parish School Board and for four years as a Dry Prong alderman.<ref name=reelect/>

==Election of 2006==

==Election of 2006==

==Defeat in 2011==

==Defeat in 2011==

Shortly before the beginning of the 2011 special legislative session, Chandler switched to Republican affiliation, a move presumably motivated by the increasing Republican nature of his district. Beginning in 2012, District 22 will encompass all of Grant Parish, most of LaSalle Parish, and parts of Natchitoches, Red River, and Winn parishes. The small portion from northern Rapides Parish has been extracted from District 22.<ref name=reelect>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20110826/NEWS01/108260337/Chandler-seeking-re-election-House-District-22-seat|title=Chandler seeking reelection to House District 22 seat|publisher=''Alexandria Daily Town Talk''|accessdate=August 26, 2011}}</ref>

Shortly before the beginning of the 2011 special legislative session, Chandler switched to Republican affiliation, a move presumably motivated by the increasing Republican nature of his district. Beginning in 2012, District 22 encompassed all of Grant Parish, most of LaSalle Parish, and parts of Natchitoches, Red River, and Winn parishes. The small portion from northern Rapides Parish has been extracted from District 22.<ref name=reelect>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20110826/NEWS01/108260337/Chandler-seeking-re-election-House-District-22-seat|title=Chandler seeking reelection to House District 22 seat|publisher=''Alexandria Daily Town Talk''|accessdate=August 26, 2011}}</ref>

In the general election held on November 19, 2011, new Republican Billy Chandler was unseated by the Independent Terry Brown. Chandler polled 5,465 votes (47.6 percent) to Brown's 6,015 ballots (52.4 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11192011/11192011_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana general election returns, November 19, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=November 20, 2011}}</ref>

In the general election held on November 19, 2011, new Republican Billy Chandler was unseated by the Independent Terry Brown. Chandler polled 5,465 votes (47.6 percent) to Brown's 6,015 ballots (52.4 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11192011/11192011_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana general election returns, November 19, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=November 20, 2011}}</ref>

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[[Category:Politicians]]

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[[Category:Baptists]]

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