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A long-term [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Alario switched parties solely to gain the endorsement of then Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], a [[Republican Party|Republican]]. He won the support of all but one of the senators, then freshman [[Barrow Peacock]] of [[Shreveport]]. In Louisiana, the governor until 2016 had traditionally tapped his own choice for both House Speaker and Senate President. Alario has been supportive of the current Democratic governor, [[John Bel Edwards]], who in 2018 obtained a [[sales tax]] renewal to close a potential budget deficit despite nominally Republican majorities in both legislative chambers. The Republican House Speaker, [[Taylor Barras]] of New Iberia, opposed much of the John Bel Edwards tax package until the end of the seventh special session, when he agreed to keeping .45 percent of the temporary one-cent state sales tax. The total Louisiana state sales tax is effectively 4.45 percent; this does not include local and parish sales taxes.  

A long-term [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Alario switched parties solely to gain the endorsement of then Governor [[Bobby Jindal]], a [[Republican Party|Republican]]. He won the support of all but one of the senators, then freshman [[Barrow Peacock]] of [[Shreveport]]. In Louisiana, the governor until 2016 had traditionally tapped his own choice for both House Speaker and Senate President. Alario has been supportive of the current Democratic governor, [[John Bel Edwards]], who in 2018 obtained a [[sales tax]] renewal to close a potential budget deficit despite nominally Republican majorities in both legislative chambers. The Republican House Speaker, [[Taylor Barras]] of New Iberia, opposed much of the John Bel Edwards tax package until the end of the seventh special session, when he agreed to keeping .45 percent of the temporary one-cent state sales tax. The total Louisiana state sales tax is effectively 4.45 percent; this does not include local and parish sales taxes.  

An [[accountant]] who operates a tax service, Alario resides in Westwego in Jefferson Parish. He is a member of the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Knights of Columbus]] men's organization, the Louisiana Epilepsy Association, and the Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal Authority. He was a delegate at the 1972 [[Democratic National Convention]], which met in Miami Beach, [[Florida]], to nominate [[U.S. Senator]] [[George McGovern]] of [[South Dakota]], who was then roundly defeated by the Republican [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]]. In 1996 and 2000, Alario attended the Democratic conventions which nominated the [[Bill Clinton]]-[[Al Gore]] and Gore-[[Joseph Lieberman]] tickets. He is a recipient of the Hale Boggs Memorial Award, named for the late Democrat [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district.<ref>"Louisiana: Alario, John, ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 648.</ref>

An [[accountant]] who operates a tax service, Alario resides in Westwego in Jefferson Parish. He is a member of the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Knights of Columbus]] men's organization, the Louisiana Epilepsy Association, and the Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal Authority. He was a delegate at the 1972 [[Democratic National Convention]], which met in Miami Beach, [[Florida]], to nominate [[U.S. Senator]] [[George McGovern]] of [[South Dakota]], who was then roundly defeated by the Republican [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]]. In 1996 and 2000, Alario attended the Democratic conventions which nominated the [[Bill Clinton]]-[[Al Gore]] and Gore-[[Joseph Lieberman]] tickets. He is a recipient of the Hale Boggs Memorial Award, named for the late Democrat [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district.<ref>"Louisiana: Alario, John", ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 648.</ref>

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