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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Fred Henry Mills, Jr.
| image =
|caption=
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 22
| term_start=January 24, 2011
| term_end=
| preceded=Troy Hebert
| succeeded]
| office2=Louisiana State Representative for District 46 (St. Martin Parish]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican (December 2010)
| term_start2=January 14, 2008
| term_end2=January 24, 2011
| preceded2=Sydnie Mae Maraist Durand
| succeeded2=Mike "Pete" Huval
| birth_date=January 13, 1955
| birth_place=
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
| occupation=[[Pharmacist]]; [[Banker]]
| spouse= Deborah K. Mills
| children=
| footnotes=
}}
'''Fred Henry Mills, Jr.''' (born January 13, 1955), is a [[pharmacist]] and [[banker]] from St. Martinville, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana State Senate, having won a [[special election]] on January 22, 2011, for the District 22 seat vacated in 2010 by the [[Independent voter|Independent]] Troy Hebert of Jeanerette in Iberia Parish. Mills had since 2008 represented District 46 in the Louisiana House of Representatives.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org/bio/id/62086|title=Fred Mills, Jr.|publisher=congress.org|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref>
==Background==
Mills holds a degree in pharmacy from the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. He owns Mills Cashway Pharmacy in Parks in St. Martin Parish. He is also the president and chief executive officer ofFarmers-Merchants Bank and Trust Company of Breaux Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members.asp?id=46|title=Rep. Fred H. Mills, Jr.|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref> Farmers-Merchants,originally established in 1932, also has a branch at 1525 Ambassador Caffery Parkway in [[Lafayette]], Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://secured.goldleaf.com/2239/mirror/files/lafayette_grandopen_release(1).pdf|title=Opening Event Confirms St.Martin Parish Based - FM Bank - Expansion into Lafayette|publisher=secured.goldleaf.com|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref>
Mills previously served on the St. Martin Parish Council. He and his wife, Deborah K. Mills, reside in St. Martinville but have business interests throughout the parish. He is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=bio/>
==As legislator==
In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007, the incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] representative, Sydnie Mae Maraist Durand, did not seek reelection. In a two-candidate field, Mills, then a Democrat himself, wonoutright by a wide margin over another Democrat, Marie Etienne of St. Martin Parish, 12,034 (84 percent) to 2,237 (16 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sos.louisiana.gov/graphical/|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 20, 2007|publisher=electionresults.sos.louisiana.gov|accessdate=December18, 2010}}</ref>
In 2008 and 2009, Mills received a 100 percent rating from the Louisiana [[Right-to-Life]] Federation. He has been rated 69 percent by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. The [[conservative]] Louisiana Family Forum rated him at 89 percent in 2009.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://img.votesmart.org/summary.php?can_id=86619|title=Rep. Fred H. Mills, Jr. (LA)|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref>
Mills guided to passage in 2010 legislation to permit pharmacists to administer medication therapy services to patients in Louisiana. The [[interest group]], the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, supported the legislation. The bill wassigned on June 25, 2010, by Republican then [[governor of Louisiana|Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]]. The measure authorizes the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to create an MTM pharmacy program.<ref name=nacds>{{cite web|url=http://www.pharmacynews.eu/drugstores/nacds-lauds-louisiana-medication-therapy-management-law|title="NACDSLauds Louisiana Medication Therapy Management Law," July 15, 2010|publisher=pharmacynews.eu|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref>
NACDS president Steven C. Anderson said that the Louisiana measure "illustrates that pharmacist-administered medication therapy management is an important component in helping patients stay healthy and in reducing health-care costs. Pharmacists are uniquelyqualified to offer health screenings and counsel patients about how to take their medications in the right ways to achieve better results. The law will also enable pharmacists to assist patients in managing chronic diseases, such as [[diabetes]]."<ref name=nacds/>
==Party bolt==
In 2010, Mills joined several legislative colleagues in switching allegiance from the Democrats to the Republicans.<ref name=barrow>{{cite news|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/2-qualify-for-House-seat.html|author=Bill Barrow|title=St. Martin lawmaker dons GOP garb: Party switch latest in Louisiana trend|date = December 14, 2010|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''
|accessdate=December 14, 2010 }}</ref> Others who made the switch in December 2010 are Representative Noble Ellington of Winnsboro in Franklin Parish and state Senators [[John Alario]] of Westwego in Jefferson Parish, and John R. Smith of Leesville in Vernon Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20101209/NEWS01/12090317|title=Ellington considers party switch|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star'', December 9, 2010|accessdate=December 11, 2010}}</ref>
Mills polled 12,812 votes in the special Senate election, or 60 percent of the total. The runner-up was Simone B. Champagne of Jeanerette, another recent Republican convert andformerly a state representative from IberiaParish, who received 4,040 votes (19 percent). Champagne campaigned as a "[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan Republican]]" and had the open support of [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]]. Independent David Groner finished third with 2,534 votes (12 percent). The remaining ballots favoredtwo other Republican candidates and a second Independent hopeful. No Democrats ran for the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sos.louisiana.gov/graphical/|title=Louisoama Senate District 22 special election returns, January 22, 2011|publisher=electionresults.sos.louisiana.gov|accessdate=January25, 2011}}</ref>
Two Republicans ran in an April 2 special election to fill the nine months remaining in Mills' House term. St. Martin Parish councilman Mike "Pete" Huval defeated St. Martinville city councilman Craig Prosper, 58-42 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/2-qualify-for-House-seat.html|title=Twoqualify for House seat|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=February 19, 2011}}</ref>
==Mills the humorist==
Mills began writing advertising for his pharmacy in Parks, at first traditional commercials as a pharmacist in his smock counting pills. Then he began the role of a [[Cajun]]-accented character in drag called "Taunte Pills." As Mills explains, the Jayceeshad a charity fund-raising "womanless pageant. It was a spoof. We called it 'Le Femme de Mystique.'"<ref name=spoof>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20110220/NEWS01/102200303/New-state-Sen-Fred-Mills-shows-off-comical-side|title=New stateSen. Fred Mills shows off comical side|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'', February 19, 2011|accessdate=February 24, 2011}}</ref> Later, responding to the [[Budweiser]] frogs commercial, Mills got the idea of having an old woman interactingwith Fred the pharmacist. "Those things took off . . . and we doubled our business with those ads."<ref name=spoof/>
Mills held the title of "newest Louisiana state senator" for only a month. Jonathan W. Perry of Kaplan in Vermilion Parish, winner of a special election in District 26 on February 19, 2011,soon filled that billing, and coincidentally, he too is known for his humor, often appearing as a stand-up Cajun comic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobilelgs.com/PerryJonathanW.html|title=Rep. Perry, Jonathan (Biography)|publisher=mobilelegs.com|accessdate=February19, 2011}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Fred}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Pharmacists]]
[[Category:Bankers]]
[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]
[[Category:Former Democrats]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Pro-Life}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Fred Henry Mills, Jr.
| image =
|caption=
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 22
| term_start=January 24, 2011
| term_end=
| preceded=Troy Hebert
| succeeded]
| office2=Louisiana State Representative for District 46 (St. Martin Parish]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican (December 2010)
| term_start2=January 14, 2008
| term_end2=January 24, 2011
| preceded2=Sydnie Mae Maraist Durand
| succeeded2=Mike "Pete" Huval
| birth_date=January 13, 1955
| birth_place=
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
| occupation=[[Pharmacist]]; [[Banker]]
| spouse= Deborah K. Mills
| children=
| footnotes=
}}
'''Fred Henry Mills, Jr.''' (born January 13, 1955), is a [[pharmacist]] and [[banker]] from St. Martinville, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana State Senate, having won a [[special election]] on January 22, 2011, for the District 22 seat vacated in 2010 by the [[Independent voter|Independent]] Troy Hebert of Jeanerette in Iberia Parish. Mills had since 2008 represented District 46 in the Louisiana House of Representatives.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org/bio/id/62086|title=Fred Mills, Jr.|publisher=congress.org|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref>
==Background==
Mills holds a degree in pharmacy from the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. He owns Mills Cashway Pharmacy in Parks in St. Martin Parish. He is also the president and chief executive officer ofFarmers-Merchants Bank and Trust Company of Breaux Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members.asp?id=46|title=Rep. Fred H. Mills, Jr.|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref> Farmers-Merchants,originally established in 1932, also has a branch at 1525 Ambassador Caffery Parkway in [[Lafayette]], Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://secured.goldleaf.com/2239/mirror/files/lafayette_grandopen_release(1).pdf|title=Opening Event Confirms St.Martin Parish Based - FM Bank - Expansion into Lafayette|publisher=secured.goldleaf.com|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref>
Mills previously served on the St. Martin Parish Council. He and his wife, Deborah K. Mills, reside in St. Martinville but have business interests throughout the parish. He is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=bio/>
==As legislator==
In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007, the incumbent [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] representative, Sydnie Mae Maraist Durand, did not seek reelection. In a two-candidate field, Mills, then a Democrat himself, wonoutright by a wide margin over another Democrat, Marie Etienne of St. Martin Parish, 12,034 (84 percent) to 2,237 (16 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sos.louisiana.gov/graphical/|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 20, 2007|publisher=electionresults.sos.louisiana.gov|accessdate=December18, 2010}}</ref>
In 2008 and 2009, Mills received a 100 percent rating from the Louisiana [[Right-to-Life]] Federation. He has been rated 69 percent by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. The [[conservative]] Louisiana Family Forum rated him at 89 percent in 2009.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://img.votesmart.org/summary.php?can_id=86619|title=Rep. Fred H. Mills, Jr. (LA)|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref>
Mills guided to passage in 2010 legislation to permit pharmacists to administer medication therapy services to patients in Louisiana. The [[interest group]], the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, supported the legislation. The bill wassigned on June 25, 2010, by Republican then [[governor of Louisiana|Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]]. The measure authorizes the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals to create an MTM pharmacy program.<ref name=nacds>{{cite web|url=http://www.pharmacynews.eu/drugstores/nacds-lauds-louisiana-medication-therapy-management-law|title="NACDSLauds Louisiana Medication Therapy Management Law," July 15, 2010|publisher=pharmacynews.eu|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref>
NACDS president Steven C. Anderson said that the Louisiana measure "illustrates that pharmacist-administered medication therapy management is an important component in helping patients stay healthy and in reducing health-care costs. Pharmacists are uniquelyqualified to offer health screenings and counsel patients about how to take their medications in the right ways to achieve better results. The law will also enable pharmacists to assist patients in managing chronic diseases, such as [[diabetes]]."<ref name=nacds/>
==Party bolt==
In 2010, Mills joined several legislative colleagues in switching allegiance from the Democrats to the Republicans.<ref name=barrow>{{cite news|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/2-qualify-for-House-seat.html|author=Bill Barrow|title=St. Martin lawmaker dons GOP garb: Party switch latest in Louisiana trend|date = December 14, 2010|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''
|accessdate=December 14, 2010 }}</ref> Others who made the switch in December 2010 are Representative Noble Ellington of Winnsboro in Franklin Parish and state Senators [[John Alario]] of Westwego in Jefferson Parish, and John R. Smith of Leesville in Vernon Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20101209/NEWS01/12090317|title=Ellington considers party switch|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star'', December 9, 2010|accessdate=December 11, 2010}}</ref>
Mills polled 12,812 votes in the special Senate election, or 60 percent of the total. The runner-up was Simone B. Champagne of Jeanerette, another recent Republican convert andformerly a state representative from IberiaParish, who received 4,040 votes (19 percent). Champagne campaigned as a "[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan Republican]]" and had the open support of [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]]. Independent David Groner finished third with 2,534 votes (12 percent). The remaining ballots favoredtwo other Republican candidates and a second Independent hopeful. No Democrats ran for the position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sos.louisiana.gov/graphical/|title=Louisoama Senate District 22 special election returns, January 22, 2011|publisher=electionresults.sos.louisiana.gov|accessdate=January25, 2011}}</ref>
Two Republicans ran in an April 2 special election to fill the nine months remaining in Mills' House term. St. Martin Parish councilman Mike "Pete" Huval defeated St. Martinville city councilman Craig Prosper, 58-42 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/2-qualify-for-House-seat.html|title=Twoqualify for House seat|publisher=''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=February 19, 2011}}</ref>
==Mills the humorist==
Mills began writing advertising for his pharmacy in Parks, at first traditional commercials as a pharmacist in his smock counting pills. Then he began the role of a [[Cajun]]-accented character in drag called "Taunte Pills." As Mills explains, the Jayceeshad a charity fund-raising "womanless pageant. It was a spoof. We called it 'Le Femme de Mystique.'"<ref name=spoof>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20110220/NEWS01/102200303/New-state-Sen-Fred-Mills-shows-off-comical-side|title=New stateSen. Fred Mills shows off comical side|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'', February 19, 2011|accessdate=February 24, 2011}}</ref> Later, responding to the [[Budweiser]] frogs commercial, Mills got the idea of having an old woman interactingwith Fred the pharmacist. "Those things took off . . . and we doubled our business with those ads."<ref name=spoof/>
Mills held the title of "newest Louisiana state senator" for only a month. Jonathan W. Perry of Kaplan in Vermilion Parish, winner of a special election in District 26 on February 19, 2011,soon filled that billing, and coincidentally, he too is known for his humor, often appearing as a stand-up Cajun comic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobilelgs.com/PerryJonathanW.html|title=Rep. Perry, Jonathan (Biography)|publisher=mobilelegs.com|accessdate=February19, 2011}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Fred}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Pharmacists]]
[[Category:Bankers]]
[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]
[[Category:Former Democrats]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Pro-Life}}