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'''William Harold Nungesser''', known as '''Billy Nungesser''' (born January 10, 1959), is the 54th and current Lieutenant Governor of [[Louisiana]], a position which he has filled since January 11, 2016. In Louisiana, the lieutenant governor does not preside over the state Senate but is instead the chief tourism officer for the state.  

'''William Harold Nungesser''', known as '''Billy Nungesser''' (born January 10, 1959), is the 54th and current Lieutenant Governor of [[Louisiana]], a position which he has filled since January 11, 2016. In Louisiana, the lieutenant governor does not preside over the state Senate but is instead the chief tourism officer for the ate.  

A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Nungesser was from 2007 to 2015 the president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission in the [[suburb]]s of his native [[New Orleans]]. In that capacity he worked diligently in hurricane relief. Former [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] appointed him to the 20-member Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, a panel named to formulate a master plan for coastal protection. Since leaving the parish presidency in 2015, Nungesser relocated to River Ridge in [[Lafayette]] Parish.

A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Nungesser was from 2007 to 2015 the president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission in the [[suburb]]s of his native [[New Orleans]]. In that capacity he worked diligently in hurricane relief. Former [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] appointed him to the 20-member Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, a panel named to formulate a master plan for coastal protection. Since leaving the parish presidency in 2015, Nungesser relocated to River Ridge in [[Lafayette]] Parish.

In 2016, Lieutenant Governor Nungesser said that he believes voter fraud by the Democratic Party is still a serious hurdle for Republicans in Louisiana because registered and unregistered voters are bussed to polling cites and merely sign a sheet of paper to have their votes count. His remarks drew a quick rebuke from then Louisiana Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]], who called the comments "at a minimum uninformed. [He] quite possibly [made] an insult to not only my office, but also our hard-working clerks of court and registrars of voters who are our trusted partners for every election." Schedler who subsequently resigned his position in a sexual harassment scandal. Nungessersaid that his comments referred to a local election in Plaquemines Parish in 2005, not Schedler's operation in Baton Rouge, of which Nungesser had been supportive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_d424cb84-4863-11e6-b16a-a7d7592a06ff.html|title=Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser draws ire of Secretary of State Tom Schedler with statements about voting laws|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=April 9, 2018|author=Elizabeth Crisp}}</ref>

In 2016, Lieutenant Governor Nungesser said that he believes voter fraud by the Democratic Party is still a serious hurdle for Republicans in Louisiana because registered and unregistered voters are bussed to polling cites and merely sign a sheet of paper to have their votes count. His remarks drew a quick rebuke from then Louisiana Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]], who called the comments "at a minimum uninformed. [He] quite possibly [made] an insult to not only my office, but also our hard-working clerks of court and registrars of voters who are our trusted partners for every election." Schedler who subsequently resigned his position in a sexual harassment scandal. Nungessersaid that his comments referred to a local election in Plaquemines Parish in 2005, not Schedler's operation in Baton Rouge, of which Nungesser had been supportive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_d424cb84-4863-11e6-b16a-a7d7592a06ff.html|title=Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser draws ire of Secretary of State Tom Schedler with statements about voting laws|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 12, 2016|access-date=April 9, 2018|author=Elizabeth Crisp}}</ref>

Though he has in the past been considered a [[conservative]], Nungesser in May 2018 came to the defense of Governor John Bel Edwards regarding a tax increase to close a longstanding budget deficit. Nungesser criticized conservative state Representative Blake John Miguez of New Iberia, who questioned the comments of the lieutenant governor. [[Radio]] talk show shot [[Moon Griffon]] criticized Nungesser for coming to Edwards' defense and questioned whether Nungesser is now a Moderate Republican, instead of a conservative. Griffon said that Nungesser's willingness to "reach across the aisle" is troubling.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]]'', May 30, 2018.</ref>  

Though he has in the past been considered a [[conservative]], Nungesser in May 2018 came to the defense of Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] regarding a tax increase to close a longstanding budget deficit. Nungesser criticized conservative state Representative Blake John Miguez of New Iberia, who questioned the comments of the lieutenant governor. [[Radio]] talk show shot [[Moon Griffon]] criticized Nungesser for coming to Edwards' defense and questioned whether Nungesser is now a Moderate Republican and no longer a conservative. Griffon said that Nungesser's willingness to "reach across the aisle" is troubling.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]]'', May 30, 2018.</ref>  

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