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Another former House colleague, Quentin Dastugue, who switched affiliation from Democrat to Republican at Lancaster's behest, called his friend "the most political animal I knew. He lived and breathed it, especially Republican politics. ... He could burn your ears off. He'd debate any subject."<ref name=jpope/> Similarly, former state Representative Garey Forster, a Republican from New Orleans said, "There wasn't a major issue that Charlie didn't have an opinion about. He always had an opinion about everything" but was never mean-spirited in debate.<ref name=jpope/> According to his obituary, Lancaster as a legislator "valued relationships and respect over partisanship."
Another former House colleague, Quentin Dastugue, who switched affiliation from Democrat to Republican at Lancaster's behest, called his friend "the most political animal I knew. He lived and breathed it, especially Republican politics. ... He could burn your ears off. He'd debate any subject."<ref name=jpope/> Similarly, former state Representative Garey Forster, a Republican from New Orleans said, "There wasn't a major issue that Charlie didn't have an opinion about. He always had an opinion about everything" but was never mean-spirited in debate.<ref name=jpope/> According to his obituary, Lancaster as a legislator "valued relationships and respect over partisanship."
Six months prior to his death, Lancaster was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.
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