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'''John Clyde "Jay" Morris, III''' (born May 24, 1958), is a [[business]]man and [[Lawyer|attorney]] from [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 14, which encompasses Ouachita and Morehouse parishes in the northeastern portion of his state.

'''John Clyde "Jay" Morris, III''' (born May 24, 1958), is a [[business]]man and [[Lawyer|attorney]] from [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 14, which encompasses Ouachita and Morehouse parishes in the northeastern portion of his state.

   

   

Morris won the position in the [[general election]] held on November 19, 2011, when he unseated fellow Republican [[Sam Little]], a  retired farmer, originally from Bastrop in Morehouse Parish.  Morris polled 5,005 votes (59.1 percent) to Little's 3,463 ballots (40.9 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=May 17, 2012}}</ref> In the campaign for the heavily [[redistricting|redistricted]] seat, Little and Morris accused each other of engaging in negative campaigning. A graduate of [[Louisiana State University]] and the LSU Law Center, both in [[Baton Rouge]],<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/134583/john-morris-iii|title=Rep. John Morris, III|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=May 17, 2012}}</ref> Morris is employed in the mortgage service industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/DI/20111116/NEWS01/111116024/|title="Morris, Little go negative in District 14 race"|publisher=''Alexandria Daily Town |date=November 16, 2011|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|accessdate=November 20, 2011}}</ref>

Morris won the position in the [[general election]] held on November 19, 2011, when he unseated fellow Republican [[Sam Little]], a  retired farmer, originally from Bastrop in Morehouse Parish.  Morris polled 5,005 votes (59.1 percent) to Little's 3,463 ballots (40.9 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=May 17, 2012}}</ref> In the campaign for the heavily [[redistricting|redistricted]] seat, Little and Morris accused each other of engaging in negative campaigning. A graduate of [[Louisiana State University]] and the LSU Law Center, both in [[Baton Rouge]],<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/134583/john-morris-iii|title=Rep. John Morris, III|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=May 17, 2012}}</ref> Morris is employed in the mortgage service industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/DI/20111116/NEWS01/111116024/|title="Morris, Little go negative in District 14 race"|publisher=''Alexandria Daily Town |date=November 16, 2011|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|accessdate=November 20, 2011}}</ref>

   

   

Morris formerly worked on Capitol Hill in [[Washington, D.C.]], for former U.S. Senator [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], a [[Democrat]].<ref name=bio/> He was also a staff member at one time for the Louisiana Municipal Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thepoliticaldesk.com/?p=749|title=Rookie Cheat Sheet|publisher=thepoliticaldesk.com|accessdate=May 17, 2012}}</ref> He is a  partner of the Thompson, Sparks, Dean and Morris law firm.<ref name=bio/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawyer.com/firm/thompson-sparks-dean-morris-monroe-la-121937-contact-information.html|title=Thompson Sparks Dean & Morris|publisher=lawyer.com|accessdate=May 17, 2012}}</ref>

Morris formerly worked on Capitol Hill in [[Washington, D.C.]], for former U.S. Senator [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], a [[Democrat]].<ref name=bio/> He was also a staff member at one time for the Louisiana Municipal Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thepoliticaldesk.com/?p=749|title=Rookie Cheat Sheet|publisher=thepoliticaldesk.com|accessdate=May 17, 2012}}</ref> He is a  partner of the Thompson, Sparks, Dean and Morris law firm.<ref name=bio/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawyer.com/firm/thompson-sparks-dean-morris-monroe-la-121937-contact-information.html|title=Thompson Sparks Dean & Morris|publisher=lawyer.com|accessdate=May 17, 2012}}</ref>