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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>

In 2018, Alario used parliamentary maneuvers in the Senate to block passage of legislation by Representative [[Tanner Magee]] of Houma in Terrebonne Parish to permit [[Uber]] to operate in the state. ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' reported that Alario's intransigence on the matter is related to his friendship with Democratic former state Senator Francis Heitmeier of New Orleans, who makes a living selling [[insurance]] to cab companies, which oppose the legislation. Magee said that his bill could easily have cleared the legislature except for "one really important person who's just not on board," a reference to Alario, whose name Magee specifically declined to use.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_dbaa0c36-a4a8-11e8-abc8-b70c5e234a0b.html|title=This Louisiana politician sank ride-sharing bill; his close pal sells insurance to cabs|author=Rebekah Allen|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=August 23, 2018|accessdate=August 23, 2018}}</ref>

In 2018, Alario used parliamentary maneuvers in the Senate to block passage of legislation by Representative [[Tanner Magee]] of Houma in Terrebonne Parish to permit [[Uber]] to operate in the state. ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' reported that Alario's intransigence on the matter is related to his friendship with Democratic former state Senator Francis Heitmeier of New Orleans, who makes a living selling [[insurance]] to cab companies, which oppose the legislation. Magee said that his bill could easily have cleared the legislature except for "one really important person who's just not on board," a reference to Alario, whose name Magee specifically declined to use.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_dbaa0c36-a4a8-11e8-abc8-b70c5e234a0b.html|title=This Louisiana politician sank ride-sharing bill; his close pal sells insurance to cabs|author=Rebekah Allen|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=August 23, 2018|accessdate=August 23, 2018}}</ref

 

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