| | Hazel is only the second Republican ever to hold the District 27 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He is only the third member of his party in modern times to represent Rapides Parish in the state House, the others having been the late [[Jock Scott]], who served as a Republican from neighboring District 26 from 1985 to 1988, and Randy Wiggins to, the District 27 representative from 1996 to 2000, who left the House after an unsuccessful challenge in 1999 to State Senator [[Joe McPherson]].}} | | Hazel is only the second Republican ever to hold the District 27 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He is only the third member of his party in modern times to represent Rapides Parish in the state House, the others having been the late [[Jock Scott]], who served as a Republican from neighboring District 26 from 1985 to 1988, and Randy Wiggins to, the District 27 representative from 1996 to 2000, who left the House after an unsuccessful challenge in 1999 to State Senator [[Joe McPherson]].}} |
| − | '''Lowell Christopher Hazel,''' known as ''Chris Hazel''' (born January 25, 1965) is an [[attorney]] and [[judge]] of the 9th Judicial District Court, based in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]]. Earlier from 2008 to 2018, he was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 27, which encompasses [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] and northern Rapides Parish. The seat is now held by another Republican, Mike Johnson, not to be confused with [[Mike Johnson]], [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. | + | '''Lowell Christopher Hazel,''' known as '''Chris Hazel''' (born January 25, 1965) is an [[attorney]] and [[judge]] of the 9th Judicial District Court, based in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]]. Earlier from 2008 to 2018, he was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 27, which encompasses [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] and northern Rapides Parish. The seat is now held by another Republican, Mike Johnson, not to be confused with [[Mike Johnson]], [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district. |