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==2015 legislative campaign==
==2015 legislative campaign==
Hazel won a third term in the state House in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015. He defeated another Republican candidate, businessman Christopher Dean "Chris" Tyler (born April 1973) of Pineville,[18] [19] 6,342 votes (64.9 percent) to 3,425 (35.1 percent).[20] Defeated candidate Tyler is an Alexandria native who attended Pineville High School and graduated from LSU and [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston.[21]
Hazel won a third term in the state House in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015. He defeated another Republican candidate, businessman Christopher Dean "Chris" Tyler (born April 1973) of Pineville,[18] [19] 6,342 votes (64.9 percent) to 3,425 (35.1 percent).[20] Defeated candidate Tyler is an Alexandria native who attended Pineville High School and graduated from LSU and [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston.[21]
Entering his third and final term in the House in 2016, Hazel supported Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] choice of the [[liberal]] lawmaker, Walt Leger, III, of New Orleans for Speaker of the state House.[22] However, in an upset, lawmakers chose not Leger as Speaker but New Iberia Republican [[Taylor Barras]],[23] a more [[conservative]] representative who vacates the House in January 2020.
Entering his third and final term in the House in 2016, Hazel supported Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] choice of the [[liberal]] lawmaker, Walt Leger, III, of New Orleans for Speaker of the state House.[22] However, in an upset, lawmakers chose not Leger as Speaker but New Iberia Republican [[Taylor Barras]],[23] a more [[conservative]] representative who vacates the House in January 2020.
==Election as judge==
==Election as judge==