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'''John A. Alario, Jr.''' (born September 15, 1943), is the current but departing president of the [[Louisiana]] State Senate. A three-term state senator from Westwego in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]], Alario from 1972 to 2008 was a member of the state House of Representatives. Twice he was House Speaker. Along with Mallory Horne of [[Florida]], John Hainkel, Jr., of Louisiana, and Libby Mitchell of [[Maine]], Alario is one of only four persons who previously held both of the top state legislative offices, House Speaker, and Senate President in their states.

'''John A. Alario, Jr.''' (born September 15, 1943), is the current but departing president of the [[Louisiana]] State Senate. A three-term state senator from Westwego in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]], Alario from 1972 to 2008 was a member of the state House of Representatives. Twice he was House Speaker. Along with Mallory Horne of [[Florida]], John Hainkel, Jr., of Louisiana, and Libby Mitchell of [[Maine]], Alario is one of only four persons who previously held both of the top state legislative offices, House Speaker, and Senate President in their states.

 

==Background==​

==Background==

Alario was born to John A. Alario, Sr., and the former Elsie Lombas.<ref name=alariocenter>{{cite news |author=|date=|title=John A. Alario, Sr. The Man Behind The Name 1924--1985 |url= http://www.alariocenter.com/index.cfm?DocID=1974 |accessdate=September 15, 2013}}</ref><ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|title=Project Vote Smart|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/4547/john-alario-jr#.UjaCgj_hdAE|title=Senator John Alario, Jr.'s Biography|publisher=|date=|accessdate=September 15, 2013}}</ref> In 1961, he graduated from West Jefferson High School.<ref name=senate>{{cite web|work=Louisiana State Senate Biography|url=http://senate.legis.state.la.us/Alario/biography.asp|title=Senator John A. Alario  -  District 8|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=September 15, 2013}}</ref> In, 1965 he received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. From 1965 to 1966, he taught in the Jefferson Parish public schools. In 1966, he began work as an [[accountant]]. By 1972, when he began his legislative career, he had launched his own tax consulting firm, John A. Alario, Jr. Income Tax Service. He is a member of the National Society of Public Accountants. In 1973, he became a delegate for the Louisiana Constitutional Convention. From 1979 to 1985, he was chairman of the Louisiana Exposition Authority.<ref name=votesmart/><ref name=senate/>​

Alario was born to John A. Alario, Sr., and the former Elsie Lombas.<ref name=alariocenter>{{cite news |author=|date=|title=John A. Alario, Sr. The Man Behind The Name 1924--1985 |url= http://www.alariocenter.com/index.cfm?DocID=1974 |accessdate=September 15, 2013}}</ref><ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|title=Project Vote Smart|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/4547/john-alario-jr#.UjaCgj_hdAE|title=Senator John Alario, Jr.'s Biography|publisher=|date=|accessdate=September 15, 2013}}</ref> In 1961, he graduated from West Jefferson High School.<ref name=senate>{{cite web|work=Louisiana State Senate Biography|url=http://senate.legis.state.la.us/Alario/biography.asp|title=Senator John A. Alario  -  District 8|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=September 15, 2013}}</ref> In, 1965 he received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. From 1965 to 1966, he taught in the Jefferson Parish public schools. In 1966, he began work as an [[accountant]]. By 1972, when he began his legislative career, he had launched his own tax consulting firm, John A. Alario, Jr. Income Tax Service. He is a member of the National Society of Public Accountants. In 1973, he became a delegate for the Louisiana Constitutional Convention. From 1979 to 1985, he was chairman of the Louisiana Exposition Authority.<ref name=votesmart/><ref name=senate/>​

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Alario and his wife, the former Alba Williamson, have four children, John W., Jan M., Christopher Brian, and Kevin George Alario.<ref name=whoswho/>​

Alario and his wife, the former Alba Williamson, have four children, John W., Jan M., Christopher Brian, and Kevin George Alario.<ref name=whoswho/>​

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==State representative==​

==As state representative==​

In the state House, Alario was the chairman of the Appropriations, House Executive, and Ways and Means committees. He also served as chairman to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay. He was a member of the House Commerce, House and Governmental Affairs, Legislative Budgetary Control, Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs, Natural Resources, Judiciary B, and Judicial committees.<ref name=votesmart/><ref name=senate/>​

In the state House, Alario was the chairman of the Appropriations, House Executive, and Ways and Means committees. He also served as chairman to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay. He was a member of the House Commerce, House and Governmental Affairs, Legislative Budgetary Control, Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs, Natural Resources, Judiciary B, and Judicial committees.<ref name=votesmart/><ref name=senate/>​

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Overall, Alario served nine terms in the House of Representatives before being term limited from the body in the 2007 elections.<ref name=votesmart/>​

Overall, Alario served nine terms in the House of Representatives before being term limited from the body in the 2007 elections.<ref name=votesmart/>​

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==State senator==​

==In the state Senate==​

Alario began his first term as Senator in 2008, with service on the Finance and Commerce committees.<ref name=votesmart /> On October 25, 2011, [[Republican Party|Republican]] Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] endorsed Alario for the position of President of the Senate. This came one year after he switched parties from [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to Republican and despite previous GOP hostility toward Alario.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/10/gov_b0obby_jindal_endorses_wes.html|author=Ed Anderson|title=Gov. Bobby Jindal endorses Sen. John Alario as his choice for Senate president|date=October 25, 2011|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=October 26, 2011}}</ref>​

Alario began his first term as Senator in 2008, with service on the Finance and Commerce committees.<ref name=votesmart /> On October 25, 2011, [[Republican Party|Republican]] Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] endorsed Alario for the position of President of the Senate. This came one year after he switched parties from [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to Republican and despite previous GOP hostility toward Alario.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/10/gov_b0obby_jindal_endorses_wes.html|author=Ed Anderson|title=Gov. Bobby Jindal endorses Sen. John Alario as his choice for Senate president|date=October 25, 2011|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=October 26, 2011}}</ref>​

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