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==Public career==

==Public career==

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Reilly served in the legislature for fourteen years as chairman of the influential House Appropriations Committee until he was removed by House [[Speaker]] [[John Alario]] of JJefferson Parish]] for having publicly criticized his later boss, Governor Edwards. During Reilly's thirteen years as committee chairman, the Louisiana budget grew from $1 billion to $6 billion, from $2 billion to $6 billion between  1980 and 1986 alone.<ref name=g162>[[Ron Gomez]], ''My Name Is Ron, And I'm a Recovering Legislator: Memoirs of a Louisiana State Representative'' ([[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]]: Zemog Publishers, 2000), ISBN 0-9700156-0-7, p. 162.</ref> As a representative, Reilly pushed for the establishment of a public trust fund known as "8g", with certain [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] royalties earmarked for elementary, secondary, and higher education.<ref name=obit/>​

Reilly served in the legislature for fourteen years as chairman of the influential House Appropriations Committee until he was removed by House [[Speaker]] [[John Alario]] of JJefferson Parish]] for having publicly criticized his later boss, Governor Edwards. During Reilly's thirteen years as committee chairman, the Louisiana budget grew from $1 billion to $6 billion, from $2 billion to $6 billion between  1980 and 1986 alone.<ref name=g162>[[Ron Gomez]], ''My Name Is Ron, And I'm a Recovering Legislator: Memoirs of a Louisiana State Representative'' ([[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]]: Zemog Publishers, 2000), ISBN 0-9700156-0-7, p. 162.</ref> As a representative, Reilly pushed for the establishment of a public trust fund with certain [[oil]] and [[natural gas]] royalties earmarked for elementary, secondary, and higher education.<ref name=obit/>​

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In 1986, Reilly made controversial remarks in ''People''' [[magazine]] in which he portrayed his fellow Louisiana citizens as "just plain dumb."<ref name=g162/> In a speech before the Louisiana Broadcasters Association in February 1986, Reilly's legislative colleague [[Ron Gomez]] of [[Lafayette]], himself a [[journalist]], questioned Reilly’s judgment in making such statements to the magazine:<blockquote>[He] was wearing farming coveralls which were so short that they exposed his bare ankles over a pair of brogans. He was standing next to a pickup truck with the traditional shotgun slung across the rear window. He was quoted as saying all it took to make Louisianians happy was a pickup and a shotgun. That was one of the more generous quotes."<ref>Gomez, pp. 162–163.</ref></blockquote>​

In 1986, Reilly made controversial remarks in ''People''' [[magazine]] in which he portrayed his fellow Louisiana citizens as "just plain dumb."<ref name=g162/> In a speech before the Louisiana Broadcasters Association in February 1986, Reilly's legislative colleague [[Ron Gomez]] of [[Lafayette]], himself a [[journalist]], questioned Reilly’s judgment in making such statements to the magazine:<blockquote>[He] was wearing farming coveralls which were so short that they exposed his bare ankles over a pair of brogans. He was standing next to a pickup truck with the traditional shotgun slung across the rear window. He was quoted as saying all it took to make Louisianians happy was a pickup and a shotgun. That was one of the more generous quotes."<ref>Gomez, pp. 162–163.</ref></blockquote>​

On October 24, 1987, Reilly finished second in the primary for state treasurer when the long-term [[incumbent]], [[Mary Evelyn Parker]] of Baton Rouge, did not seek reelection. He polled 437,438 (32 percent), while Mary Landrieu led with 602,879 (44 percent). Another legislator, Claude Anthony "Buddy" Leach, then a state House member and a former [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district, ran third, with 210,323 (15.4 percent). A fourth Democrat, Thomas D. "Tom" Burbank, Jr., son of Thomas D. Burbank Sr., the former head of the Louisiana State Police, trailed with 118,230 votes (8.6 percent). No [[Republican Party|Republican]] filed for the open position. There was also a separate ballot line with similar results for the unexpired portion of Parker's remaining term. Parker had resigned on January 1, 1987, with a year remaining in her last term.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 1987.</ref> Having trailed by twelve points in the primary, Reilly decided not to contest a runoff election, and Landrieu won the treasurer's position by default.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' October 28, 1987, p. 1.</ref>​

On October 24, 1987, Reilly finished second in the primary for state treasurer when the long-term [[incumbent]], [[Mary Evelyn Parker]] of Baton Rouge, did not seek reelection. He polled 437,438 (32 percent), while Mary Landrieu led with 602,879 (44 percent). Another legislator, Claude Anthony "Buddy" Leach, then a state House member and a former [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district, ran third, with 210,323 (15.4 percent). A fourth Democrat, Thomas D. "Tom" Burbank, Jr., son of Thomas D. Burbank Sr., the former head of the Louisiana State Police, trailed with 118,230 votes (8.6 percent). No [[Republican Party|Republican]] filed for the open position. There was also a separate ballot line with similar results for the unexpired portion of Parker's remaining term. Parker had resigned on January 1, 1987, with a year remaining in her last term.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 1987.</ref> Having trailed by twelve points in the primary, Reilly decided not to contest a runoff election, and Landrieu won the treasurer's position by default.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' October 28, 1987, p. 1.</ref>​

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==Family==

==Family==

Dee Dee Reilly was born '''Ann Lamar Switzer''' in Coronado, [[California]], to Wendell Grey and Anna Lamar Switzer. In 1902, her maternal grandfather, Charles W. Lamar, Sr., founded Lamar Advertising, originally in [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]], [[Florida]], as a part-time operation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lamarcs.com/history.html|title=Company History|publisher=lamarcs.com|accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref> Her father was a career Navy officer, and she lived in various places throughout the United States. She graduated from St. Agnes Preparatory School in Alexandria,  [[Virginia]], and attended Hood College in Frederick, [[Maryland]], [[George Washington University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge.​

Dee Dee Reilly was born '''Ann Lamar Switzer''' in Coronado, [[California]], to Wendell Grey and Anna Lamar Switzer. In 1902, her maternal grandfather, Charles W. Lamar, Sr., founded Lamar Advertising, originally in [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]], [[Florida]], as a part-time operation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lamarcs.com/history.html|title=Company History|publisher=lamarcs.com|accessdate=March 15, 2010}}</ref> Her father was a career Navy officer, and she lived in various places throughout the United States. She graduated from St. Agnes Preparatory School in Alexandria,  [[Virginia]], and attended Hood College in Frederick, [[Maryland]], [[George Washington University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge.​