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'''John Leo Donahue, Jr.''', known as '''Jack Donahue''' (born August 19, 1944) is a building contractor and philanthropist in Mandeville], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] departing state senator for  District 11 (St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes). A runaway winner in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007, Donahue, with 64.5 percent of the ballots, defeated fellow Republican Pete Schneider of Slidell,<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref> a term-limited state representative. Donahue carried the backing of the outgoing senator, [[Tom Schedler]], also of Mandeville and similarly term-limited under Louisiana law. Late in 2010, Schedler became the [[Louisiana Secretary of State]] but resigned the position under a sexual harassment cloud in 2018.​

'''John Leo Donahue, Jr.''', known as '''Jack Donahue''' (born August 19, 1944) is a building contractor and philanthropist in Mandeville], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] departing state senator for  District 11 (St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes). A runaway winner in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007, Donahue, with 64.5 percent of the ballots, defeated fellow Republican Pete Schneider of Slidell,<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref> a term-limited state representative. Donahue carried the backing of the outgoing senator, [[Tom Schedler]], also of Mandeville and similarly term-limited under Louisiana law. Late in 2010, Schedler became the Louisiana Secretary of State but resigned the position under a sexual harassment cloud in 2018.​

 

==Background==​

==Background==

A native of [[New Orleans]], Donahue was born to John L. Donahue, Sr. (1920–1993), a contractor, and the former Rita Marie De Lesseps (1922–1993), a [[real estate]] agent and homemaker. The parents died within six months of each other. Donahue has a brother, Terrence Michael Donahue (born 1953), and two sisters, Kathleen Marie Donahue (born 1942) and Patricia Donahue (born 1956), all of Mandeville.  

A native of [[New Orleans]], Donahue was born to John L. Donahue, Sr. (1920–1993), a contractor, and the former Rita Marie De Lesseps (1922–1993), a [[real estate]] agent and homemaker. The parents died within six months of each other. Donahue has a brother, Terrence Michael Donahue (born 1953), and two sisters, Kathleen Marie Donahue (born 1942) and Patricia Donahue (born 1956), all of Mandeville.  

In 1967, Donahue received a degree in [[civil engineering]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He then pursued graduate studies in advanced foundation design from [[Tulane University]] in New Orleans. In 1970, Donahue and his father formed Spartan Building Corporation. In 1979, Donahue started his own firm, Jack Donahue Contractors.<ref name=lsu>{{cite web|url=http://www.cee.lsu.edu/people/Lists/hd/DispForm.aspx?ID=18|title="LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Hall of Distinction: John "Jack" Donahue, Jr., 2006"|publisher=cee.lsu.edu|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref> ​

In 1967, Donahue received a degree in [[civil engineering]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He then pursued graduate studies in advanced foundation design from [[Tulane University]] in New Orleans. In 1970, Donahue and his father formed Spartan Building Corporation. In 1979, Donahue started his own firm, Jack Donahue Contractors.<ref name=lsu>{{cite web|url=http://www.cee.lsu.edu/people/Lists/hd/DispForm.aspx?ID=18|title="LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Hall of Distinction: John "Jack" Donahue, Jr., 2006"|publisher=cee.lsu.edu|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref> ​

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Donahue is active in Mary Queen of Peace [[Roman Catholic]] Church and is a board member of the Catholic Foundation. He is a [[Bible]] study group leader at his company.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://senatorjackdonahue.com/personal-about-jack-50.html|title=Personal: Jack Donahue|publisher=jackdonahue.com|accessdate=November 7, 2009}}</ref>​ He is a former chairman and board member of the "good-government" [[interest group]], the Public Affairs Research Council. He has been affiliated with the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, and the St. Tammany West[Chamber of Commerce, which has honored him as "Business Person of the Year". Donahue has served on the St. Tammany Economic and Industrial Development District. With three fellow businessmen, he created the Business Congress of Louisiana.<ref name=lsu/>​

Donahue is active in Mary Queen of Peace [[Roman Catholic]] Church and is a board member of the Catholic Foundation. He is a [[Bible]] study group leader at his company.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://senatorjackdonahue.com/personal-about-jack-50.html|title=Personal: Jack Donahue|publisher=jackdonahue.com|accessdate=November 7, 2009}}</ref>​ He is a former chairman and board member of the "good-government" [[interest group]], the Public Affairs Research Council. He has been affiliated with the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, and the St. Tammany West[Chamber of Commerce, which has honored him as "Business Person of the Year". Donahue has served on the St. Tammany Economic and Industrial Development District. With three fellow businessmen, he created the Business Congress of Louisiana.<ref name=lsu/>​

 

==Political matters==​

==Political matters==

 

Though he did not seek office himself until years later, Donahue said that his early interest in Louisiana politics dates to the unsuccessful [[Governor|gubernatorial]] campaign waged in 1972 by the late [[David C. Treen]], then of Metairie in Jefferson Parish and later Mandeville,  who was defeated by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Edwin Edwards]]. Thereafter, Treen became in 1973 Louisiana’s first [[Republican Party|GOP]] [[U.S. Representative]] and then [[governor]] in March 1980. Upon Treen’s death in 2009, Donahue, then [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]], and others described the former governor as "the father of the Republican Party in Louisiana."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.slidellsentry.com/articles/2009/10/30/news/doc4aeaf1160b73e324384163.txt|author=Debbie Glover|title=Treen honored as father of LA GOP"|date=October 30, 2009|publisher=’’Slidell Sentry''|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref>​

Though he did not seek office himself until years later, Donahue said that his early interest in Louisiana politics dates to the unsuccessful [[Governor|gubernatorial]] campaign waged in 1972 by the late [[David C. Treen]], then of Metairie in Jefferson Parish and later Mandeville,  who was defeated by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Edwin Edwards]]. Thereafter, Treen became in 1973 Louisiana’s first [[Republican Party|GOP]] [[U.S. Representative]] and then [[governor]] in March 1980. Upon Treen’s death in 2009, Donahue, then [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]], and others described the former governor as "the father of the Republican Party in Louisiana."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.slidellsentry.com/articles/2009/10/30/news/doc4aeaf1160b73e324384163.txt|author=Debbie Glover|title=Treen honored as father of LA GOP"|date=October 30, 2009|publisher=’’Slidell Sentry''|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref>​

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