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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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In 2009, Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] named Donahue chairman of the Louisiana Commission on Streamlining Government, with Roy O. Martin, III, an [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] [[industrialist]], as the vice-chairman. Donahue's House colleague, [[Brett Geymann]] of [[Lake Charles]], is another member. On October 25, 2009, Donahue said that the state must reduce spending: "There is no doubt that we are going to have to reduce state spending, not only to deal with our short-term budget limitations, but also to move toward a more prudent and focused use of taxpayers’ dollars."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senatorjackdonahue.com/news.html|title=Louisiana Commission on Streamlining Government Budget Busters|publisher=senatorjackdonahue.com|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref>​

In 2009, Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] named Donahue chairman of the Louisiana Commission on Streamlining Government, with Roy O. Martin, III, an [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] [[industrialist]] and the son of [[Roy O. Martin, Jr.]], as the vice-chairman. Donahue's House colleague, [[Brett Geymann]] of [[Lake Charles]], is another member. On October 25, 2009, Donahue said that the state must reduce spending: "There is no doubt that we are going to have to reduce state spending, not only to deal with our short-term budget limitations, but also to move toward a more prudent and focused use of taxpayers’ dollars."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senatorjackdonahue.com/news.html|title=Louisiana Commission on Streamlining Government Budget Busters|publisher=senatorjackdonahue.com|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref>​

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In the fall of 2009, Donahue announced that he was relocating his Senate office from Covington in St. Tammany Parish, to his business address,  3030 East Causeway Approach in Mandeville. The relocation saves taxpayers the cost of rent in another building because office space is not funded if it is located on the premises of a lawmaker's private business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/09/state_sen_jack_donahue_moves_d.html|title=State Sen. Jack Donahue moves district office, September 27, 2009|publisher=’’The New Orleans Times-Picayune’’|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref>​

In the fall of 2009, Donahue announced that he was relocating his Senate office from Covington in St. Tammany Parish, to his business address,  3030 East Causeway Approach in Mandeville. The relocation saves taxpayers the cost of rent in another building because office space is not funded if it is located on the premises of a lawmaker's private business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/09/state_sen_jack_donahue_moves_d.html|title=State Sen. Jack Donahue moves district office, September 27, 2009|publisher=’’The New Orleans Times-Picayune’’|accessdate=November 6, 2009}}</ref>​