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'''Daniel Albert Claitor''', known as '''Dan Claitor''' (born August 3, 1961), is an [[attorney]] from his native [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]] who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] departing state senator for District 16 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
'''Daniel Albert Claitor''', known as '''Dan Claitor''' (born August 3, 1961), is an [[attorney]] from his native [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]] who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] departing state senator for District 16 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
==Political overview==
On April 4, 2009, Claitor defeated fellow Republican Lee Domingue, a Baton Rouge businessman backed by then [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]], in a [[special election]] for the District 16 seat vacated by Republican [[U.S. Representative]] [[Bill Cassidy]]. Claitor received 11,713 votes (66 percent) to Domingue's 6,114 (34 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 4, 2009.</ref> Prior to Cassidy's short tenure, the Senate seat was held by former Louisiana Secretary of State and lieutenant governor, John Leigh "Jay" Dardenne, Jr., a [[Moderate Republican]].
On April 4, 2009, Claitor defeated fellow Republican Lee Domingue, a Baton Rouge businessman backed by then [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]], in a [[special election]] for the District 16 seat vacated by Republican [[U.S. Representative]] [[Bill Cassidy]]. Claitor received 11,713 votes (66 percent) to Domingue's 6,114 (34 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 4, 2009.</ref> Prior to Cassidy's short tenure, the Senate seat was held by former Louisiana Secretary of State and lieutenant governor, John Leigh "Jay" Dardenne, Jr., a [[Moderate Republican]].