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'''James David Cain, Sr.''' (born October 13, 1938), is a retired [[farmer]] and rancher from the Dry Creek community in Beauregard Parish in eastern [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former member of the state Senate.​

'''James David Cain, Sr.''' (born October 13, 1938), is a retired [[farmer]] and rancher from the Dry Creek community in Beauregard Parish in eastern [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former member of the state Senate.​

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Cain formerly chaired the Senate Insurance and the Agriculture and Natural Resources committees. In those capacities, he was a strong advocate of protecting his state's underground [[water]] sources to prevent depletion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepineywoods.com/water.htm|title=Water Summit begins regulatory discussion: Sen. Cain proposes bill to avoid depletion of state's underground water source|author=James Ronald Skains|publisher=''The Piney Woods Journal''|accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref>​

Cain formerly chaired the Senate Insurance and the Agriculture and Natural Resources committees. In those capacities, he was a strong advocate of protecting his state's underground [[water]] sources to prevent depletion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepineywoods.com/water.htm|title=Water Summit begins regulatory discussion: Sen. Cain proposes bill to avoid depletion of state's underground water source|author=James Ronald Skains|publisher=''The Piney Woods Journal''|accessdate=August 5, 2015; no longer on-line}}</ref>​

==Background==​

==Background==​

Cain is affiliated with the [[Southern Baptist]] Church, the [[American Farm Bureau Federation]], the [[Chamber of Commerce]], the American Brahmin Breeders Association, the Beauregard Parish Cattleman's Association, and the McNeese State University Alumni Association.<ref name=whoswho/>​

Cain is affiliated with the [[Southern Baptist]] Church, the [[American Farm Bureau Federation]], the [[Chamber of Commerce]], the American Brahmin Breeders Association, the Beauregard Parish Cattleman's Association, and the McNeese State University Alumni Association.<ref name=whoswho/>​

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==State House service==​

==State House service==

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Cain served for twenty years as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives,, having first been nominated and elected from District 32 in the 1971-1972 election cycle to succeed E. Holman Jones of Oakdale in Allen Parish. In his first [[general election]] for the Louisiana House on February 1, 1972, Cain defeated Republican Edward King Alexander, 3,952 (66.4 percent) to 2,000 (33.6 percent),<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Returns of General Election, February 1, 1972, for Members of House of Representatives," p. 12.</ref> In his last House election in the 1987 primary, Cain defeated fellow Democrat Horace Lynn Jones, II, 11,486 (72 percent) to 4,485 (28 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 1987.}}</ref>​

Cain served for twenty years as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives,, having first been nominated and elected from District 32 in the 1971-1972 election cycle to succeed E. Holman Jones of Oakdale in Allen Parish. In his first [[general election]] for the Louisiana House on February 1, 1972, Cain defeated Republican Edward King Alexander, 3,952 (66.4 percent) to 2,000 (33.6 percent),<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Returns of General Election, February 1, 1972, for Members of House of Representatives," p. 12.</ref> In his last House election in the 1987 primary, Cain defeated fellow Democrat Horace Lynn Jones, II, 11,486 (72 percent) to 4,485 (28 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 1987.}}</ref>​

​As a state House member, Cain built his career by being on friendly terms with Governor [[Edwin Edwards]]. [[Ron Gomez]], a House colleague from [[Lafayette]], describes Cain, accordingly:​

​As a state House member, Cain built his career by being on friendly terms with Governor [[Edwin Edwards]]. [[Ron Gomez]], a House colleague from [[Lafayette]], describes Cain, accordingly:​

 

"... a masterful politician. He had disciplined himself to make ten phone calls per day to constituents. He did it every day, absolutely without fail. His legislative aide would give him 3 x 5 cards with a voter's name, address, phone number, occupation and names of family members and other pertinent information as available on each one. James David would call ten of them a day, note on the card the subject and gist of each conversation and the aide would write a follow-up letter the next day. The subject of the conversation was not significant. The fact of the call was the important thing. ... How can you beat that kind of politicking?"<ref>[[Ron Gomez]], ''My Name Is Ron And I'm a Recovering Legislator: Memoirs of a Louisiana State Representative'' ([[Lafayette]]:  Zemog Publishing, 2000), p. 253-254, ISBN 0-9700156-0-7.</ref>​

"... a masterful politician. He had disciplined himself to make ten phone calls per day to constituents. He did it every day, absolutely without fail. His legislative aide would give him 3 x 5 cards with a voter's name, address, phone number, occupation and names of family members and other pertinent information as available on each one. James David would call ten of them a day, note on the card the subject and gist of each conversation and the aide would write a follow-up letter the next day. The subject of the conversation was not significant. The fact of the call was the important thing. ... How can you beat that kind of politicking?"<ref>[[Ron Gomez]], ''My Name Is Ron And I'm a Recovering Legislator: Memoirs of a Louisiana State Representative'' ([[Lafayette]]:  Zemog Publishing, 2000), p. 253-254, ISBN 0-9700156-0-7.</ref>​

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