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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Franklin Johnson Foil
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 16 (East Baton Rouge Parish)
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| term_start=January 13, 2020
| preceded=[[Dan Claitor]]
| office2=Louisiana State Representative for District 70 (East Baton Rouge Parish)
| term_start2=January 14, 2008
| term_end2=January 13, 2020
| preceded2=Carl Norman Crane
| succeeded2=[Barbara Reich Freiberg]]
| birth_date=October 31, 1964
| birth_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana
| religion=[[Presbyterian]]
| alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]<br>
Loyola University Law School [[New Orleans]]
| occupation=[[Attorney]]
| spouse=Tanja Dee Vanhook Foil
| children=Three children<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Frank and Judith Johnson Foil
}}
'''Franklin Johnson Foil''' (born October 31, 1964) is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] incoming member of the [[Louisiana]] State Senate for District 16 in his native [[Baton Rouge|East Baton Rouge Parish]]. He succeeds the term-limited [[Dan Claitor]], effective January 13, 2020.
From 2008 to 2020, he represented District 70 in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Term-limited in the House, he ran instead for the state Senate. He defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Beverly Brooks Thompson, 27,090 (58 percent) to 19,912 (42 percent). Earlier in the October 12, 2019, nonpartisan blanket primary, he first appeared to have tied another Republican, [[Steve Carter (Louisiana Politician)|Steve Carter]], the departing District 68 state representative, to obtain a runoff berth. However a re-tabulation showed that Foil led Carter by four votes.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12 and November 16, 2019.</ref>
Foil graduated from [[Louisiana State University]] and obtained his legal credentials from Loyola Law School in [[New Orleans]]. He is a former captain in the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps]] of the [[United States Navy]] Reserve. He is an appellate judge for the Navy and Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals in [[Washington, D.C.]] Foiled is an elder in the First [[Presbyterian]] Church of Baton Rouge.<ref name=ffoil>{{cite web|url=
https://www.franklinfoil.com/about/|title=About Franklin Foil|publisher=franklinfoil.com|accessdate=November 22, 2019}}</ref>
In his first campaign the state House of Representatives, Foil defeated Metro Councilman Pat Culbertson, another Republican, in the runoff contest held on November 17, 2007. Foil led that race with 5,399 votes (53 percent) to Culbertson's, 4, 809 (47 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref>
In the 2011 primary, Foil defeated the [[Independent]] Greg Baldwin, 6,947 votes (77.4 percent) to 2,033 (22.6 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State,
Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref> In 2015, he prevailed by a a similar margin, 8,401 votes (74.4 percent) to 2,891 (25.6 percent) for the Democratic candidate, Shamaka Schumake.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref>
In this first legislative session, Foil worked for passage of legislation to compel insurance companies to cover medical treatment for children with [[autism]], an issue foremost for his wife, the former Tanja Dee Vanhook.<ref name=ffoil/> In 2018, Foil passed legislation to establish a tax-free savings account for tuition for K-12 education. In 2008, he was appointed chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. He also served for a time as vice chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:United States Navy]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Presbyterians]]
| name=Franklin Johnson Foil
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 16 (East Baton Rouge Parish)
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| term_start=January 13, 2020
| preceded=[[Dan Claitor]]
| office2=Louisiana State Representative for District 70 (East Baton Rouge Parish)
| term_start2=January 14, 2008
| term_end2=January 13, 2020
| preceded2=Carl Norman Crane
| succeeded2=[Barbara Reich Freiberg]]
| birth_date=October 31, 1964
| birth_place=[[Baton Rouge]], Louisiana
| religion=[[Presbyterian]]
| alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]<br>
Loyola University Law School [[New Orleans]]
| occupation=[[Attorney]]
| spouse=Tanja Dee Vanhook Foil
| children=Three children<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Frank and Judith Johnson Foil
}}
'''Franklin Johnson Foil''' (born October 31, 1964) is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] incoming member of the [[Louisiana]] State Senate for District 16 in his native [[Baton Rouge|East Baton Rouge Parish]]. He succeeds the term-limited [[Dan Claitor]], effective January 13, 2020.
From 2008 to 2020, he represented District 70 in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Term-limited in the House, he ran instead for the state Senate. He defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Beverly Brooks Thompson, 27,090 (58 percent) to 19,912 (42 percent). Earlier in the October 12, 2019, nonpartisan blanket primary, he first appeared to have tied another Republican, [[Steve Carter (Louisiana Politician)|Steve Carter]], the departing District 68 state representative, to obtain a runoff berth. However a re-tabulation showed that Foil led Carter by four votes.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12 and November 16, 2019.</ref>
Foil graduated from [[Louisiana State University]] and obtained his legal credentials from Loyola Law School in [[New Orleans]]. He is a former captain in the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps]] of the [[United States Navy]] Reserve. He is an appellate judge for the Navy and Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals in [[Washington, D.C.]] Foiled is an elder in the First [[Presbyterian]] Church of Baton Rouge.<ref name=ffoil>{{cite web|url=
https://www.franklinfoil.com/about/|title=About Franklin Foil|publisher=franklinfoil.com|accessdate=November 22, 2019}}</ref>
In his first campaign the state House of Representatives, Foil defeated Metro Councilman Pat Culbertson, another Republican, in the runoff contest held on November 17, 2007. Foil led that race with 5,399 votes (53 percent) to Culbertson's, 4, 809 (47 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref>
In the 2011 primary, Foil defeated the [[Independent]] Greg Baldwin, 6,947 votes (77.4 percent) to 2,033 (22.6 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State,
Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref> In 2015, he prevailed by a a similar margin, 8,401 votes (74.4 percent) to 2,891 (25.6 percent) for the Democratic candidate, Shamaka Schumake.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref>
In this first legislative session, Foil worked for passage of legislation to compel insurance companies to cover medical treatment for children with [[autism]], an issue foremost for his wife, the former Tanja Dee Vanhook.<ref name=ffoil/> In 2018, Foil passed legislation to establish a tax-free savings account for tuition for K-12 education. In 2008, he was appointed chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. He also served for a time as vice chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Foil, Franklin}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:United States Navy]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Presbyterians]]