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'''Jonathan Fergus Goudeau''' (born December 26, 1963) is the incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 31 for [[Lafayette]] and Vermilion parishes in southwestern [[Louisiana]].

'''Jonathan Fergus Goudeau''' (born December 26, 1963) is the incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 31 for [[Lafayette]] and Vermilion parishes in southwestern [[Louisiana]].

Goudeau won his position in a runoff contest against another [[conservative]] Republican, Gus Rantz (born September 17, 1979), for the right to succeed state Representative Nancy Ruth Landry, a [[Moderate Republican]] who left the legislature in 2019 to become chief of staff for Louisiana Secretary of State [[Kyle Ardoin]]. Goudeau polled 8,379 votes (54 percent) to Rantz's 1,161 (46 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 2019.</ref>

Goudeau won his position in a runoff contest against another [[conservative]] Republican, Gus J. Rantz (born September 17, 1979), for the right to succeed state Representative Nancy Ruth Landry, a [[Moderate Republican]] who left the legislature in 2019 to become chief of staff for Louisiana Secretary of State [[Kyle Ardoin]]. Goudeau polled 8,379 votes (54 percent) to Rantz's 1,161 (46 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 2019.</ref>

A supporter of [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], Goudeau vowed in the campaign to support conservative positions in his legislative votes. A [[business]]man for nearly three decades, Goudeau formerly worked for nineteen years for the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office. He since became the owner of Indoor Recreation Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/politics/article_7ed47fd8-08ec-11ea-8c8c-5baff6353d9f.html|title=Jonathan Goudeau wins runoff for House District 31|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=November 16, 2019|accessdate=November 22, 2019}}</ref>

A supporter of [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], Goudeau vowed in the campaign to support conservative positions in his legislative votes. A [[business]]man for nearly three decades, Goudeau formerly worked for nineteen years for the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office. He since became the owner of Indoor Recreation Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/politics/article_7ed47fd8-08ec-11ea-8c8c-5baff6353d9f.html|title=Jonathan Goudeau wins runoff for House District 31|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=November 16, 2019|accessdate=November 22, 2019}}</ref>