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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Michael Anthony "Big Mike" Fesi, Sr.
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 20 (Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes)
| term_start=January 13, 2020
| preceded=Norby Chabert
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| birth_date=May 20, 1959
| birth_place=
| alma_mater=
| occupation=[[Business]]man in [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] industries
| residence=Houma in Terrebonne Parish
| spouse=Carla Fesi
| children=Four children
| religion=Assembly of God}}
'''Michael Anthony Fesi, Sr.''', known as '''Big Mike Fesi''' (born May 20, 1959), is a [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] [[entrepreneur]] from Houma, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] incoming state senator for District 20, which encompasses Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes.
On January 13, 2020, Fesi will succeed term-limited [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned Republican Senator Norby Chabert (born 1975) of Lil Caillou community in Terrebonne Parish. To win the seat, Fesi polled 15,546 votes (54 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 12, 2019. He defeated two other Republicans and two [[Democratic Party|Democrats]]. The runner-up, Damon J. Baldone, who polled 5,162 votes (18 percent), is a former Democrat who turned Republican to make the race. In third place was a departing Democratic state Representative, Jerry "Truck" Gisclair(born 1948) of Larose in Lafourche Parish, who received 4,070 votes (14 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> than 20 years and created thousands of jobs.
A self-declared "common-sense [[conservative]]," Fesi is the founder and chairman of Pipeline Construction & Maintenance, Inc., a service company headquarted in Houma. The company has created thousands of jobs over two decades. He and his wife, Carla, Fesi have four children and eleven grandchildren.<ref name=bmfesi>{{cite web|url=http://bigmikecares.com/|title=Big Mike Fesi - State Senator|publisher=bigmikecares.com|accessdate=December 4, 2019}}</ref>
Fesi said that as a state senator, he will work to protect oil and gas jobs in the state, oppose further tax increases, protect the [[Gulf of Mexico]] coastline, and fully fund Nicholls State University in Thibodaux and Fletcher Community College in Houma. He is also [[pro-life]].<ref name=bmfesi/>
==References==
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| name=Michael Anthony "Big Mike" Fesi, Sr.
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 20 (Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes)
| term_start=January 13, 2020
| preceded=Norby Chabert
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| birth_date=May 20, 1959
| birth_place=
| alma_mater=
| occupation=[[Business]]man in [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] industries
| residence=Houma in Terrebonne Parish
| spouse=Carla Fesi
| children=Four children
| religion=Assembly of God}}
'''Michael Anthony Fesi, Sr.''', known as '''Big Mike Fesi''' (born May 20, 1959), is a [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] [[entrepreneur]] from Houma, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] incoming state senator for District 20, which encompasses Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes.
On January 13, 2020, Fesi will succeed term-limited [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned Republican Senator Norby Chabert (born 1975) of Lil Caillou community in Terrebonne Parish. To win the seat, Fesi polled 15,546 votes (54 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 12, 2019. He defeated two other Republicans and two [[Democratic Party|Democrats]]. The runner-up, Damon J. Baldone, who polled 5,162 votes (18 percent), is a former Democrat who turned Republican to make the race. In third place was a departing Democratic state Representative, Jerry "Truck" Gisclair(born 1948) of Larose in Lafourche Parish, who received 4,070 votes (14 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> than 20 years and created thousands of jobs.
A self-declared "common-sense [[conservative]]," Fesi is the founder and chairman of Pipeline Construction & Maintenance, Inc., a service company headquarted in Houma. The company has created thousands of jobs over two decades. He and his wife, Carla, Fesi have four children and eleven grandchildren.<ref name=bmfesi>{{cite web|url=http://bigmikecares.com/|title=Big Mike Fesi - State Senator|publisher=bigmikecares.com|accessdate=December 4, 2019}}</ref>
Fesi said that as a state senator, he will work to protect oil and gas jobs in the state, oppose further tax increases, protect the [[Gulf of Mexico]] coastline, and fully fund Nicholls State University in Thibodaux and Fletcher Community College in Houma. He is also [[pro-life]].<ref name=bmfesi/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fesi, Michael}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Christians]]
[[Category:Pro-Life]]