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'''Heather Deshea Miley Cloud''' (born April 12, 1982), is the incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator for District 28, which encompasses Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes in the southern portion of the state. On January 13, 2020, she will succeed the term-limited [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Senator Eric LaFleur of Ville Platte in Evangeline Parish.

'''Heather Deshea Miley Cloud''' (born April 12, 1982), is the incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator for District 28, which encompasses Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, and St. Landry parishes in south [[Louisiana]]. On January 13, 2020, she will succeed the term-limited [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Senator Eric LaFleur of Ville Platte in Evangeline Parish.

==Political life==

==Political life==

Cloud finished the Senate race with 22,293 votes (63 percent) and defeated two Democratic candidate, both outgoing state representatives,  Robert Allen Johnson (born 1975), an [[attorney]] from Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, and Harvey Bernard LeBas, a pharmacist from Ville Platte. Johnson received 8,370 (24 percent); LeBas, 4,646 (13 percent). There was a 52 percent turnout of registered voters.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>  

Cloud finished the Senate race with 22,293 votes (63 percent) and defeated two Democratic candidate, both outgoing state representatives,  Robert Allen Johnson (born 1975), an [[attorney]] from Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, and Harvey Bernard LeBas, a pharmacist from Ville Platte. Johnson received 8,370 (24 percent); LeBas, 4,646 (13 percent). There was a 52 percent turnout of registered voters.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>  

From 2011 to 2019, she was a two-term [[mayor]] of [[rural]] Turkey Creek in Evangeline Parish. She was from 2011 to 18 the president of the Evangeline Parish Tax Commission. She ran for mayor after state auditors found financial irregularities in the finances of the village. Though small in population, Turkey Creek owns a large utility system that furnishes water thousands of customer sin northern Evangeline Parish. The mayor is also the director of operations and finance for the utility system. In this capacity, Mayor Cloud became experienced in dealing with the state agencies, the departments of Health and Hospitals and Environmental Quality.<ref name=aboutheather/> On February 21, 2015, Cloud was reelected mayor, 53 to 45 percent over a No Party opponent, Bert K. Campbell. Turnout in the race was 78.3 percent of registered voters.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 21, 2015.</ref>​​ ​​​

From 2011 to 2019, she was a two-term [[mayor]] of [[rural]] Turkey Creek in Evangeline Parish. She was from 2011 to 2018 the president of the Evangeline Parish Tax Commission. She ran for mayor after state auditors found irregularities in the finances of the village. Though small in population, Turkey Creek owns a large utility system that furnishes water thousands of customer sin northern Evangeline Parish. The mayor is also the director of operations and finance for the utility system. In this capacity, Mayor Cloud became experienced in dealing with the state agencies, the departments of Health and Hospitals and Environmental Quality.<ref name=aboutheather/> On February 21, 2015, Cloud was reelected mayor, 53 to 45 percent over a No Party opponent, Bert K. Campbell. Turnout in the race was 78.3 percent of registered voters.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 21, 2015.</ref>​​ ​​​

Cloud is also the Evangeline Parish representative on the Louisiana Republican State Executive, a 144-member body which meets in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=aboutheather/>

Cloud is also the Evangeline Parish representative on the Louisiana Republican State Executive, a 144-member body which meets in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=aboutheather/>

Cloud was formerly employed by the Vermilion [[Chamber of Commerce]] in Abbeville. In 2005, she left a brief career as an elementary school [[educator]]. Cloud and her husband, Jody Lynn Cloud (born 1977), have two sons, Logan and Ethan  Cloud. The Clouds operate a [[restaurant]] and a trucking company.<ref name=aboutheather>{{cite web|url=https://www.heathercloudforlouisiana.com/about-1|title=About Heather Cloud|publisher=heathercloudforlouisiana.com|accessdate=December 4, 2019}}</ref>

Cloud was formerly employed by the Vermilion [[Chamber of Commerce]] in Abbeville. In 2005, she left a brief career as an elementary school [[educator]]. Cloud and her husband, Jody Lynn Cloud (born 1977), have two sons, Logan and Ethan  Cloud. The Clouds operate a [[restaurant]] and a trucking company.<ref name=aboutheather>{{cite web|url=https://www.heathercloudforlouisiana.com/about-1|title=About Heather Cloud|publisher=heathercloudforlouisiana.com|accessdate=December 4, 2019}}</ref>

In 2017, at the age of thirty-five, Cloud was diagnosed with [[cancer]]. Surgery was performed at MD Anderson in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]].The cancer metastasized beyond her thyroid to numerous lymph nodes. She was preparing for radiation treatment when tests revealed that the cancer had disappeared. Cloud describes herself as "a woman of great faith in our [[Lord Jesus Christ]], and I believe in present-day miracles."<ref name=aboutheather/>

In 2017, at the age of thirty-five, Cloud was diagnosed with [[cancer]]. Surgery was performed at MD Anderson in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. The cancer metastasized beyond her thyroid to numerous lymph nodes. She was preparing for radiation treatment when tests revealed that the cancer had disappeared. Cloud describes herself as "a woman of great faith in our [[Lord Jesus Christ]], and I believe in present-day miracles."<ref name=aboutheather/>

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