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'''J. Lomax Jordan, Jr.''', known as '''Max Jordan''' (born May 17, 1952), is a [[Lafayette]] [[attorney]] who was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator from 1992 to 2000 for the District 23 seat (Lafayette and Acadia parishes). He was unseated after two terms in the 1999 nonpartisan blanket [[primary].​

'''J. Lomax Jordan, Jr.''', known as '''Max Jordan''' (born May 17, 1952), is a [[Lafayette]] [[attorney]] who was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator from 1992 to 2000 for the District 23 seat (Lafayette and Acadia parishes). He was unseated after two terms in the 1999 nonpartisan blanket [[primary]].​

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==Background==

==Background==

Jordan worked in the Lafayette City Court indigent defender program from 1979 to 1981.  He has served on the Indigent Defender Board of Lafayette, Acadia, and Vermilion parishes. He has served on the board of the following youth-oriented groups: Lafayette Juvenile and Young Adult Program, Acadiana Youth, Inc., Pollux House, Lafayette Children's Shelter, and the Lafayette Community Correctional Center.​<ref name=enlou>Louisiana District 23 : J. Lomas Jordan, Jr. [http://www.enlou.com/officeholders/senatedistrict23.htmtp://www.enlou.com/officeholders/senatedistrict23.htm], no longer on-line.</ref>

Jordan worked in the Lafayette City Court indigent defender program from 1979 to 1981.  He has served on the Indigent Defender Board of Lafayette, Acadia, and Vermilion parishes. He has served on the board of the following youth-oriented groups: Lafayette Juvenile and Young Adult Program, Acadiana Youth, Inc., Pollux House, Lafayette Children's Shelter, and the Lafayette Community Correctional Center.​<ref name=enlou>Louisiana District 23 : J. Lomas Jordan, Jr. [http://www.enlou.com/officeholders/senatedistrict23.htmtp://www.enlou.com/officeholders/senatedistrict23.htm], no longer on-line.</ref>

 

Jordan is married to the former Cynthia Riley (born September 13, 1953).<ref>Net Detective, People Search</ref> Jordan is a [[Baptist]].​

Jordan is married to the former Cynthia Riley (born September 13, 1953).<ref>Net Detective, People Search</ref> Jordan is a [[Baptist]].​

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Jordan unseated [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state Senator [[Allen Bares]] in the 1991 [[general election]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref> Bares had been first elected to the Senate in 1979, when he was challenged by among others, the equally [[pro-life]] [[Dud Lastrapes]], later the [[conservative]] Republican [[mayor]] of Lafayette. Bares, who had also served in the state House from 1972 to 1980, won again in 1983 and 1987.​

Jordan unseated [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state Senator [[Allen Bares]] in the 1991 [[general election]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref> Bares had been first elected to the Senate in 1979, when he was challenged by among others, the equally [[pro-life]] [[Dud Lastrapes]], later the [[conservative]] Republican [[mayor]] of Lafayette. Bares, who had also served in the state House from 1972 to 1980, won again in 1983 and 1987.

 

In 1991, Bares authored a controversial  measure which would have outlawed most [[abortion]]s in Louisiana. The legislature approved the bill, but it was vetoed by Democrat-turned Republican [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]], on the grounds that it went beyond the scope of the [[United States Supreme Court]] opinion ''[[Roe v. Wade]].'' [[Feminist]] groups such as the [[National Organization for Women]],  targeted for defeat Bares and a pro-life House member, Democrat [[Carl Gunter, Jr.|Carl Newton Gunter, Jr.]], of Rapides Parish. The controversy worked to Jordan's advantage though he too took the pro-life position. In the end, Bares and Gunter were defeated in what Louisiana feminists hailed as a great success.​

In 1991, Bares authored a controversial  measure which would have outlawed most [[abortion]]s in Louisiana. The legislature approved the bill, but it was vetoed by Democrat-turned Republican [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]], on the grounds that it went beyond the scope of the [[United States Supreme Court]] opinion ''[[Roe v. Wade]].'' [[Feminist]] groups such as the [[National Organization for Women]],  targeted for defeat Bares and a pro-life House member, Democrat Carl Newton Gunter, Jr. (1938-1999), of Rapides Parish. The controversy worked to Jordan's advantage though he too took the pro-life position. In the end, Bares and Gunter were defeated in what Louisiana feminists hailed as a great success.​

 

Bares led in the primary with 13,409 votes (40 percent), but Jordan ran second with 9,313 (28 percent). Two other Republicans, Carl W. Tritschler (born  1964) and Max A. Menard received 6,713 votes (20 percent) and 3,921 (12 percent), respectively. The three Republican candidates, in what was otherwise a heavily Democratic year in Louisiana politics, polled a combined 60 percent in the state Senate primary.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> In the runoff, technically the [[general election]] on November 16, Jordan received 22,224 (60 percent) to Bares' 14,730 (again 40 percent).​<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref>​

Bares led in the primary with 13,409 votes (40 percent), but Jordan ran second with 9,313 (28 percent). Two other Republicans, Carl W. Tritschler (born  1964) and Max A. Menard received 6,713 votes (20 percent) and 3,921 (12 percent), respectively. The three Republican candidates, in what was otherwise a heavily Democratic year in Louisiana politics, polled a combined 60 percent in the state Senate primary.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> In the runoff, technically the [[general election]] on November 16, Jordan received 22,224 (60 percent) to Bares' 14,730 (again 40 percent).​<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref>​

In 1993, Jordan spoke out against a bill to repeal the Louisiana laws against [[sodomy]]. "Intolerance is not necessarily a bad thing. ... This is one of the things we should be intolerant of," Jordan told colleagues on the Senate floor."<ref>"Gay rights bill dies in Louisiana Senate," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' May 4, 1993, p. 1.</ref>​

 

In 1993, Jordan spoke out against a bill to repeal the Louisiana laws against sodomy. "Intolerance is not necessarily a bad thing. ... This is one of the things we should be intolerant of," Jordan told colleagues on the Senate floor."<ref>"Gay rights bill dies in Louisiana Senate," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' May 4, 1993, p. 1.</ref>​

 

Jordan won reelection outright in the 1995 primary. He received 20,629 votes (61 percent) to 10,823 (32 percent) for Democrat Sidney B. Flynn and 2,242 (7 percent) for "No Party" candidate Charles Olivier.​<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref>

Jordan won reelection outright in the 1995 primary. He received 20,629 votes (61 percent) to 10,823 (32 percent) for Democrat Sidney B. Flynn and 2,242 (7 percent) for "No Party" candidate Charles Olivier.​<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref>

 

In 1999, Michael John "Mike" Michot, a son of a former state education superintendent, the [[business]]man [[Louis J. Michot]], also of Lafayette, roundly defeated Jordan. Michot received 25,699 ballots (68 percent) to Jordan's 12,347 (32 percent).​<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref>

In 1999, Michael John "Mike" Michot, a son of a former state education superintendent, the [[business]]man [[Louis J. Michot]], also of Lafayette, roundly defeated Jordan. Michot received 25,699 ballots (68 percent) to Jordan's 12,347 (32 percent).​<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref>

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