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'''Otto Ernest Passman''' (June 27, 1900 – August 13, 1988) was from  to 1947 to 1977 a [[conservative]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[U.S.  Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]''s 5th congressionaal district, then anchored about [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in the northeastern part of the state. The district now stretches as far south as the Florida Parishes east of the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. Passman  is primarily remembered for his detailed knowledge and mostly opposition to [[foreign aid]]. He was unseated in the 1976 [[primary]] election by the more moderate challenger, Thomas Jerald "Jerry" Huckaby, then of Ringgold in Bienville Parish but since retired in Lincoln Parish east of [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].​

'''Otto Ernest Passman''' (June 27, 1900 – August 13, 1988) was from  to 1947 to 1977 a [[conservative]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[U.S.  Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]''s 5th congressionaal district, then anchored about [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in the northeastern part of the state. The district now stretches as far south as the Florida Parishes east of the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. Passman  is primarily remembered for his detailed knowledge and mostly opposition to foreign aid. He was unseated in the 1976 [[primary]] election by the more moderate challenger, Thomas Jerald "Jerry" Huckaby, then of Ringgold in Bienville Parish but since retired in Lincoln Parish east of [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].​

==Background==

==Background==

Passman was the son of sharecroppers from Franklinton, the seat of government for Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana. Washington Parish was also the home of another political giant in Louisiana politics, state Senator [[B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn]] of Bogalusa. Current Democratic [[Governor]] John Bel Edwards]] is also from Washington Parish. Passman dropped out of school to work odd jobs but enrolled in night school thereafter to complete his high school education. He later studied at Soule Business College in Bogalusa. "He was a smart man, a self-educated man," said Paul Fink, Passman's [[attorney]] for more than four decades.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Otto Passman, Jerry Huckaby, and Frank Spooner: The Louisiana Fifth Congressional District Election of 1976," ''Louisiana History:  The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association'', LIV No. 3 (Summer 2013), p. 333; hereinafter cited as "Louisiana History."</ref>​

Passman was the son of sharecroppers from Franklinton, the seat of government for Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana. Washington Parish was also the home of another political giant in Louisiana politics, state Senator [[B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn]] of Bogalusa. Current Democratic [[Governor]] John Bel Edwards]] is another politician from Washington Parish. Passman dropped out of school to work odd jobs but enrolled in night school thereafter to complete his high school education. He later studied at Soule Business College in Bogalusa. "He was a smart man, a self-educated man," said Paul Fink, Passman's [[attorney]] for more than four decades.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Otto Passman, Jerry Huckaby, and Frank Spooner: The Louisiana Fifth Congressional District Election of 1976," ''Louisiana History:  The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association'', LIV No. 3 (Summer 2013), p. 333; hereinafter cited as "Louisiana History."</ref>​

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In 1929, having relocated to Monroe, he formed Passman Equipment Company, which was involved in the manufacture of commercial refrigerators and distributed hotel and [[restaurant]] supplies and electrical appliances. During his time in business, friends said that Passman learned the value of money and developed compassion for the poor. For a time, he was in business with a nephew, Charles Stanley Passman (1924-2009). He was twice married but had no children.<ref>''Louisiana History,'' p. 333.</ref>​

In 1929, having relocated to Monroe, he formed Passman Equipment Company, which was involved in the manufacture of commercial refrigerators and distributed hotel and [[restaurant]] supplies and electrical appliances. During his time in business, friends said that Passman learned the value of money and developed compassion for the poor. For a time, he was in business with a nephew, Charles Stanley Passman (1924-2009). He was twice married but had no children.<ref>''Louisiana History,'' p. 333.</ref>​

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In [[World War II]], Passman was commissioned a [[lieutenant]t in the [[United States Navy]] and served from October 11, 1942, until his discharge as a [[lieutenant commander]] on September 5, 1944. He returned to his mercantile business and remained a staunch advocate of a strong U.S. military force.<ref>''Louisiana History'', pp. 333-334</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000098|title=Passman, Otto Ernest|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=January 8, 2020}}</ref>​

In [[World War II]], Passman was commissioned a [[lieutenant]] in the [[United States Navy]] and served from October 11, 1942, until his discharge as a lieutenant commander on September 5, 1944. He returned to his mercantile business and remained a staunch advocate of a strong U.S. military force.<ref>''Louisiana History'', pp. 333-334</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000098|title=Passman, Otto Ernest|publisher=bioguide.congress.gov|accessdate=January 8, 2020}}</ref>​

==Attending Democratic conventions==​

==Attending Democratic conventions==​