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'''John Robert Illg''', known as '''Big John Illg''' (born December 1, 1966),<ref>{{cite web|title=John Robert Illg|publisher=MyLife.com|accessdate=December 2, 2019|url=https://www.mylife.com/john-illg/john-illg?valid=true&}}</ref>
'''John Robert Illg''', known as '''Big John Illg''' (born December 1, 1966),<ref>{{cite web|title=John Robert Illg|publisher=MyLife.com|accessdate=December 2, 2019|url=https://www.mylife.com/john-illg/john-illg?valid=true&}}</ref>
is a [[business]]man from Metairie, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] incoming state representative for [[suburb]]an Jefferson Parish south of [[New Orleans]]. District 78 includes Harahan, River Ridge as well a part of Metairie.
is a [[business]]man from Metairie, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for [[suburb]]an Jefferson Parish south of [[New Orleans]]. District 78 includes Harahan, River Ridge as well a part of Metairie.
To win his seat, Illg defeated another Republican, [[conservative]] businessman William Wallis (born 1968) of River Ridge. Illg polled 7,436 votes (59 percent) to Wallis' 5,266 (41 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 12, 2019.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> He will succeed the term-limited Republican [[Kirk Talbot]], an incoming state senator, on January 13, 2020. Illg ran against Talbot in the 2015 House race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/elections/article_37286b6a-db27-11e9-95a3-6b98956e0f2a.html|title=78th House District candidates looking to retain residents, attract businesses|author=Michelle Hunter|date=September 20, 2019|accessdate=December 2, 2019}}</ref>
To win his seat, Illg defeated another Republican, [[conservative]] businessman William Wallis (born 1968) of River Ridge. Illg polled 7,436 votes (59 percent) to Wallis' 5,266 (41 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 12, 2019.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> He will succeed the term-limited Republican [[Kirk Talbot]], an incoming state senator, on January 13, 2020. Illg ran against Talbot in the 2015 House race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/elections/article_37286b6a-db27-11e9-95a3-6b98956e0f2a.html|title=78th House District candidates looking to retain residents, attract businesses|author=Michelle Hunter|date=September 20, 2019|accessdate=December 2, 2019}}</ref>
Illg is affiliated with Summit Design Services, LLC. In the campaign, he carried the endorsement of the Jefferson Parish Republican Executive Committee, of which he is a former member, as well as support from various municipal and parish officials in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voteforbig.com/|title=District 78 State Representative Race|publisher=voteforbig.com|accessdate=December 2, 2019}}</ref>
Illg is affiliated with Summit Design Services, LLC. In the campaign, he carried the endorsement of the Jefferson Parish Republican Executive Committee, of which he is a former member, as well as support from various municipal and parish officials in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voteforbig.com/|title=District 78 State Representative Race|publisher=voteforbig.com|accessdate=December 2, 2019}}</ref>