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'''Kathy Odom Edmonston''' (born 1950) is an incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 88 in Ascension Parish, [[Louisiana]], and a departing member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for District 6 (Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes).
'''Donna Odom Edmonston''', known as '''Kathy Edmonston''' (born 1950). is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 88 in Ascension Parish, [[Louisiana]], and a former member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for District 6 (Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes).
To win her House seat, Edmonston (full name and names of spouse and children unvailable) narrowly defeated in a runoff election another Republican, Brandon Trosclair (born 1983), a grocer in Gonzales in Ascension Parish whose family operates Ralph's Market and Butcher Boy Supermarket.<ref name=bra>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/elections/article_d4de01ba-eb0a-11e9-a1a8-57bb9fd6ddc3.html|title=Trosclair, Edmonston headed to runoff for House 88 seat in Ascension Parish|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=October 12, 2019|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}</ref> Though Trosclair had led in the October 12, primary, Edmonston polled 6,956 votes (51 percent) to Trosclair's 6,662 (49 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12 and November 16, 2019.</ref>
To win her House seat, Edmonston (full name and names of spouse and children unvailable) narrowly defeated in a runoff election another Republican, Brandon Trosclair (born 1983), a grocer in Gonzales in Ascension Parish whose family operates Ralph's Market and Butcher Boy Supermarket.<ref name=bra>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/elections/article_d4de01ba-eb0a-11e9-a1a8-57bb9fd6ddc3.html|title=Trosclair, Edmonston headed to runoff for House 88 seat in Ascension Parish|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=October 12, 2019|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}</ref> Though Trosclair had led in the October 12, primary, Edmonston polled 6,956 votes (51 percent) to Trosclair's 6,662 (49 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12 and November 16, 2019.</ref>
Edmonston is an officer of the non-profit organization, Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge, Inc. The registered agent for the non-profit is Tanja Foil, wife of incoming state Senator and outgoing Representative[[Franklin Foil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/kathy-edmonston.html|title=Kathy Edmonston Profiles in Baton Rouge, LA|publisher=Bizapedia.com|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}</ref>
Edmonston is an officer of the non-profit organization, Families Helping Families of Greater Baton Rouge, Inc. The registered agent for the non-profit is Tanja Foil, wife of incoming state Senator and outgoing Representative[[Franklin Foil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/kathy-edmonston.html|title=Kathy Edmonston Profiles in Baton Rouge, LA|publisher=Bizapedia.com|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}</ref>
On March 3, 2020, Edmonston was arrested for driving while intoxicated on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge. Edmonston failed standardized field sobriety tests, and a breathalyzer showed that her blood alcohol content was .143, more than the legal limit of .08.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wbrz.com/news/state-representative-arrested-after-alleged-drunk-driving-crash|title=State representative arrested after alleged drunk driving crash|publisher=WBRZ.com|date=March 4, 2020|accessdate=March 5, 2020.
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