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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Puckett Willis
|name=Puckett Willis
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator<br> for Grant, LaSalle, and Winn parishes
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for<br>Grant, LaSalle, and Winn parishes
| party [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| party [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| term_start=1948
| term_start=1948
'''Parents''':<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Ernest and Lena Puckett Willis
Ernest and Lena Puckett Willis
alma_mater=Sikes (Louisiana) High School}}
|alma_mater=Sikes (Louisiana) High School}}
'''Puckett Willis''' (August 17, 1924 – March 27, 2019) was the youngest person ever elected to the [[Louisiana]] State Senate, a position he filled for only one term from 1948 to 1952 during the administration of [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], who like Willis was a native of Winn Parish. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Willis was elected at the age of twenty-three in 1947<ref name=findagrave/>. He represented Grant, LaSalle, and Winn parishes in the north central potion of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2024|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}</ref>
'''Puckett Willis''' (August 17, 1924 – March 27, 2019) was the youngest person ever elected to the [[Louisiana]] State Senate, a position he filled for only one term from 1948 to 1952 during the administration of [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], who like Willis was a native of Winn Parish. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Willis was elected at the age of twenty-three in 1947<ref name=findagrave/>. He represented Grant, LaSalle, and Winn parishes in the north central potion of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2024|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}</ref>