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'''Ricky James Templet''' (born February 4, 1963)<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=93761|title=Rep. Ricky James Templet|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref> is a [[business]]man in Gretna, [[Louisiana]], and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for Jefferson  Parish..​

'''Ricky James Templet''' (born February 4, 1963)<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=93761|title=Rep. Ricky James Templet|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 12, 2020}}</ref> is a [[business]]man in Gretna, [[Louisiana]], and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for Jefferson  Parish.​

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Templet did not seek a second term in the legislature in 2011. Instead, he was elected to the Jefferson Parish Council in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, 2011. In District 1, he defeated fellow Republican Michael O'Brien, 8,712 (60.9 percent) to 5,591 (39.1 percent).<ref name=returns/><ref name=templet>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/06/state_rep_ricky_templet_to_run.html|title=State Rep. Ricky Templet to run for seat on Jefferson Parish Council|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,''|date=June 29, 2011|accessdate=July 9, 2011}}</ref>​

Templet did not seek a second term in the legislature in 2011. Instead, he was elected to the Jefferson Parish Council in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, 2011. In District 1, he defeated fellow Republican Michael O'Brien, 8,712 (60.9 percent) to 5,591 (39.1 percent).<ref name=returns/><ref name=templet>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/06/state_rep_ricky_templet_to_run.html|title=State Rep. Ricky Templet to run for seat on Jefferson Parish Council|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,''|date=June 29, 2011|accessdate=July 9, 2011}}</ref>​

 

In 2001, and again in the spring of 2005, Templet was elected without opposition<ref name=mobilelgs/> to the Gretna City Council.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Municipal Election Returns, April 7, 2001.</ref> He was thereafter elected to House District 85 in 2007, when the long-term Republican incumbent [[Joseph F. Toomy]] was term-limited. To win the legislative seat, Templet handily defeated in a runoff election fellow Republican Billy Arnold, 6,687 to 2,410 votes.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Legislative election returns, October 20, 2007</ref> Templet served on the House committees on Ways and Means, Administration of Criminal Justice, and Judiciary and the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay.<ref name=templet/>​

In 2001, and again in the spring of 2005, Templet was elected without opposition<ref name=mobilelgs/> to the Gretna City Council.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Municipal Election Returns, April 7, 2001.</ref> He was thereafter elected to House District 85 in 2007, when the long-term Republican incumbent [[Joseph F. Toomy]] was term-limited. To win the legislative seat, Templet handily defeated in a runoff election fellow Republican Billy Arnold, 6,687 to 2,410 votes.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Legislative election returns, October 20, 2007</ref> Templet served on the House committees on Ways and Means, Administration of Criminal Justice, and Judiciary and the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay.<ref name=templet/>​

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Templet owns and operates two food-catering businesses in Gretna. His family is certified to care for foster children. He was the founding member and past president of the Gretna Economic Development Association and the Gretna Heritage Festival. A lifelong resident of the West Bank of the [[Mississippi River]], Templet remained behind when [[Hurricane Katrina]] struck and worked with law enforcement officials in recovery efforts.<ref name=mobilelgs>"Rep. Templet, Ricky J. (R)," mobilelgs.com, accessed July 10, 2011; material no longer on-line.</ref> District 85 incurred huge damage from Katrina in 2005, but residents have mostly repaired their homes. Many commute to jobs on the East Bank of the river. Others work within Jefferson Parish in shopping centers, small businesses, and offices that are located along the West Bank Expressway.<ref name=mobilelgs/>​

Templet owns and operates two food-catering businesses in Gretna. His family is certified to care for foster children. He was the founding member and past president of the Gretna Economic Development Association and the Gretna Heritage Festival. A lifelong resident of the West Bank of the [[Mississippi River]], Templet remained behind when [[Hurricane Katrina]] struck and worked with law enforcement officials in recovery efforts.<ref name=mobilelgs>"Rep. Templet, Ricky J. (R)," mobilelgs.com, accessed July 10, 2011; material no longer on-line.</ref> District 85 incurred huge damage from Katrina in 2005, but residents have mostly repaired their homes. Many commute to jobs on the East Bank of the river. Others work within Jefferson Parish in shopping centers, small businesses, and offices that are located along the West Bank Expressway.<ref name=mobilelgs/>​

 

Templet was endorsed for the legislature by his predecessor, Joe Toomy, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, the state [[AFL-CIO]], and the Alliance for Good Government.<ref name=mobilelgs/>​

Templet was endorsed for the legislature by his predecessor, Joe Toomy, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, the state [[AFL-CIO]], and the Alliance for Good Government.<ref name=mobilelgs/>​

 

In his announcement of candidacy for the District 1 seat on the parish council, Templet outlined his legislative accomplishments as having secured funding for the West Bank Violent Crimes Task Force, maintaining the Jefferson Parish infrastructure, and completion of the hurricane protection system. Templet outlined his future goals as fighting crime, providing greater hurricane protection, and clearing coastal areas impacted by storms and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010.<ref name=templet/>​ After eight years in the District 1 seat, he ran without opposition in 2019 to become the Division A at-large member of the Jefferson Parish Council.<ref>Louisians Secretary of State, Primary Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>  

In his announcement of candidacy for the District 1 seat on the parish council, Templet outlined his legislative accomplishments as having secured funding for the West Bank Violent Crimes Task Force, maintaining the Jefferson Parish infrastructure, and completion of the hurricane protection system. Templet outlined his future goals as fighting crime, providing greater hurricane protection, and clearing coastal areas impacted by storms and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010.<ref name=templet/>​ After eight years in the District 1 seat, he ran without opposition in 2019 to become the Division A at-large member of the Jefferson Parish Council.<ref>Louisians Secretary of State, Primary Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>  

 

Templet is a graduate of West Jefferson High School of which is wife,  Christine Templet, has been the principal since 2010. The institution is now a [[magnet school]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yatpundit.com/node/222 |title=Is a Magnet School for the West Bank a Problem for Jefferson Parish? |date=February 23, 2010|publisher=yatpundit.com|accessdate=July 9, 2011}}</ref> He is the father of two children.<ref name=templet/> Templet is [[Roman Catholic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmgma.capwiz.com/bio/id/62142|title=Rep. Ricky Templet, R-LA|publisher=lmgma.capwiz.com|accessdate=July 9, 2011}}</ref> and a member of the [[Knights of Columbus]] men's organization, Rotary International, and Ducks Unlimited.<ref name=votesmart/>​

Templet is a graduate of West Jefferson High School of which is wife,  Christine Templet, has been the principal since 2010. The institution is now a magnet school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yatpundit.com/node/222 |title=Is a Magnet School for the West Bank a Problem for Jefferson Parish? |date=February 23, 2010|publisher=yatpundit.com|accessdate=July 9, 2011}}</ref> He is the father of two children.<ref name=templet/> Templet is [[Roman Catholic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmgma.capwiz.com/bio/id/62142|title=Rep. Ricky Templet, R-LA|publisher=lmgma.capwiz.com|accessdate=July 9, 2011}}</ref> and a member of the [[Knights of Columbus]] men's organization, Rotary International, and Ducks Unlimited.<ref name=votesmart/>​

 

[[Bryan Adams]] defeated fellow Republican Stephen Leonard for the right to succeed Templet in the House, effective January 9, 2012. Adams received 3,942 votes (57.2 percent) to Leonard's 2,948 votes (42.8 percent).<ref name=returns>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>​

[[Bryan Adams]] defeated fellow Republican Stephen Leonard for the right to succeed Templet in the House, effective January 9, 2012. Adams received 3,942 votes (57.2 percent) to Leonard's 2,948 votes (42.8 percent).<ref name=returns>Louisiana Secretary of State, Primary election returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>​