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|name=Ricky James Templet​

|name=Ricky James Templet​

|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for District 85 (Jefferson Parish)​

|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for District 85 (Jefferson Parish)​

|term_start=January 14, 2008​

|term_start=January 14, 2008​

|residence=Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana​

|residence=Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana​

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]​

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]​

|alma_mater=West Jefferson High School}}

|alma_mater=West Jefferson High School

}}

 

'''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.​

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; website no longer on-line}}</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. 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; website no longer on-line}}</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>

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