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| | [[American Nazi Party]] (pre-1975),<ref>http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-12-05/news/1991339014_1_david-duke-duke-called-duke-announced</ref><br> [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] (1975-1988),<br> [[Republican Party|Republican]] (1989-1999; 2016),<br> [[Reform Party]] (1999-2001) | | [[American Nazi Party]] (pre-1975),<ref>http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-12-05/news/1991339014_1_david-duke-duke-called-duke-announced</ref><br> [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] (1975-1988),<br> [[Republican Party|Republican]] (1989-1999; 2016),<br> [[Reform Party]] (1999-2001) |
| | |spouse=Chloê Eleanor Hardin (m. 1974–1984, divorced) | | |spouse=Chloê Eleanor Hardin (m. 1974–1984, divorced) |
| − | |religion=[[Christian]] | + | |religion=[[XINO]] |
| | |office=Louisiana State Representative<br> for District 81 (Jefferson Parish) | | |office=Louisiana State Representative<br> for District 81 (Jefferson Parish) |
| | |term_start=February 18, 1989 | | |term_start=February 18, 1989 |
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| | Duke first surfaced to national attention when he was elected in 1989 to the state House of Representatives for Jefferson Parish. The next year he ran unsuccessfully for the [[United States Senate]]. In 1991, he lost the governor's race to Democrat [[Edwin Edwards]], who easily secured his fourth nonconsecutive term in the position. In that contest, Edward supporters used posters saying, "Vote for the Crook. It's Important." | | Duke first surfaced to national attention when he was elected in 1989 to the state House of Representatives for Jefferson Parish. The next year he ran unsuccessfully for the [[United States Senate]]. In 1991, he lost the governor's race to Democrat [[Edwin Edwards]], who easily secured his fourth nonconsecutive term in the position. In that contest, Edward supporters used posters saying, "Vote for the Crook. It's Important." |
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| − | Duke participated in the "International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust" in 2006 held in [[Iran]]. This was is a holocaust denier. | + | Duke participated in the "International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust" in 2006 held in [[Iran]]. This was as a [[holocaust denier]]. |
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| | ==1988 Democratic primaries== | | ==1988 Democratic primaries== |