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'''Parents''':<br>

'''Parents''':<br>

Charles Andrew, I, and Bernice Bogan Traylor<br>

Charles Andrew, I, and Bernice Bogan Traylor<br>

'''Brother''':<br>

'''Brothers''':<br>

Judge Charles Traylor, II

Judge Charles Traylor, II<br>

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]​

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]​

|alma_mater=Caldwell Parish High School​

|alma_mater=Caldwell Parish High School​

==Background==

==Background==

Traylor was born in Columbia in Caldwell Parish and graduated in 1963 from Caldwell Parish High School. One of his classmates was future Louisiana Secretary of State Walter Fox McKeithen (1946-2005), son of former [[Governor]] [[John J. McKeithen]]. Traylor served for two years in the [[United States Army]] as a military police investigator. He entered as a private and was discharged as a sergeant.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=214297|title=Chet Traylor|publisher=OurCampaigns.com|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> In 1969, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in [[government]] from the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana University. While at NLU, he was a Louisiana state trooper (Troop F). In 1974, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate degree from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.<ref name=bio/>​

Traylor was born in Columbia in Caldwell Parish, one of five children of Charles Andrew Traylor, I, and the former Bernice Bogan. He graduated in 1963 from Caldwell Parish High School. One of his classmates was future Louisiana Secretary of State Walter Fox McKeithen (1946-2005), son of former [[Governor]] [[John J. McKeithen]]. Traylor served for two years in the [[United States Army]] as a military police investigator. He entered as a private and was discharged as a sergeant.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=214297|title=Chet Traylor|publisher=OurCampaigns.com|accessdate=September 19, 2019}}</ref> In 1969, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in [[government]] from the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana University. While at NLU, he was a Louisiana state trooper (Troop F). In 1974, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate degree from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.<ref name=bio/>​

From 1975 to 1982, he was an assistant district attorney in Winnsboro in Franklin Parish. He is a former investigator for the Louisiana Department of Justice Organized Crime and Racketeering Unit and a former legal advisor to the Louisiana State Police Narcotics, Detectives and Intelligence units.<ref name=bio/>

From 1975 to 1982, he was an assistant district attorney in Winnsboro in Franklin Parish. He is a former investigator for the Louisiana Department of Justice Organized Crime and Racketeering Unit and a former legal advisor to the Louisiana State Police Narcotics, Detectives and Intelligence units.<ref name=bio/>

Lev Magruder Dawson (born 1938) of Delhi in Richland Parish, a sweet potato farmer, served as Traylor's Senate campaign manager, a role that he had also filled in the 1996 Supreme Court race. Dawson said that political differences between Traylor and Vitter are comparatively minor but that Traylor opposed an attempt to cap [[British Petroleum]]'s liability related to the 2010 oil spill in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Dawson said that Melancon "can bring out more of Vitter's problems. There may be other scandals they are saving for the general election. We fear that if Vitter is nominated, we may end up with a Democratic senator." The weaknesses to which Dawson refers is the 2007 revelation that Vitter was a client of the so-called "D.C. Madam." Coincidentally, Vitter lost his gubernatorial bid in 2015 to Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]], who claimed that his "honor code" is superior to Vitter's character.

Lev Magruder Dawson (born 1938) of Delhi in Richland Parish, a sweet potato farmer, served as Traylor's Senate campaign manager, a role that he had also filled in the 1996 Supreme Court race. Dawson said that political differences between Traylor and Vitter are comparatively minor but that Traylor opposed an attempt to cap [[British Petroleum]]'s liability related to the 2010 oil spill in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Dawson said that Melancon "can bring out more of Vitter's problems. There may be other scandals they are saving for the general election. We fear that if Vitter is nominated, we may end up with a Democratic senator." The weaknesses to which Dawson refers is the 2007 revelation that Vitter was a client of the so-called "D.C. Madam." Coincidentally, Vitter lost his gubernatorial bid in 2015 to Democrat [[John Bel Edwards]], who claimed that his "honor code" is superior to Vitter's character.

==Associations==

==Associations==

==Personal life==

==Personal life==

From his first marriage, Traylor has three married daughters. His second wife, Peggy Marie McDowell (1942–2009), was previously married to state Representative and later state Senator [[Noble Ellington]], of Winnsboro, a [[cotton]] broker. Peggy had two sons, Noble Ellington, III, and Ryan Ellington, both of Winnsboro. She is interred at Columbia Hill Cemetery in Columbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mulhearnfuneralhome.com/printobit.aspx?MemberId=62308&MName=Peggy%20%20Traylor|title=Obituary of Peggy Marie Traylor|publisher=mulhearnfuneralhome.com|accessdate=July 10, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref>​

From his first marriage, Traylor has three married daughters. His second wife, Peggy Marie McDowell (1942–2009), was previously married to state Representative and later state Senator [[Noble Ellington]], of Winnsboro, a [[cotton]] broker. Peggy had two sons, Noble Ellington, III, and Ryan Ellington, both of Winnsboro. She is interred at Columbia Hill Cemetery in Columbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mulhearnfuneralhome.com/printobit.aspx?MemberId=62308&MName=Peggy%20%20Traylor|title=Obituary of Peggy Marie Traylor|publisher=mulhearnfuneralhome.com|accessdate=July 10, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref>​