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|name=William Edward Wheat, Jr.​

|name=William Edward Wheat, Jr.​

|image=William Wheat of LA.png

|image=William Wheat of LA.png

|birth_date=1958

|birth_date=October 24, 1958

|birth_place=Ponchatoula<br> Tangipahoa Parish<br> Louisiana, USA​

|birth_place=Ponchatoula<br> Tangipahoa Parish<br> Louisiana, USA​

|occupation=[[Veterinarian]]​

|occupation=[[Veterinarian]]​

|preceded=[[Stephen Pugh]]}}​

|preceded=[[Stephen Pugh]]}}​

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'''William Edward Wheat, Jr.''' (born 1958), is a [[veterinarian]] from his native Ponchatoula in Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern [[Louisiana]] who is an incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 73.

'''William Edward Wheat, Jr.''' (born October 24, 1958),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/william-wheat/drbwheat|title=William Wheat|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 19, 2020}}</ref> is a [[veterinarian]] from his native Ponchatoula in Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern [[Louisiana]] who is an incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 73.

In the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 12, 2019, Wheat handily defeated another Republican, Michael Chatellier (born 1960), a veteran of the [[Afghanistan War]]. The two candidates graduated from Ponchatoula High School two years apart. Wheat attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], but was accepted to the School of Veterinary Medicine before he could receive an undergraduate degree. Neither candidate had  previous political experience. Wheat has been a practicing veterinarian since 1983.<ref name=wwheat/>  

In the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 12, 2019, Wheat handily defeated another Republican, Michael Chatellier (born 1960), a veteran of the [[Afghanistan War]]. The two candidates graduated from Ponchatoula High School two years apart. Wheat attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], but was accepted to the School of Veterinary Medicine before he could receive an undergraduate degree. Neither candidate had  previous political experience. Wheat has been a practicing veterinarian since 1983.<ref name=wwheat/>  

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