| − | '''James R. Sutterfield, Sr.''', also known as '''Jim Sutterfield''' (August 6, 1942) – November 9, 2018),<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?pid=190752049#:~:text=James R. "Jim" Sutterfield Sr., Attorney and Honorary,realm Friday, November 9, 2018 at Touro Infirmary|title=James Sutterfield obituary|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=November 16, 2018|accesdate=February 18, 2021}}</ref> | + | '''James R. Sutterfield, Sr.''', also known as '''Jim Sutterfield''' (August 6, 1942) – November 9, 2018),<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?pid=190752049#:~:text=James R. "Jim" Sutterfield Sr.|title=James Sutterfield obituary|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=November 16, 2018|accesdate=February 18, 2021}}</ref> |
| | was an [[attorney]] from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who served a half-term as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative from 1970 to 1972. Sutterfield won a [[special election]] to succeed [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Representative Nat G. Kiefer, who was instead elected to the Louisiana State Senate to fill a vacancy created by a member's death. He was the first Republican to be elected to public office from New Orleans since [[Reconstruction]]. He represented District 26, which was broken up by re-districting into single member districts and renamed. The area of his residence became District 100, with the [[general election]] held on February 1, 1972.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=February 18, 2021}}</ref> | | was an [[attorney]] from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who served a half-term as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative from 1970 to 1972. Sutterfield won a [[special election]] to succeed [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Representative Nat G. Kiefer, who was instead elected to the Louisiana State Senate to fill a vacancy created by a member's death. He was the first Republican to be elected to public office from New Orleans since [[Reconstruction]]. He represented District 26, which was broken up by re-districting into single member districts and renamed. The area of his residence became District 100, with the [[general election]] held on February 1, 1972.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=February 18, 2021}}</ref> |