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'''Phillip Wesley Preis, Sr.''', known as '''Phil Preis''' (born April 18, 1950), is an [[attorney]] and former [[politician]], based in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who specializes in mergers and acquisitions. A native of Newellton in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, Preis is the son of Patricia M. Preis of Newellton and [[Edwin Preis]], a former Newellton [[mayor]] and from 1976 to 1977 the president of the Louisiana Municipal Association.<ref name=edpreisobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=edwin-g-preis&pid=152797628|title=Edwin G. Preis|publisher=''The Baton Rouge  Advodate'', July 29, 2011|accessdate=August 2, 2011}}</ref>​

'''Phillip Wesley Preis, Sr.''', known as '''Phil Preis''' (born April 18, 1950), is an [[attorney]] and former [[politician]], based in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who specializes in mergers and acquisitions. A native of Newellton in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, Preis is the son of Patricia M. Preis of Newellton and [[Edwin Preis]], a former Newellton [[mayor]] and from 1976 to 1977 the president of the Louisiana Municipal Association.<ref name=edpreisobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=edwin-g-preis&pid=152797628|title=Edwin G. Preis|publisher=''The Baton Rouge  Advodate'', July 29, 2011|accessdate=August 2, 2011}}</ref>​

Preis graduated in 1968 from the defunct Newellton High School. In 1972, he obtained his Bachelor of Science in accounting from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge. He procured his [[Juris Doctor]] degree in 1975 from [[Georgetown University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] He is affiliated with Omicron Delta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma, and Phi Kappa Phi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.martindale.com/Phillip-W-Preis/590474-lawyer.htm|title=Phillip W. Preis, Lawyer Profile|publisher=martindale.com|accessdate=January 20, 2011}}</ref> His Baton Rouge law firm is Preis Gordon.

Preis graduated in 1968 from the defunct [[Newellton High School]]. In 1972, he obtained his Bachelor of Science in accounting from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge. He procured his [[Juris Doctor]] degree in 1975 from [[Georgetown University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] He is affiliated with Omicron Delta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma, and Phi Kappa Phi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.martindale.com/Phillip-W-Preis/590474-lawyer.htm|title=Phillip W. Preis, Lawyer Profile|publisher=martindale.com|accessdate=January 20, 2011}}</ref> His Baton Rouge law firm is Preis Gordon.

Preis ran unsuccessfully for [[governor]] as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in both 1995 and 1999. In the October 21, 1995 gubernatorial election, he finished fifth in a field of sixteen candidates with 9.03 percent of the vote. He received a plurality of the vote in his native Tensas Parish (36.91 percent) and in neighboring Franklin Parish (26.17 percent), which includes Winnsboro.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Gubernatorial primary election returns, October 21, 1995.</ref>​

Preis ran unsuccessfully for [[governor]] as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in both 1995 and 1999. In the October 21, 1995 gubernatorial election, he finished fifth in a field of sixteen candidates with 9.03 percent of the vote. He received a plurality of the vote in his native Tensas Parish (36.91 percent) and in neighboring Franklin Parish (26.17 percent), which includes Winnsboro.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Gubernatorial primary election returns, October 21, 1995.</ref>​