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| | | name=Michael Anthony<br>"Big Mike" Fesi, Sr. | | | name=Michael Anthony<br>"Big Mike" Fesi, Sr. |
| | | nationality=[[United States|American]] | | | nationality=[[United States|American]] |
| − | | office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 20 (Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes) | + | | office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 20 (Lafourche and [[Terrebonne Parish|Terrebonne]] parishes) |
| | | term_start=January 13, 2020 | | | term_start=January 13, 2020 |
| | | preceded=[[Norby Chabert]] | | | preceded=[[Norby Chabert]] |
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| | | birth_date=May 20, 1959 | | | birth_date=May 20, 1959 |
| | | birth_place=Place of birth missing | | | birth_place=Place of birth missing |
| − | Resident of Houma in Terrebonne Parish | + | Resident of Houma in [[Terrebonne Parish]] |
| | | occupation=[[Business]]man in [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] industries | | | occupation=[[Business]]man in [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] industries |
| | | spouse=Carla Donaldson Fesi | | | spouse=Carla Donaldson Fesi |
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| | | religion=[[Assemblies of God]]}} | | | religion=[[Assemblies of God]]}} |
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| − | '''Michael Anthony Fesi, Sr.''', known as '''Big Mike Fesi''' (born May 20, 1959), is a [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] [[entrepreneur]] from Houma, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] incoming state senator for District 20, which encompasses Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes. | + | '''Michael Anthony Fesi, Sr.''', known as '''Big Mike Fesi''' (born May 20, 1959), is a [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] [[entrepreneur]] from Houma, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] incoming state senator for District 20, which encompasses Lafourche and [[Terrebonne Parish|Terrebonne]] parishes. |
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| − | On January 13, 2020, Fesi will succeed term-limited [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned Republican Senator [[Norby Chabert]] of Lil Caillou community in Terrebonne Parish. To win the seat, Fesi polled 15,546 votes (54 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 12, 2019. He defeated two other Republicans and two [[Democratic Party|Democrats]]. The runner-up, Damon J. Baldone, who polled 5,162 votes (18 percent), is a former Democrat who turned Republican to make the race. In third place was a departing Democratic state Representative, Jerry "Truck" Gisclair (born 1948) of Larose in Lafourche Parish, who received 4,070 votes (14 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> | + | On January 13, 2020, Fesi will succeed term-limited [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned Republican Senator [[Norby Chabert]] of Lil Caillou community in [[Terrebonne Parish]]. To win the seat, Fesi polled 15,546 votes (54 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 12, 2019. He defeated two other Republicans and two [[Democratic Party|Democrats]]. The runner-up, Damon J. Baldone, who polled 5,162 votes (18 percent), is a former Democrat who turned Republican to make the race. In third place was a departing Democratic state Representative, Jerry "Truck" Gisclair (born 1948) of Larose in Lafourche Parish, who received 4,070 votes (14 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> |
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| | A self-declared "common-sense [[conservative]]," Fesi is the founder and chairman of Pipeline Construction & Maintenance, Inc., a service company headquarted in Houma. The company has created thousands of jobs over two decades. He and his wife, the former Carla Davidson, have four children and eleven grandchildren.<ref name=bmfesi>{{cite web|url=http://bigmikecares.com/|title=Big Mike Fesi - State Senator|publisher=bigmikecares.com|accessdate=December 4, 2019}}</ref> | | A self-declared "common-sense [[conservative]]," Fesi is the founder and chairman of Pipeline Construction & Maintenance, Inc., a service company headquarted in Houma. The company has created thousands of jobs over two decades. He and his wife, the former Carla Davidson, have four children and eleven grandchildren.<ref name=bmfesi>{{cite web|url=http://bigmikecares.com/|title=Big Mike Fesi - State Senator|publisher=bigmikecares.com|accessdate=December 4, 2019}}</ref> |