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'''Otto Ernest Passman''' (June 27, 1900 – August 13, 1988) was from  to 1947 to 1977 a [[conservative]] [[Democrat]] [[U.S.  Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 5th congressional district, then anchored about [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in the northeastern part of the state. The district now stretches as far south as the Florida Parishes east of the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. Passman is primarily remembered for his detailed knowledge and mostly opposition to foreign aid. He was unseated in the 1976 [[primary]] election by the more moderate challenger, Thomas Jerald "Jerry" Huckaby, then of Ringgold in Bienville Parish but since retired in Lincoln Parish east of [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].​

'''Otto Ernest Passman''' (June 27, 1900 – August 13, 1988) was from  to 1947 to 1977 a [[conservative]] [[Democrat]] [[U.S.  Representative]] for [[Louisiana]]'s 5th congressional district, then anchored about [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] in the northeastern part of the state. The district now stretches as far south as the Florida Parishes east of the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. Passman is primarily remembered for his detailed knowledge and mostly opposition to foreign aid. He was unseated in the 1976 [[primary]] election by the more moderate challenger, [[Jerry Huckaby|Thomas Jerald "Jerry" Huckaby]], then of Ringgold in Bienville Parish but since retired in Lincoln Parish east of [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].​

==Background==

==Background==

Passman was the son of sharecroppers from Franklinton, the seat of government for Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana. Washington Parish was the home of another political giant in Louisiana politics, state Senator [[B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn]] of Bogalusa. Current Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] is another politician from Washington Parish. Passman dropped out of school to work odd jobs but enrolled in night school thereafter to complete his high school education. He later studied at Soule Business College in Bogalusa. "He was a smart man, a self-educated man," said Paul Fink, Passman's [[attorney]] for more than four decades.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Otto Passman, Jerry Huckaby, and Frank Spooner: The Louisiana Fifth Congressional District Election of 1976," ''Louisiana History:  The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association'', LIV No. 3 (Summer 2013), p. 333; hereinafter cited as ''Louisiana History.''</ref>​

Passman was the son of sharecroppers from Franklinton, the seat of government for Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana. Washington Parish was the home of another political giant in Louisiana politics, state Senator [[B. B. "Sixty" Rayburn]] of Bogalusa. Current Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] is another politician from Washington Parish. Passman dropped out of school to work odd jobs but enrolled in night school thereafter to complete his high school education. He later studied at Soule Business College in Bogalusa. "He was a smart man, a self-educated man," said Paul Fink, Passman's [[attorney]] for more than four decades.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Otto Passman, Jerry Huckaby, and [[Frank Spooner]]: The Louisiana Fifth Congressional District Election of 1976," ''Louisiana History:  The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association'', LIV No. 3 (Summer 2013), p. 333; hereinafter cited as ''Louisiana History.''</ref>​

In 1929, having relocated to Monroe, he formed Passman Equipment Company, which was involved in the manufacture of commercial refrigerators and distributed hotel and [[restaurant]] supplies and electrical appliances. During his time in business, friends said that Passman learned the value of money and developed compassion for the poor. For a time, he was in business with a nephew, Charles Stanley Passman (1924-2009). He was twice married but had no children.<ref>''Louisiana History,'' p. 333.</ref>​

In 1929, having relocated to Monroe, he formed Passman Equipment Company, which was involved in the manufacture of commercial refrigerators and distributed hotel and [[restaurant]] supplies and electrical appliances. During his time in business, friends said that Passman learned the value of money and developed compassion for the poor. For a time, he was in business with a nephew, Charles Stanley Passman (1924-2009). He was twice married but had no children.<ref>''Louisiana History,'' p. 333.</ref>​

He made financial contributions to [[leprosy]] colonies in [[Hong Kong]] and in Carville in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. "He saw those poor people, and it just worked on his heartstrings. He was a tough businessman, but a lot of things touched him," said Paul Fink.<ref>''Louisiana History,'' p. 338.</ref>​

He made financial contributions to [[leprosy]] colonies in [[Hong Kong]] and in Carville in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. "He saw those poor people, and it just worked on his heartstrings. He was a tough businessman, but a lot of things touched him," said Paul Fink.<ref>''Louisiana History,'' p. 338.</ref>​

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==Passman and Dodd come to blows==

==Passman and Dodd come to blows==