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== State representative ==
== State representative ==
In 1999, Strain was elected to the Louisiana House for District 74, a conservative constituency located in St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes. In 2000, he succeeded a cousin, [[R. H. "Bill" Strain]], a veteran [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] lawmaker. Strain was re-elected without opposition in 2003.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref>
In 1999, Strain was elected to the Louisiana House for District 74, a conservative constituency located in St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes. In 2000, he succeeded a cousin, R. H. "Bill" Strain, a veteran [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] lawmaker. Strain was re-elected without opposition in 2003.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref>
In the legislature, Strain chaired the Rural Caucus for two terms and was named ''Legislator of the Year'' by the St. Tammany Parish Alliance for Good Government.
In the legislature, Strain chaired the Rural Caucus for two terms and was named ''Legislator of the Year'' by the St. Tammany Parish Alliance for Good Government.