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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Henry Watson "Tank" Powell
|image=
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representatives<br>for District 73 (Tangipahoa Parish)
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| term_start=1996
| term_end=2008
| preceded=[[Dennis Paul Hebert]]
| succeeded=Steve Pugh
| birth_date=July 18, 1945
| birth_place=Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana
| residence=Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish]], Louisiana
| alma_mater=Bogalusa High School<br>
Southeastern Louisiana University
| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
| occupation=[[Insurance]] agent
| spouse=Kathy N. Powell
| children=
}}
'''Henry Watson Powell''', known as '''Henry "Tank" Powell''' (born July 18, 1945), is an [[insurance]] agent in Ponchatoula in Tangiipahoa Parish, [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 73 from 1996 until he was term-limited in 2008.<ref>HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf (louisiana.gov), accessed April 21, 2021.</ref> Powell and [[Leonard R. "Pop" Hataway]], former [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[sheriff]] of Grant Parish, were subsequently appointed in 2008 by incoming [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] to the five-member Louisiana Board of Pardons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doc.louisiana.gov/files/pardon/OCTOBER-2009.pdf|title=Louisiana Board of Pardons|publisher=doc.louisiana.gov|accessdate=October 25, 2009}}</ref> In 2012, Powell and Hataway were reappointed to the pardon board, a part-time position that pays $36,000 annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbrz.com/news/jindal-appoints-former-lawmakers-to-pardon-board/|title=Jindal appoints former lawmakers to pardon board|publisher=WBRZ-TV]accessdate=February 4, 2012}}</ref>
==Biography==
A native of Bogalusa, the principal city of Washington Parish, Powell graduated in 1963 from Bogalusa High School, where he excelled as an All-American [[football]] player, and presumably acquired his unusual nickname. Powell graduated in 1968 from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, also in Tangipahoa Parish. In 1982, he was named to the board of directors of First Savings and Loan Association of Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond.<ref name=ptimes>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1041&dat=19820624&id=gLIkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ng8GAAAAIBAJ&pg=2175,783710|title=Henry 'Tank' Powell: Local Insurance Man Named to Board of Directors of Local Savings and Loan Association|publisher=''The Ponchatoula Times''|date=June 24, 1982|accessdate=October 25, 2009}}</ref>
Powell has long been affiliated with Prudential Insurance, having been "Agent of the Year" and also "Man of the Year" designation from Tangipahoa Life Underwriters. He is a member of both the Hammond and Ponchatoula [[chamber of commerce|chambers of commerce]] as well as the Economic Development Foundation of Tangipahoa Parish. He is a member of the SLU Alumni Association. His wife is Kathy N. Powell (born c. 1944).<ref>"House District 73", ''Louisiana Encyclopedia'' (1999).</ref> Powell is a former member of the Southwood Academy School Board in Hammond. He is also active in the Masonic lodge in Ponchatoula. He is a [[Southern Baptist]] [[deacon]].<ref>The Ponchatoula Times - Google News Archive Search, ''The Ponchatoula Times,'' June 24, 1982.</ref>
Powell initially ran for the state House in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] in 1995, when he faced two [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], [[incumbent]] [[Dennis Paul Hebert]] of Ponchatoula and W.E. Blackwell. Powell nearly won the position outright, having polled 6,605 (49.27 percent) to Hebert’s 5,814 (43.37 percent), and Blackwell’s remaining 988 votes (7.37 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref> In the ensuing [[general election]] Powell narrowly topped Hebert, 7,803 (50.8 percent) to 7,563 (49.2 percent).
<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 18, 1995.</ref>
September 13, 2015}}</ref>
In 1999, Hebert's son, Dennis "Bubba" Hebert, Jr., challenged Powell in the primary but lost, 4,258 votes (32 percent) to 9,037 (68 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref> In the 2003 primary, Powell handily dispatched fellow Republican Charles J. "Chuck" Fulda, IV, 9,769 votes (75 percent) to 3,256 (25 percent).<ref>ouisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> In the 2007 primary, Powell was succeeded by fellow Republican Steve Pugh who had lost a bid for the seat in 1991 to Dennis Hebert. By 2007, the district had become so Republican that a lone Democratic House candidate received less than 12 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Henry "Tank"}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]]
| name=Henry Watson "Tank" Powell
|image=
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representatives<br>for District 73 (Tangipahoa Parish)
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| term_start=1996
| term_end=2008
| preceded=[[Dennis Paul Hebert]]
| succeeded=Steve Pugh
| birth_date=July 18, 1945
| birth_place=Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Louisiana
| residence=Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish]], Louisiana
| alma_mater=Bogalusa High School<br>
Southeastern Louisiana University
| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
| occupation=[[Insurance]] agent
| spouse=Kathy N. Powell
| children=
}}
'''Henry Watson Powell''', known as '''Henry "Tank" Powell''' (born July 18, 1945), is an [[insurance]] agent in Ponchatoula in Tangiipahoa Parish, [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 73 from 1996 until he was term-limited in 2008.<ref>HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf (louisiana.gov), accessed April 21, 2021.</ref> Powell and [[Leonard R. "Pop" Hataway]], former [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[sheriff]] of Grant Parish, were subsequently appointed in 2008 by incoming [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] to the five-member Louisiana Board of Pardons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doc.louisiana.gov/files/pardon/OCTOBER-2009.pdf|title=Louisiana Board of Pardons|publisher=doc.louisiana.gov|accessdate=October 25, 2009}}</ref> In 2012, Powell and Hataway were reappointed to the pardon board, a part-time position that pays $36,000 annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbrz.com/news/jindal-appoints-former-lawmakers-to-pardon-board/|title=Jindal appoints former lawmakers to pardon board|publisher=WBRZ-TV]accessdate=February 4, 2012}}</ref>
==Biography==
A native of Bogalusa, the principal city of Washington Parish, Powell graduated in 1963 from Bogalusa High School, where he excelled as an All-American [[football]] player, and presumably acquired his unusual nickname. Powell graduated in 1968 from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, also in Tangipahoa Parish. In 1982, he was named to the board of directors of First Savings and Loan Association of Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond.<ref name=ptimes>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1041&dat=19820624&id=gLIkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ng8GAAAAIBAJ&pg=2175,783710|title=Henry 'Tank' Powell: Local Insurance Man Named to Board of Directors of Local Savings and Loan Association|publisher=''The Ponchatoula Times''|date=June 24, 1982|accessdate=October 25, 2009}}</ref>
Powell has long been affiliated with Prudential Insurance, having been "Agent of the Year" and also "Man of the Year" designation from Tangipahoa Life Underwriters. He is a member of both the Hammond and Ponchatoula [[chamber of commerce|chambers of commerce]] as well as the Economic Development Foundation of Tangipahoa Parish. He is a member of the SLU Alumni Association. His wife is Kathy N. Powell (born c. 1944).<ref>"House District 73", ''Louisiana Encyclopedia'' (1999).</ref> Powell is a former member of the Southwood Academy School Board in Hammond. He is also active in the Masonic lodge in Ponchatoula. He is a [[Southern Baptist]] [[deacon]].<ref>The Ponchatoula Times - Google News Archive Search, ''The Ponchatoula Times,'' June 24, 1982.</ref>
Powell initially ran for the state House in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] in 1995, when he faced two [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], [[incumbent]] [[Dennis Paul Hebert]] of Ponchatoula and W.E. Blackwell. Powell nearly won the position outright, having polled 6,605 (49.27 percent) to Hebert’s 5,814 (43.37 percent), and Blackwell’s remaining 988 votes (7.37 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref> In the ensuing [[general election]] Powell narrowly topped Hebert, 7,803 (50.8 percent) to 7,563 (49.2 percent).
<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 18, 1995.</ref>
September 13, 2015}}</ref>
In 1999, Hebert's son, Dennis "Bubba" Hebert, Jr., challenged Powell in the primary but lost, 4,258 votes (32 percent) to 9,037 (68 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref> In the 2003 primary, Powell handily dispatched fellow Republican Charles J. "Chuck" Fulda, IV, 9,769 votes (75 percent) to 3,256 (25 percent).<ref>ouisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> In the 2007 primary, Powell was succeeded by fellow Republican Steve Pugh who had lost a bid for the seat in 1991 to Dennis Hebert. By 2007, the district had become so Republican that a lone Democratic House candidate received less than 12 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Powell, Henry "Tank"}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]]