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|term_start2=January 2008

|term_start2=January 2008

|term_end2=December 2018

|term_end2=December 2018

|preceded2=Rick Lamar Farrar

|preceded2=[[Rick L. Farrar]]

|succeeded2=[[Michael T. Johnson]]

|succeeded2=[[Michael T. Johnson]]

|birth_date=January 25, 1965

|birth_date=January 25, 1965

==Election history==

==Election history==

In the  nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007, Hazel unseated Democratic state Representative Rick Lamar Farrar (1960-2018) of Pineville, 9,330 votes (62.5 percent) to 5,611 (37.5 percent).[2] Farrar had first won the seat in the primary held on October 19, 1991, when he upset fellow Democrat Carl Newton Gunter, Jr. (1938-1999), 7,729 (56.6 percent) to 5,929 (43.4 percent).[3] Gunter had been known for his [[Populism|populist]] political stance and his outspoken opposition to [[abortion]].[4] Farrar was narrowly unseated for the 1996-2000 term by the Republican Randy Eugene Wiggins of Pineville, a State Farm [[insurance]] agent in Alexandria. On October 6, 1995, Wiggins defeated Farrar, 6,350 votes (51.1 percent) to 6,077 (48.9 percent).[5] When Wiggins ran for the state Senate in 1999 against former Senator [[Joe McPherson]], who did not run in 1995, Farrar staged a successful return to the House seat. In the 2003 primary, Farrar handily defeated the [[Independent]]  "Pete" Ferrington,, 7,072 (61 percent) to 4,519 (39 percent). [6]

In the  nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007, Hazel unseated Democratic state Representative [[Rick L. Farrar]] of Pineville, 9,330 votes (62.5 percent) to 5,611 (37.5 percent).[2] Farrar had first won the seat in the primary held on October 19, 1991, when he upset fellow Democrat Carl Newton Gunter, Jr. (1938-1999), 7,729 (56.6 percent) to 5,929 (43.4 percent).[3] Gunter had been known for his [[Populism|populist]] political stance and his outspoken opposition to [[abortion]].[4] Farrar was narrowly unseated for the 1996-2000 term by the Republican [[Randy Wiggins]] of Pineville, a State Farm [[insurance]] agent in Alexandria. On October 6, 1995, Wiggins defeated Farrar, 6,350 votes (51.1 percent) to 6,077 (48.9 percent).[5] When Wiggins ran for the state Senate in 1999 against former Senator [[Joe McPherson]], who did not run in 1995, Farrar staged a successful return to the House seat. In the 2003 primary, Farrar handily defeated the [[Independent]]  "Pete" Ferrington,, 7,072 (61 percent) to 4,519 (39 percent). [6]

Randy Wiggins, meanwhile, challenged the second-term reelection of Hazel  in the primary held on October 22, 2011, but Hazel handily defeated the former representative, 8,089 votes (60.8 percent) to 5,220 votes (39.2 percent). [7]

Randy Wiggins, meanwhile, challenged the second-term reelection of Hazel  in the primary held on October 22, 2011, but Hazel handily defeated the former representative, 8,089 votes (60.8 percent) to 5,220 votes (39.2 percent). [7]

==Losing race for district attorney==

==Losing race for district attorney==

In April 2014, Hazel confirmed that he would run for Rapides Parish District Attorney in the primary election held on November 4. The long-term incumbent, [[Jam Downs]], a Democrat and son of the late C. H. "Sammy" Downs and nephew of [[J. Earl Downs]], retired after fourteen years as the DA. Hazel finished a strong second in the primary to Pineville City Judge Phillip Terrell, a Democrat. He polled 15,001 votes (34.6 percent) to Terrell's 15,245 (35.2 percent). The third candidate, Democratic former state Representative Christopher Roy, Jr., the brother of former Alexandria Mayor Jacques Roy, trailed with 13,081 votes (30.2 percent).[16] In the runoff election held on December 6, Terrell defeated Hazel, 20,053 votes (52.9 percent) to 17,840 (47.1 percent). [17]

In April 2014, Hazel confirmed that he would run for Rapides Parish District Attorney in the primary election held on November 4. The long-term incumbent, [[Jam Downs]], a Democrat and son of the late Crawford Hugh "Sammy" Downs and nephew of [[J. Earl Downs]], retired after fourteen years as the DA. Hazel finished a strong second in the primary to Pineville City Judge Phillip Terrell, a Democrat. He polled 15,001 votes (34.6 percent) to Terrell's 15,245 (35.2 percent). The third candidate, Democratic former state Representative Christopher Roy, Jr., the brother of former Alexandria Mayor Jacques Roy, trailed with 13,081 votes (30.2 percent).[16] In the runoff election held on December 6, Terrell defeated Hazel, 20,053 votes (52.9 percent) to 17,840 (47.1 percent). [17]

==2015 legislative campaign==

==2015 legislative campaign==

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