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'''Clyde Cecil Holloway''' (November 28, 1943 – October 16, 2022) was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] who served as one of five members of the [[Louisiana]] Public Service Commission from April 2009 until his death in office. He was earlier a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1987 to 1993 for the since defunct [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]-based 8th congressional district. He was the first Republican in the 20th century to represent the northern part of his state in Congress.

'''Clyde Cecil Holloway''' (November 28, 1943 – October 16, 2022) was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] who served as one of five members of the [[Louisiana]] Public Service Commission from April 2009 until his death in office. He was earlier a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1987 to 1993 for the since defunct [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]-based 8th congressional district. He was the first Republican in the 20th century to represent the northern part of his state in Congress.

Holloway won three consecutive elections to the U.S. House from a historically [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] district. He ran unsuccessfully for [[governor]] in the 1991 primary. He finished fourth in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]]. After redistricting in 1992, the 8th district was abolished and he ran in the adjoining 6th congressional district against fellow Republican Richard Hugh Baker. He narrowly lost the runoff. He ran unsuccessful campaigns in 1994 for the 7th congressional district, since disbanded, and the 5th congressional district in 1996 and again in 2002 and for Lieutenant Governor in 2003.

Holloway won three consecutive elections to the U.S. House from a historically [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] district. He finishede in fourth place in the 1991 [[Governor|gubernatorial]] primary. After redistricting in 1992, the 8th district was abolished and he ran in the adjoining 6th congressional district against fellow Republican Richard Hugh Baker. He narrowly lost the runoff. He ran unsuccessful campaigns in 1994 for the 7th congressional district, since disbanded, and the 5th congressional district in 1996 and again in 2002 and for Lieutenant Governor in 2003.

Holloway served as Louisiana state director for the Office of Rural Development in the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] from October 2006 to January 2009. Then he ran in April 2009 in a [[special election]] for the Louisiana Public Service Commission]] in which he was victorius.<ref>"Senator drops out of runoff for PSC," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' April 14, 2009, p. B2.</ref> He was re-elected unopposed to the public service commission in 2010. Holloway was also a former member of the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee for the 27th representative district.

Holloway served as Louisiana state director for the Office of Rural Development in the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] from October 2006 to January 2009. Then he ran in April 2009 in a [[special election]] for the Louisiana Public Service Commission]] in which he was victorius.<ref>"Senator drops out of runoff for PSC," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' April 14, 2009, p. B2.</ref> He was re-elected unopposed to the public service commission in 2010. Holloway was also a former member of the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee for the 27th representative district.