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Claitor and his brothers, James Dean Claitor, Robert Claitor, Jr., and John Fleming Claitor,<ref name=mrsclaitorobit/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=james-daniel-claitor&pid=172000449&fhid=17442|title=James Daniel Claitor (uncle of Dan Claitor)|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}</ref> were reared within the boundaries of his Baton Rouge senatorial district. The family Claitor's Bookstore has published general works distinct to Louisiana and the memoirs of numerous Louisiana [[politician]]s, such as [[Bill Dodd|William J. "Bill" Dodd]], a former lieutenant governor and state education superintendent who twice lost gubernatorial campaigns in 1952 and 1959.

Claitor and his brothers, James Dean Claitor, Robert Claitor, Jr., and John Fleming Claitor,<ref name=mrsclaitorobit/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=james-daniel-claitor&pid=172000449&fhid=17442|title=James Daniel Claitor (uncle of Dan Claitor)|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=October 15, 2019}}</ref> were reared within the boundaries of his Baton Rouge senatorial district. The family Claitor's Bookstore has published general works distinct to Louisiana and the memoirs of numerous Louisiana [[politician]]s, such as [[Bill Dodd|William J. "Bill" Dodd]], a former lieutenant governor and state education superintendent who twice lost gubernatorial campaigns in 1952 and 1959.

Claitor's formal schooling began at the age of three in the preschool of the Department of Home Economics at LSU. He graduated in 1979 from Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge and then returned to LSU to complete in 1983 a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. According to his website, he considers the progress of LSU crucial to the retention and recruitment of business in the Baton Rouge metropolitan area. As a youth, Claitor drove delivery trucks and worked the presses and bindery operations at Claitor's, for which he is still its legal counsel.<ref name=claitor>{{cite web|url=http://www.claitorforsenate.com/|title=Claitor for Louisiana Senate District 16|publisher=claitorforsenate.com|accessdate=April 18, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref>​

Claitor's formal schooling began at the age of three in the preschool of the Department of Home Economics at LSU. He graduated in 1979 from Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge and then returned to LSU to complete in 1983 a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. According to his website, he considers the progress of LSU crucial to the retention and recruitment of business in the Baton Rouge metropolitan area. As a youth, Claitor drove delivery trucks and worked the presses and bindery operations at Claitor's, for which he is still its legal counsel.<ref name=claitor>{{cite web|url=http://www.claitorforsenate.com/|title=Claitor for Louisiana Senate District 16|publisher=claitorforsenate.com|accessdate=April 18, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref>​

Claitor obtained his law degree from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law. In 1987, Claitor was named an assistant district attorney at the annual salary of $18,951 for the Orleans Parish District Attorney's office. Claitor claimed that he developed a good record in fighting crime. In 2008, in his first political race, Claitor lost badly in a bid for District Attorney of the 19th Judicial District.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/27981774.html|author=Joe Gyan, Jr.|title=DA foes experienced in law: Republican Dan Claitor, Democrat Hillar Moore vying for post|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=April 18, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref> Claitor polled 26,880 votes (26 percent) in the district attorney's race to 76,890 ballots (74 percent) for the Democrat Hillar Moore, who carried the backing of two former Republican district attorneys, [[Bryan Bush]], and Douglas Moreau, the outgoing DA who had served since 1991.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2008.</ref>

Claitor obtained his law degree from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law. In 1987, Claitor was named an assistant district attorney at the annual salary of $18,951 for the Orleans Parish District Attorney's office. Claitor claimed that he developed a good record in fighting crime. In 2008, in his first political race, Claitor lost badly in a bid for District Attorney of the 19th Judicial District.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/27981774.html|author=Joe Gyan, Jr.|title=DA foes experienced in law: Republican Dan Claitor, Democrat Hillar Moore vying for post|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=April 18, 2009; no longer on-line}}</ref> Claitor polled 26,880 votes (26 percent) in the district attorney's race to 76,890 ballots (74 percent) for the Democrat Hillar Moore, who carried the backing of two former Republican district attorneys, [[Bryan Bush]], and Douglas Moreau, the outgoing DA who had served since 1991.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2008.</ref>

On September 19, 2014, Claitor, Lenar Whitney, Paul Dietzel, and two other Republican congressional candidates, Garret Graves and Trey Thomas, all received the "Outstanding Family Advocate Award" from the Louisiana Family Forum.<ref>"End of Week: Victory achieves lifetime award!", Louisiana Family Forum, September 19, 2004.</ref>

On September 19, 2014, Claitor, Lenar Whitney, Paul Dietzel, and two other Republican congressional candidates, Garret Graves and Trey Thomas, all received the "Outstanding Family Advocate Award" from the Louisiana Family Forum.<ref>"End of Week: Victory achieves lifetime award!", Louisiana Family Forum, September 19, 2004.</ref>

Claitor was term-limited in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019. He will be succeeded on January 13, 2020 by another Republican, [[Franklin Foil]], who won a runoff against the Democrat Beverly Brooks Thompson. Outgoing Republican state Representatives [[Steve Carter (Louisiana politician)|Steve Carter]] finished third in the primary, only four votes beind Foil and hence failed to gain a runoff berth.

Claitor was term-limited in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019. He will be succeeded on January 13, 2020, by another Republican, [[Franklin Foil]], who won a runoff against the Democrat Beverly Brooks Thompson. Outgoing Republican state Representatives [[Steve Carter (Louisiana politician)|Steve Carter]] finished third in the primary, only four votes beind Foil and hence failed to gain a runoff berth.

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