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| name=Fred Henry Mills, Jr.

| name=Fred Henry Mills, Jr.

==Background==

==Background==

Mills holds a degree in pharmacy from the University of Louisiana at [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. He owns Mills Cashway Pharmacy in Parks in St. Martin Parish. He is also the president and chief executive officer ofFarmers-Merchants Bank and Trust Company of Breaux Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members.asp?id=46|title=Rep. Fred H. Mills, Jr.|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref> Farmers-Merchants,originally established in 1932, also has a branch at 1525 Ambassador Caffery Parkway in [[Lafayette]], Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://secured.goldleaf.com/2239/mirror/files/lafayette_grandopen_release(1).pdf|title=Opening Event Confirms St.Martin Parish Based - FM Bank - Expansion into Lafayette|publisher=secured.goldleaf.com|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref>

Mills holds a degree in pharmacy from the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]. He owns Mills Cashway Pharmacy in Parks in St. Martin Parish. He is also the president and chief executive officer ofFarmers-Merchants Bank and Trust Company of Breaux Bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members.asp?id=46|title=Rep. Fred H. Mills, Jr.|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref> Farmers-Merchants,originally established in 1932, also has a branch at 1525 Ambassador Caffery Parkway in [[Lafayette]], Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://secured.goldleaf.com/2239/mirror/files/lafayette_grandopen_release(1).pdf|title=Opening Event Confirms St.Martin Parish Based - FM Bank - Expansion into Lafayette|publisher=secured.goldleaf.com|accessdate=December 18, 2010}}</ref>

Mills previously served on the St. Martin Parish Council. He and his wife, Deborah K. Mills, reside in St. Martinville but have business interests throughout the parish. He is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=bio/>

Mills previously served on the St. Martin Parish Council. He and his wife, Deborah K. Mills, reside in St. Martinville but have business interests throughout the parish. He is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=bio/>

Considered a [[Moderate Republican]], Mills came under fire in September 2020 from the conservative [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]], who questioned Mills' close ties to Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] and former Public Service Commissioner [[Scott Angelle]], another Democrat-turned-Republican who refused to support the 2015 gubernatorial runoff candidate, former U.S. Senator [[David Vitter]], after Angelle himself was eliminated in the primary. Angelle now serves in the [[Donald Trump]] administration. Griffon said that though he personally likes Mills he believes that the senator lacks compassion for people who have suffered economic effects from the [[Coronavirus]] [[pandemic]]. Griffon has called for the reopening of the semi-closed Louisiana economy, but Edwards and Mills have been hesitant to do so. Griffon said that those who wish to keep controls on the economy are almost entirely persons who have not suffered economic consequences from the shutdown.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' September 25, 2020.</ref>

Considered a [[Moderate Republican]], Mills came under fire in September 2020 from the conservative [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]], who questioned Mills' close ties to Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] and former Public Service Commissioner [[Scott Angelle]], another Democrat-turned-Republican who refused to support the 2015 gubernatorial runoff candidate, former U.S. Senator [[David Vitter]], after Angelle himself was eliminated in the primary. Angelle now serves in the [[Donald Trump]] administration. Griffon said that though he personally likes Mills he believes that the senator lacks compassion for people who have suffered economic effects from the [[Coronavirus]] [[pandemic]]. Griffon has called for the reopening of the semi-closed Louisiana economy, but Edwards and Mills have been hesitant to do so. Griffon said that those who wish to keep controls on the economy are almost entirely persons who have not suffered economic consequences from the shutdown.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' September 25, 2020.</ref>

A close associate of Democratic Governor Edwards, Senator Mills singlehandedly in 2023 blocked in committee the proposed ban on transgender surgeries permitted on children in Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/24/louisiana-gender-affirming-care/675d2bc2-fa86-11ed-bafc-bf50205661da_story.html|title=Republican-controlled committee rejects Louisiana bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors|author=Sara Cline|publisher=''[[Washington Post]]''|date=May 24, 2023|accessdate=May 25, 2023}}</ref>

A close associate of Democratic Governor Edwards, Senator Mills singlehandedly in 2023 blocked in committee the proposed ban on transgender surgeries permitted on children in Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/24/louisiana-gender-affirming-care/675d2bc2-fa86-11ed-bafc-bf50205661da_story.html|title=Republican-controlled committee rejects Louisiana bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors|author=Sara Cline|publisher=''[[Washington Post]]''|date=May 24, 2023|accessdate=May 25, 2023}}</ref>

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