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*Page Cortez gained vital name recognition in his 2007 race for the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives through his furniture advertising on television and his earlier service as a high school coach.​}}

*Page Cortez gained vital name recognition in his 2007 race for the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives through his furniture advertising on television and his earlier service as a high school coach.​}}

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'''Patrick Page Cortez''', known as '''Page Cortez''' (born August 25, 1961), is a [[business]]man in his native [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator for District 23 in Lafayette Parish. On November 29, 2019, it was reported that Cortez has obtained pledges of support from twenty of the thirty-nine senators to be chosen in January 2020 as state Senate President. As it developed, all Senate Republicans united behind Cortez, who will succeed fellow [[Moderate Republican]] [[John Alario]],<ref>{{cite web|url=

'''Patrick Page Cortez''', known as '''Page Cortez''' (born August 25, 1961), is a [[business]]man in his native [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator for District 23 in Lafayette Parish. On November 29, 2019, it was reported that Cortez has obtained pledges of support from twenty of the thirty-nine senators to be chosen in January 2020 as state Senate President. As it developed, all Senate Republicans united behind Cortez, who succeeded  fellow [[Moderate Republican]] [[John Alario]],<ref>{{cite web|url=

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_00cc0f42-12f7-11ea-8d8e-e7b67b4ad7ee.html|title=Page Cortez of Lafayette slated to be next state Senate president|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=November 29, 2019|author=Tyler Bridges|accessdate=November 30, 2019}}</ref> a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-Republican from Westwego in Jefferson Parish who supported the reelection in 2019 of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], rather than the Republican candidate, [[Eddie Rispone]].

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_00cc0f42-12f7-11ea-8d8e-e7b67b4ad7ee.html|title=Page Cortez of Lafayette slated to be next state Senate president|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=November 29, 2019|author=Tyler Bridges|accessdate=November 30, 2019}}</ref> a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-Republican from Westwego in Jefferson Parish who supported the reelection in 2019 of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], rather than the Republican candidate, [[Eddie Rispone]].

Cortez is also the former District 43 member of the Louisiana House of Representative, a post which he filled for only one term. He vacated the seat in January 2012 to become a state senator.

Cortez is also the former District 43 member of the Louisiana House of Representative, a post which he filled for only one term. He vacated the seat in January 2012 to become a state senator.

[[Conservative]] [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]], who is four months older than Cortez, has long quarreled with the selection of Cortez as state senate president because of the lawmaker [[Moderate Republican]] tendencies. Griffon named Cortez as "Blank Page" Cortez.

[[Conservative]] [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]], who is four months older than Cortez, has long quarreled with the selection of Cortez as state senate president because of the lawmaker's [[Moderate Republican]] tendencies and frequent support for Democrats. Griffon calls Cortez "Blank Page" Cortez.

==Background==

==Background==