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{{Infobox officeholder
| image=Rick Gallot of LA.jpg
| name=Richard Joseph Gallot, Jr.
| office=President of the University of Louisiana System
| term_start=January 1, 2024
| preceded=[[James Henderson]]
| office2=10th President of Grambling State University
| term_start2=August 1, 2016
| term_end2=December 31, 2023
| preceded2=Willie Larkin
| succeeded2=
| office3=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 21
| term_start3=January 9, 2012
| term_end3=January 2016
| preceded3=[[Joe McPherson]]
| succeeded3=Jay Luneau
| office4=Louisiana State Representative for District 11
| term_start4=2000
| term_end4=January 9, 2012
| preceded4=[[Pinkie Wilkerson]]
| succeeded4=[[Patrick Jefferson]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| birth_date=April 3, 1966
| birth_place=[[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
| death_date=
| death_place=
| resting_place=
| spouse=Christy Cox Gallot
| children=Four children
| occupation=[[Attorney]]
| nationality=[[African American]]
| alma_mater=Grambling State University<br>
Southern University Law Center}}
'''Richard Joseph Gallot, Jr.''', known as '''Rick Gallot''' (born April 3, 1966), is the incoming [[African-American]] president of the University of Louisiana System, a conglomerate of nine state universities. He was appointed to the $475,000 per year position, excluding housing and automobile allowances, by the ULS board.<ref name=ulboard/> Gallot is also the former president of his alma mater, Grambling State University in Grambling in Lincoln Parish, [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gram.edu/news/?p=1433|title=Grambling State University - Gallot Named Grambling State University President|publisher=www.gram.edu|access-date=December 31, 2023}}</ref> He is also a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] former state senator for District 29 and a former 12-year state representative for District 11.
==Background==
Born in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] in Lincoln Parish, he graduated in 1987 from the historically black Grambling State University, located west of Ruston, and the historically black Southern University Law Center in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He is an inductee of the Southern Law Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/54275/richard-gallot-jr#.VfGPKBFViko|title=Richard Gallot, Jr. Biography|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]]|accessdate=September 10, 2015}}</ref>
==Career==
In 2012, after twelve years in the state House of Representatives for District 11, Gallot succeeded the term-limited white Democrat state Senator [[Joe McPherson]] of Rapides Parish, who was term-limited.<ref name=returns>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref> Gallot polled 12,992 votes (50.3 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, 2011.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>
With a [[liberal]] legislative voting record, Gallot in 2014 was one of only two Democrat state senators to oppose reforms to Louisiana's payday lending laws. He sided with the industry against a grassroots campaign that advocated for reform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillDocs.aspx?i=223923&t=votes|title=Votes on SB 84|publisher=legis.la.gov|accessdate=September 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/54275/richard-gallot-jr#.VfGQlBFViko|title=Richard Gallot, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 31, 2023}}</ref>
Gallot did not seek reelection to a second Senate term in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015. In April 2016, Gallot began a brief stint on the board of directors of the CLEC) Corporation, an electric utility company based in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], Louisiana.<ref>Boards of Managers | Cleco, accessed December 31, 2023.</ref>
Upon his selection as the president of Grambling State University, Gallot donated $20,000 to the institution. He said that he did not feel right asking others to contribute to the university if he did not first do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/education/2016/07/26/uls-naming-system-pres-grambling-pres/87095420/|title=Rick Gallot named new Grambling president |author=Leigh Guidry|publisher=''Baton Rouge Advertiser''|accessdate=December 31, 2023}}</ref>
Gallot was chosen the president of the University of Louisiana System in 2023 but was delayed from taking the position until he met with incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor]] [[Jeff Landry]]. Despite their philosophical differences, Landry agreed that Gallot could take the helm of the state system.<ref name=ulboard>After 2 months, Grambling's Rick Gallot gets contract to lead UL System (thetowntalk.com), author [[Greg Hilburn]], accessed December 31, 2023.</ref>It has not been revealed if Landry obtained concessions from Gallot regarding the status of [[DEI]] and [[CRT]] in the Louisiana college curricula.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallot, Rick}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:African Americans]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Educators]]
| image=Rick Gallot of LA.jpg
| name=Richard Joseph Gallot, Jr.
| office=President of the University of Louisiana System
| term_start=January 1, 2024
| preceded=[[James Henderson]]
| office2=10th President of Grambling State University
| term_start2=August 1, 2016
| term_end2=December 31, 2023
| preceded2=Willie Larkin
| succeeded2=
| office3=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 21
| term_start3=January 9, 2012
| term_end3=January 2016
| preceded3=[[Joe McPherson]]
| succeeded3=Jay Luneau
| office4=Louisiana State Representative for District 11
| term_start4=2000
| term_end4=January 9, 2012
| preceded4=[[Pinkie Wilkerson]]
| succeeded4=[[Patrick Jefferson]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
| birth_date=April 3, 1966
| birth_place=[[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
| death_date=
| death_place=
| resting_place=
| spouse=Christy Cox Gallot
| children=Four children
| occupation=[[Attorney]]
| nationality=[[African American]]
| alma_mater=Grambling State University<br>
Southern University Law Center}}
'''Richard Joseph Gallot, Jr.''', known as '''Rick Gallot''' (born April 3, 1966), is the incoming [[African-American]] president of the University of Louisiana System, a conglomerate of nine state universities. He was appointed to the $475,000 per year position, excluding housing and automobile allowances, by the ULS board.<ref name=ulboard/> Gallot is also the former president of his alma mater, Grambling State University in Grambling in Lincoln Parish, [[Louisiana]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gram.edu/news/?p=1433|title=Grambling State University - Gallot Named Grambling State University President|publisher=www.gram.edu|access-date=December 31, 2023}}</ref> He is also a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] former state senator for District 29 and a former 12-year state representative for District 11.
==Background==
Born in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] in Lincoln Parish, he graduated in 1987 from the historically black Grambling State University, located west of Ruston, and the historically black Southern University Law Center in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He is an inductee of the Southern Law Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/54275/richard-gallot-jr#.VfGPKBFViko|title=Richard Gallot, Jr. Biography|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]]|accessdate=September 10, 2015}}</ref>
==Career==
In 2012, after twelve years in the state House of Representatives for District 11, Gallot succeeded the term-limited white Democrat state Senator [[Joe McPherson]] of Rapides Parish, who was term-limited.<ref name=returns>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref> Gallot polled 12,992 votes (50.3 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, 2011.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref>
With a [[liberal]] legislative voting record, Gallot in 2014 was one of only two Democrat state senators to oppose reforms to Louisiana's payday lending laws. He sided with the industry against a grassroots campaign that advocated for reform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillDocs.aspx?i=223923&t=votes|title=Votes on SB 84|publisher=legis.la.gov|accessdate=September 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/54275/richard-gallot-jr#.VfGQlBFViko|title=Richard Gallot, Jr.'s Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 31, 2023}}</ref>
Gallot did not seek reelection to a second Senate term in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015. In April 2016, Gallot began a brief stint on the board of directors of the CLEC) Corporation, an electric utility company based in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], Louisiana.<ref>Boards of Managers | Cleco, accessed December 31, 2023.</ref>
Upon his selection as the president of Grambling State University, Gallot donated $20,000 to the institution. He said that he did not feel right asking others to contribute to the university if he did not first do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/education/2016/07/26/uls-naming-system-pres-grambling-pres/87095420/|title=Rick Gallot named new Grambling president |author=Leigh Guidry|publisher=''Baton Rouge Advertiser''|accessdate=December 31, 2023}}</ref>
Gallot was chosen the president of the University of Louisiana System in 2023 but was delayed from taking the position until he met with incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Governor]] [[Jeff Landry]]. Despite their philosophical differences, Landry agreed that Gallot could take the helm of the state system.<ref name=ulboard>After 2 months, Grambling's Rick Gallot gets contract to lead UL System (thetowntalk.com), author [[Greg Hilburn]], accessed December 31, 2023.</ref>It has not been revealed if Landry obtained concessions from Gallot regarding the status of [[DEI]] and [[CRT]] in the Louisiana college curricula.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gallot, Rick}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:African Americans]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Educators]]