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|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (2010)
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (2010)
|spouse=Alba Williamson Alario<br> (died 2006)<br>
|spouse=Alba Williamson Alario<br> (died 2006)<br>
Trina Edwards Alario (married 2023)
|children=John W., Jan M., Christopher Brian, and Kevin George Alario<br>
|children=John W., Jan M., Christopher Brian, and Kevin George Alario<br>
Parents:<br>
Stepson Eli Edwards<br>
'''Parents:'''<br>
John, Sr., and Elsie Lombas Alario
John, Sr., and Elsie Lombas Alario
|alma-mater=West Jefferson High School<br>
|alma-mater=West Jefferson High School<br>
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
}}
}}
'''John A. Alario, Jr.''' (born September 15, 1943), is a former president of the [[Louisiana]] State Senate. A three-term state senator from Westwego in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]], Alario from 1972 to 2008 was a member of the state House of Representatives and was twice the House Speaker. His successor as Senate president is [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]], who carried the support of all Republicans in the state Senate.
'''John A. Alario, Jr.''' (born September 15, 1943), is a former president of the [[Louisiana]] State Senate. A three-term state senator from Westwego in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [|New Orleans]], Alario from 1972 to 2008 was a member of the state House of Representatives and was twice the House Speaker. His successor as Senate president is [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]], who carried the support of all Republicans in the state Senate.
Along with Mallory Horne of [[Florida]], [[John Hainkel]] of Louisiana, and Libby Mitchell of [[Maine]], Alario is one of only four persons who previously held both of the top state legislative offices, House Speaker, and Senate President in their states.
Along with Mallory Horne of [[Florida]], [[John Hainkel]] of Louisiana, and Libby Mitchell of [[Maine]], Alario is one of only four persons who previously held both of the top state legislative offices, House Speaker, and Senate President in their states.
In 2003, Alario was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield, north of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]].
In 2003, Alario was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield, north of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]].
In August 2022, Alario announced his engagement to Trina Edwards, the widow of the late Governor Edwin Edwards, a close Alario ally.
In August 2022, Alario announced his engagement to Trina Edwards, the widow of the late Governor Edwin Edwards, a close Alario ally. The two married in 2023 and in 2025 were renovating an historic home in Gretna.<ref>{{cite wkekb|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/trina-edwards-john-alario-are-renovating-a-home-and-moving-to-gretna/article_547bbb72-d26c-5673-9af8-f51f3f17fdfb.html#tncms-source=featured-2|title=Trina Edwards and John Alario are renovating a historic home and moving to Gretna|author=Jan Risher|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate|date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
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