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'''Jimmy Ray Faircloth, Jr.''' (born July 18, 1964), is an  [[attorney]] from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] and [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], [[Louisiana]], who is a former executive counsel to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]].​

'''Jimmy Ray Faircloth Jr.''' (born July 18, 1964), is an  [[attorney]] from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] and [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], [[Louisiana]], who is a former executive counsel to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]].​

==Background==

==Background==

Faircloth is married to the former Kelly Boisvert (born October 21, 1965), a chiropractor who also studied at Louisiana Tech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Kelly&qmi=&qn=Faircloth&qcs=Pineville%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Kelly Faircloth|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref> The Faircloth's son, Zachary Alexander "Zack" Faircloth (born December 1993), is a 2012 graduate of Pineville High School and the 2016 student body president at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He was elected student body president on a platform of "Forward." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/education/2016/03/30/pineville-grad-named-student-body-president-lsu/82259492/|title=Pineville grad named student body president at LSU|author=Leigh Guidry|publisher=''[[Alexandria Town Talk]]''|date=March 30, 2016|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref> ​He is a 2020 graduate of the Dedman School of Law at [[Southern Methodist University]] near [[Dallas]], Texas.

Faircloth is married to the former Kelly Boisvert (born October 21, 1965), a chiropractor who also studied at Louisiana Tech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Kelly&qmi=&qn=Faircloth&qcs=Pineville%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Kelly Faircloth|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref> The Faircloth's son, Zachary Alexander "Zack" Faircloth (born December 1993), is a 2012 graduate of Pineville High School and the 2016 student body president at [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]]. He was elected student body president on a platform of "Forward." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/education/2016/03/30/pineville-grad-named-student-body-president-lsu/82259492/|title=Pineville grad named student body president at LSU|author=Leigh Guidry|publisher=''[[Alexandria Town Talk]]''|date=March 30, 2016|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref> ​He is a 2020 graduate of the Dedman School of Law at [[Southern Methodist University]] near [[Dallas]], Texas.

Faircloth's father, Jimmy, Sr. (born 1941) resides in Montgomery in Grant Parish north of Alexandria.​

Faircloth's father, Jimmy Sr. (born 1941) resides in Montgomery in Grant Parish north of Alexandria.​

==Career==

==Career==

In 1998, Faircloth was retained by Republican [[Mayor]]-elect [[Leo Deslatte]] of Pineville and three incoming members of the Pineville City Council, Joe Bishop, Carol Jeukens Cunningham, and [[Clarence Fields]],  to obtain in the Louisiana 9th Judicial District Court in Alexandria a temporary restraining order against lame duck Mayor [[Fred Baden]] and three defeated council members, regarding efforts to [[Organized labor|unionize]] Pineville municipal employees. Just prior to his defeat by Deslatte in a bitter [[general election]] campaign, Baden met with a representative of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and committed to a [[collective bargaining]] agreement between the union and city employees which he wanted formulated before he left office. Never before had Baden encouraged union activity. This time he did so during business hours at City Hall. The court ordered that Baden and three defeated city council members, Charles O'Banion, [[George Hearn]], and Lemon "Billy" Coleman, Jr. (1935-2015), the first African American to have served on the city council, must halt their efforts for unionization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/74276370/pineville-mayor-elect-leo-deslatte-et-al-vs-mayor-fred-baden-et-al-1998|title=​Pineville Mayor-elect Leo Deslatte et al vs Mayor Fred Baden et al |date=1998|publisher=scribd.com|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref>

In 1998, Faircloth was retained by Republican [[Mayor]]-elect [[Leo Deslatte]] of Pineville and three incoming members of the Pineville City Council, Joe Bishop, Carol Jeukens Cunningham, and [[Clarence Fields]],  to obtain in the Louisiana 9th Judicial District Court in Alexandria a temporary restraining order against lame duck Mayor [[Fred Baden]] and three defeated council members, regarding efforts to [[Organized labor|unionize]] Pineville municipal employees. Just prior to his defeat by Deslatte in a bitter [[general election]] campaign, Baden met with a representative of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and committed to a [[collective bargaining]] agreement between the union and city employees which he wanted formulated before he left office. Never before had Baden encouraged union activity. This time he did so during business hours at City Hall. The court ordered that Baden and three defeated city council members, Charles O'Banion, [[George Hearn]], and Lemon "Billy" Coleman Jr. (1935–2015), the first African American to have served on the city council, must halt their efforts for unionization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/74276370/pineville-mayor-elect-leo-deslatte-et-al-vs-mayor-fred-baden-et-al-1998|title=​Pineville Mayor-elect Leo Deslatte et al vs Mayor Fred Baden et al |date=1998|publisher=scribd.com|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref>

Faircloth is considered the legal architect of the ethics reform package passed by the state legislature in a special 2008 session on ethics reform. He guided the Jindal administration through the aftermath of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. After nearly two years as Jindal's executive counsel, Faircloth resigned to run for the District 4 seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was narrowly defeated by fellow Republican [[Marcus R. Clark]], a state court judge from West Monroe. Clark and Faircloth evenly split the twenty parishes in the district. Clark prevailed with 28,521 votes  (53 percent) to Faircloth's 25,495 (47 percent). Clark's strongest turnout was in his home base of Ouachita Parish, where he defeated Faircloth, 14,253 to 5,322. While Faircloth won his home base of Rapides Parish, his turnout there was insufficient to overcome Clark's districtwide lead. Rapides Parish voted for Faircloth, 8,461 to 2,193.<ref name=sentinel>"Clark wins Supreme Court post," ''The Concordia Sentinel'' (Ferriday), October 22, 2009.</ref><ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Special election returns for state Supreme Court, October 17, 2009.</ref> From 2005 to 2007, Faircloth advised the Coushatta Indian Tribe of Louisiana in the investment of $30 million in MainNet, an [[Israel]]i technology company which later went [[Bankruptcy|bankrupt]].<ref name=cenlamar/> ​

Faircloth is considered the legal architect of the ethics reform package passed by the state legislature in a special 2008 session on ethics reform. He guided the Jindal administration through the aftermath of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. After nearly two years as Jindal's executive counsel, Faircloth resigned to run for the District 4 seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was narrowly defeated by fellow Republican [[Marcus R. Clark]], a state court judge from West Monroe. Clark and Faircloth evenly split the twenty parishes in the district. Clark prevailed with 28,521 votes  (53 percent) to Faircloth's 25,495 (47 percent). Clark's strongest turnout was in his home base of Ouachita Parish, where he defeated Faircloth, 14,253 to 5,322. While Faircloth won his home base of Rapides Parish, his turnout there was insufficient to overcome Clark's districtwide lead. Rapides Parish voted for Faircloth, 8,461 to 2,193.<ref name=sentinel>"Clark wins Supreme Court post," ''The Concordia Sentinel'' (Ferriday), October 22, 2009.</ref><ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Special election returns for state Supreme Court, October 17, 2009.</ref> From 2005 to 2007, Faircloth advised the Coushatta Indian Tribe of Louisiana in the investment of $30 million in MainNet, an [[Israel]]i technology company which later went [[Bankruptcy|bankrupt]].<ref name=cenlamar/> ​

On June 3, 2009, the legislature approved, 64-33, a bill by then Representative [[Jim Morris (Louisiana Politician)|Jim Morris]], a Republican, later [[Independent voter|Independent]],  from Caddo Parish, to permit [[motorcycle|motorcyclists]] to decide for themselves whether they will wear helmets. Thereafter, the measure was shelved for the second consecutive year by the Health Committee of the state Senate. Opponents of the measure said that safety considerations trump the freedom of choice. The bill had a provision that cyclists have health and liability insurance before they could have been exempt from wearing helmets. In the debate on the bill, Faircloth likened motorcycle riding to skydiving, [[hunting]], mountain climbing, and other sports with a risk in participation. State senators unimpressed with the legislation equated the helmet requirement to the state’s strict seat belt law designed to protect people from avoidable injuries.<ref>"Senate Panel Rejects Cycle Helmet Repeal," ''The Natchez ([[Mississippi]]) Democrat,'' July 11, 2009.</ref>​

On June 3, 2009, the legislature approved, 64–33, a bill by then Representative [[Jim Morris (Louisiana Politician)|Jim Morris]], a Republican, later [[Independent voter|Independent]],  from Caddo Parish, to permit [[motorcycle|motorcyclists]] to decide for themselves whether they will wear helmets. Thereafter, the measure was shelved for the second consecutive year by the Health Committee of the state Senate. Opponents of the measure said that safety considerations trump the freedom of choice. The bill had a provision that cyclists have health and liability insurance before they could have been exempt from wearing helmets. In the debate on the bill, Faircloth likened motorcycle riding to skydiving, [[hunting]], mountain climbing, and other sports with a risk in participation. State senators unimpressed with the legislation equated the helmet requirement to the state's strict seat belt law designed to protect people from avoidable injuries.<ref>"Senate Panel Rejects Cycle Helmet Repeal," ''The Natchez ([[Mississippi]]) Democrat,'' July 11, 2009.</ref>​

After leaving the Jindal administration, Faircloth earned $1.1 million on no-bid contracts.<ref name=huffpost>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/24/jimmy-faircloth-bobby-jindal_n_3647111.html|title=Jimmy Faircloth, Ex-Bobby Jindal Aide, Runs Law Firm Drawing No-Bid State Contracts|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|author=Melinda Deslatte|date=July 24, 2013|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref> Jindal subsequently named Faircloth to the Louisiana Tax Commission, but he resigned after three months because of a question over whether he could serve  because he had left the Jindal administration less than a year earlier.<ref name=cenlamar>{{cite web|url=http://cenlamar.com/2013/07/29/jimmy-faircloth/|title=Jimmy Faircloth- Bobby Jindal’s Former Executive Counsel- Makes a Fortune in No-Bid Contracts|author=Lamar White|publisher=cenlamar.com|date=July 29, 2013|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref> ​

After leaving the Jindal administration, Faircloth earned $1.1 million on no-bid contracts.<ref name=huffpost>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/24/jimmy-faircloth-bobby-jindal_n_3647111.html|title=Jimmy Faircloth, Ex-Bobby Jindal Aide, Runs Law Firm Drawing No-Bid State Contracts|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|author=Melinda Deslatte|date=July 24, 2013|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref> Jindal subsequently named Faircloth to the Louisiana Tax Commission, but he resigned after three months because of a question over whether he could serve  because he had left the Jindal administration less than a year earlier.<ref name=cenlamar>{{cite web|url=http://cenlamar.com/2013/07/29/jimmy-faircloth/|title=Jimmy Faircloth- Bobby Jindal's Former Executive Counsel- Makes a Fortune in No-Bid Contracts|author=Lamar White|publisher=cenlamar.com|date=July 29, 2013|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref> ​

The Louisiana Board of Ethics later fined Faircloth $1,000 for not having waited for at least one year as required by state law but suspended payment with the understanding that Faircloth remain in accord with the law. As of July 2015, legal fees paid to the Faircloth law firm for its work on more than twenty-five cases for the state surpassed $1.5 million. Further fees were paid to the Faircloth firm since that time.<ref name=rps>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/politics/state/2016/01/08/faircloth-appreciates-opportunity-jindals-attorney/78380938/|title=Faircloth appreciates opportunity as Jindal's attorney|author=Richard P. Sharkey|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=January 8, 2016|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref>

The Louisiana Board of Ethics later fined Faircloth $1,000 for not having waited for at least one year as required by state law but suspended payment with the understanding that Faircloth remain in accord with the law. As of July 2015, legal fees paid to the Faircloth law firm for its work on more than twenty-five cases for the state surpassed $1.5 million. Further fees were paid to the Faircloth firm since that time.<ref name=rps>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/politics/state/2016/01/08/faircloth-appreciates-opportunity-jindals-attorney/78380938/|title=Faircloth appreciates opportunity as Jindal's attorney|author=Richard P. Sharkey|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=January 8, 2016|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}</ref>

Faircloth described Jindal, accordingly:​

Faircloth described Jindal, accordingly:​

 

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moral, hard-working, brilliant, tough as nails. ... He is really a bright, good, decent family man. There's not an ounce of scandal with Bobby Jindal.<br>​​

moral, hard-working, brilliant, tough as nails. ... He is really a bright, good, decent family man. There's not an ounce of scandal with Bobby Jindal.<br>​​