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'''John Joseph Hainkel, Jr.''' (March 24, 1938 &ndash; April 15, 2005), was a legislator from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who died in office after thirty-seven years of service. He was the first person in his state and the second in [[United States]] history to have been elected as both [[Speaker]] of the Louisiana House of Representatives and President of the state Senate.<ref>Clarence C. Aycock (1915-1987) of Franklin in St. Mary Parish, was both Speaker and, as lieutenant governor, was ''ex officio'' President of the state Senate, under the Louisiana Constitution of 1921. In 1974, Louisiana adopted a new state Constitution, which mandated that the President of the state Senate be elected by the senators, thus eliminating the lieutenant governor's ''ex officio'' role as Senate president. The lieutenant governor has since become primarily the director of state tourism, recreation, and culture.</ref><ref>Mallory Horne of [[Florida]] was the first to have done so.</ref>

'''John Joseph Hainkel Jr.''' (March 24, 1938 &ndash; April 15, 2005), was a legislator from [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who died in office after thirty-seven years of service. He was the first person in his state and the second in [[United States]] history to have been elected as both [[Speaker]] of the Louisiana House of Representatives and President of the state Senate.<ref>Clarence C. Aycock (1915-1987) of Franklin in St. Mary Parish, was both Speaker and, as lieutenant governor, was ''ex officio'' President of the state Senate, under the Louisiana Constitution of 1921. In 1974, Louisiana adopted a new state Constitution, which mandated that the President of the state Senate be elected by the senators, thus eliminating the lieutenant governor's ''ex officio'' role as Senate president. The lieutenant governor has since become primarily the director of state tourism, recreation, and culture.</ref><ref>Mallory Horne of [[Florida]] was the first to have done so.</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

Shortly after Hainkel's death, Congress, on a motion from Louisiana Republican [[Bobby Jindal]] (who was elected governor of Louisiana in 2007, declared that Hainkel's death "is a loss for me and for all Louisiana. He was a good friend and one of the most supportive people I know. He was always ready to lend a helping and guiding hand, whatever the situation may be." Later, at Jindal's request, Congress voted to rename the post office in Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish to honor Hainkel.

Shortly after Hainkel's death, Congress, on a motion from Louisiana Republican [[Bobby Jindal]] (who was elected governor of Louisiana in 2007, declared that Hainkel's death "is a loss for me and for all Louisiana. He was a good friend and one of the most supportive people I know. He was always ready to lend a helping and guiding hand, whatever the situation may be." Later, at Jindal's request, Congress voted to rename the post office in Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish to honor Hainkel.

Hainkel is also the eponym of the John J. Hainkel, Jr., Home and Rehab Center, a New Orleans unit of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Hainkel championed funding for the facility during his time in the Senate.

Hainkel is also the eponym of the John J. Hainkel Jr., Home and Rehab Center, a New Orleans unit of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Hainkel championed funding for the facility during his time in the Senate.

''The Picayune'''s Anderson noted that Hainkel loved traditions: his birthday at a Tulane baseball game, for instance, and frequent parties for Tulane, LSU, and Southeastern sports contests, in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, or Hammond. Anderson called him a "one-man tourism bureau" who promoted his love of Louisiana wherever he went. "His politicking was one-on-one: stumping the corner stores, roadside stands and restaurants of his district, shucking [[oyster]]s at a school fair or tossing pumpkins in a parade."

''The Picayune'''s Anderson noted that Hainkel loved traditions: his birthday at a Tulane baseball game, for instance, and frequent parties for Tulane, LSU, and Southeastern sports contests, in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, or Hammond. Anderson called him a "one-man tourism bureau" who promoted his love of Louisiana wherever he went. "His politicking was one-on-one: stumping the corner stores, roadside stands and restaurants of his district, shucking [[oyster]]s at a school fair or tossing pumpkins in a parade."