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'''Samuel Perry Little''' (born 1950)<ref>[http://preview.ussearch.com/preview/newsearch;jsessionid=9677A0CE55E9A280300F508C8AB050E5?searchFName=Samuel&searchMName=&searchLName=Little&searchCity=Bastrop&searchState=LA&searchApproxAge=65&adID=10002101&searchtab=people&x=14&y=7 People Search & Background Check<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>) is a retired [[farmer]] from Batrop, the seat of Morehouse Parish north of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], who is a departing [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 14 in the northeastern portion of his state.
==Background==
Little attended both [[Northwestern State University]] in Natchitoches and the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana University. He is a long-term director of the Louisiana and Morehouse Parish [[Farm Bureau]] Federation and the Morehouse Gin Company. He is a member of the Sparta Groundwater Conservation District based in Simsboro in Lincoln Parish; he was appointed to the district by outgoing Governor [[Kathleen Blanco]] for a term which expired on October 15, 2009.<ref>[http://www.legis.state.la.us/boards/board_members.asp?board=607 Louisiana Boards and Commissions<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
A Bastrop native, Little has been married since 1971 to the former Pamela Doles (born 1954). The couple has two daughters, Christina and Clair. Little is an active member of Providence Church in Lake Providence,<ref>[http://yellowpages.superpages.com/listings.jsp?SRC=promo23&channelId=pi518798elalakeprovidence&C=churches&L=Lake+Providence+LA&EG=0&MC=1&OO=1&F=1&EEM=1&CP=Community+%26+Government%5EReligion+%26+Spirituality%5EChurches%5EBaptist%5E Baptist Churches (Results 1 - 15 of 40) ~ churches Lake Providence LA ~ Simple Search ~ SuperPages.com: Yellow Pages<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the seat of East Carroll Parish.
==Legislative matters==
Little defeated [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Buddy M. Quinn, a retired dentist, also from Bastrop, by a margin of nine votes in the [[general election]] held on November 17, 2007. Little polled 3,936 votes (50.06 percent) to Quinn's 3,927 (49.94 percent) for the right to succeed term-limited Representative Charles McDonald, a Democrat from Bastrop, which is included within the [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] [[SMSA|standard metropolitan statistical area]] of northeast Louisiana. McDonald ran unsuccessfully for the Louisiana State Senate in the October 20 primary, having been defeated by another term-limited representative, Republican [[Mike Walsworth]] of West Monroe in Ouachita Parish.<ref>[http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071118/NEWS01/711180322 The News Star - www.thenewsstar.com - Monroe, LA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Quinn won Morehouse Parish by 619 votes but trailed in Ouachita, West Carroll, and East Carroll, where portions of each parish are included in the district. Had the same number of voters who cast ballots in the attorney general's race also participated in the state representative contest, Quinn could have easily prevailed over Little, considering the 2-1 margin for successful Attorney General candidate Buddy Caldwell of Madison Parish over the Republican Royal Alexander of [[Shreveport]].<ref>http://bastrop.townnews.com/articles/2007/11/20/news/news84.txt</ref>
Little had trailed in the higher-turnout October 20 primary, having received 4,479 (35 percent) to Quinn's 5,262 (41 percent). A second Republican, Stanley J. "Stan" Neathery, also of Bastrop, received 3,187 ballots (25 percent). Little lost 543 votes between the primary and the general election, but Quinn's tabulation decreased by 1,335.<ref>[http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcms3&rqsdta=102007 Louisiana Secretary of State-Multi-Parish Elections Inquiry<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Little advertised on the radio program of the [[conservative]] talk show host Moon Griffon. After his election, he indicated that his first priority in office is ethics reform. Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] called a [[special session]] of the legislature early in 2008 to address ethics reform. Little is [[pro-life]] and a vocal supporter of the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]].<ref>moongriffon.com</ref>
A Republican group ran a picture of Little superimposed next to Governor-elect Jindal. Quinn charged that the advertisement was "dirty politics" because Jindal endorsed no one in the legislative race, having instead said that he could work with either candidate. Walsworth had run a similar advertisement in his Senate race against McDonald.<ref>http://bastrop.townnews.com/articles/2007/11/20/news/news89.txt</ref>
Little serves on three House Committees<ref>[House Committees] [http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/H_Reps_CmtesFull.asp]</ref>: Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development; Natural Resources and Environment; Transportation, Highways, and Public Works.
==2011 election==
To win his second term in the House, Little faces fellow Republican Jay Morris in the general election scheduled for November 19, 2011. Morris led the three-candidate field in the primary held on Octobober 22, 2011, with 5,078 votes (42.6 percent). Little trailed with 4,384 ballots (36.7 percent). A third Republican, Michael Echols, held the remaining but critical 2,471 votes (20.7 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 22, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 23, 2011}}</ref>In the general election on November 19, 2011, Morris easily unseated Little.
==References==
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==Background==
Little attended both [[Northwestern State University]] in Natchitoches and the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], then known as Northeast Louisiana University. He is a long-term director of the Louisiana and Morehouse Parish [[Farm Bureau]] Federation and the Morehouse Gin Company. He is a member of the Sparta Groundwater Conservation District based in Simsboro in Lincoln Parish; he was appointed to the district by outgoing Governor [[Kathleen Blanco]] for a term which expired on October 15, 2009.<ref>[http://www.legis.state.la.us/boards/board_members.asp?board=607 Louisiana Boards and Commissions<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
A Bastrop native, Little has been married since 1971 to the former Pamela Doles (born 1954). The couple has two daughters, Christina and Clair. Little is an active member of Providence Church in Lake Providence,<ref>[http://yellowpages.superpages.com/listings.jsp?SRC=promo23&channelId=pi518798elalakeprovidence&C=churches&L=Lake+Providence+LA&EG=0&MC=1&OO=1&F=1&EEM=1&CP=Community+%26+Government%5EReligion+%26+Spirituality%5EChurches%5EBaptist%5E Baptist Churches (Results 1 - 15 of 40) ~ churches Lake Providence LA ~ Simple Search ~ SuperPages.com: Yellow Pages<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the seat of East Carroll Parish.
==Legislative matters==
Little defeated [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Buddy M. Quinn, a retired dentist, also from Bastrop, by a margin of nine votes in the [[general election]] held on November 17, 2007. Little polled 3,936 votes (50.06 percent) to Quinn's 3,927 (49.94 percent) for the right to succeed term-limited Representative Charles McDonald, a Democrat from Bastrop, which is included within the [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] [[SMSA|standard metropolitan statistical area]] of northeast Louisiana. McDonald ran unsuccessfully for the Louisiana State Senate in the October 20 primary, having been defeated by another term-limited representative, Republican [[Mike Walsworth]] of West Monroe in Ouachita Parish.<ref>[http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071118/NEWS01/711180322 The News Star - www.thenewsstar.com - Monroe, LA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Quinn won Morehouse Parish by 619 votes but trailed in Ouachita, West Carroll, and East Carroll, where portions of each parish are included in the district. Had the same number of voters who cast ballots in the attorney general's race also participated in the state representative contest, Quinn could have easily prevailed over Little, considering the 2-1 margin for successful Attorney General candidate Buddy Caldwell of Madison Parish over the Republican Royal Alexander of [[Shreveport]].<ref>http://bastrop.townnews.com/articles/2007/11/20/news/news84.txt</ref>
Little had trailed in the higher-turnout October 20 primary, having received 4,479 (35 percent) to Quinn's 5,262 (41 percent). A second Republican, Stanley J. "Stan" Neathery, also of Bastrop, received 3,187 ballots (25 percent). Little lost 543 votes between the primary and the general election, but Quinn's tabulation decreased by 1,335.<ref>[http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcms3&rqsdta=102007 Louisiana Secretary of State-Multi-Parish Elections Inquiry<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Little advertised on the radio program of the [[conservative]] talk show host Moon Griffon. After his election, he indicated that his first priority in office is ethics reform. Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] called a [[special session]] of the legislature early in 2008 to address ethics reform. Little is [[pro-life]] and a vocal supporter of the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]].<ref>moongriffon.com</ref>
A Republican group ran a picture of Little superimposed next to Governor-elect Jindal. Quinn charged that the advertisement was "dirty politics" because Jindal endorsed no one in the legislative race, having instead said that he could work with either candidate. Walsworth had run a similar advertisement in his Senate race against McDonald.<ref>http://bastrop.townnews.com/articles/2007/11/20/news/news89.txt</ref>
Little serves on three House Committees<ref>[House Committees] [http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/H_Reps_CmtesFull.asp]</ref>: Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development; Natural Resources and Environment; Transportation, Highways, and Public Works.
==2011 election==
To win his second term in the House, Little faces fellow Republican Jay Morris in the general election scheduled for November 19, 2011. Morris led the three-candidate field in the primary held on Octobober 22, 2011, with 5,078 votes (42.6 percent). Little trailed with 4,384 ballots (36.7 percent). A third Republican, Michael Echols, held the remaining but critical 2,471 votes (20.7 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns, October 22, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=October 23, 2011}}</ref>In the general election on November 19, 2011, Morris easily unseated Little.
==References==
{{reflist}}