R. Dewith Carrier - Revision history

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	On January 13, 2020, Carrier was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad\|Fraud Squad]], who voted for the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish, whose election as [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, along with two [[Independent]]s, and the Republican defectors.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon\|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref>		On January 13, 2020, Carrier was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad\|Fraud Squad]], who voted for the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish, whose election as [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, along with two [[Independent]]s, and the Republican defectors.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon\|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref>
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		+	Carrier was unopposed for a second House term in the primary election held on October 14, 2023.

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 '''Raylon Dewith Carrier''', known as '''R. Dewith Carrier''' (born July 30, 1950), is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 32 in Allen, Beauregard, and Calcasieu parishes in western [[Louisiana]].
-With 8,134 votes (64 percent), he defeated two [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], Herman Ray Hill, the husband of the retiring Representative Dorothy Sue Hill, and Kristian Poncho, who polled 3,394 (27 percent) and 1,151 (9 percent), respectively. The election turnout of registered voters was 50.2 percent.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>
+With 8,134 votes (64 percent), he defeated two [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], former state Representative [[Herman Ray Hill]], the husband of the retiring Representative Dorothy Sue Hill, and Kristian Poncho, who polled 3,394 (27 percent) and 1,151 (9 percent), respectively. The election turnout of registered voters was 50.2 percent.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>
 Carrier owns businesses, Service Office Centre/Teacher's Pet in Crowley in Acadia Parish and Oakdale in Allen Parish. From 1993 to 2005, he was the mayor pro tempore of Oberlin, the Allen Parish seat of government. From 2016 to 2017, he was the president of the Oakdale Rotary Club. He is a member of the [[Chamber of Commerce]] in Oakdale, Kinder (also Allen Parish), and Crowley. He is the president of the Oberlin Housing Authority, a member of the Allen Parish Crime Stoppers, and a board member of the Southwest Louisiana Center for Health Services.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://dequincynews.com/2019/06/02/carrier-candidate-for-district-32-rep/|title=Carrier candidate for District 32 Rep.|publisher=''The Dequincy News''|date=June 2, 2019|accessdate=December 3, 2019}}</ref>

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-'''Raylon Dewith Carrier''', known as '''R. Dewith Carrier''' (born July 30, 1950), is the incoming [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 32 in Allen, Beauregard, and Calcasieu parishes in western [[Louisiana]].
+'''Raylon Dewith Carrier''', known as '''R. Dewith Carrier''' (born July 30, 1950), is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 32 in Allen, Beauregard, and Calcasieu parishes in western [[Louisiana]].
 With 8,134 votes (64 percent), he defeated two [[Democratic Party|Democrats]], Herman Ray Hill, the husband of the retiring Representative Dorothy Sue Hill, and Kristian Poncho, who polled 3,394 (27 percent) and 1,151 (9 percent), respectively. The election turnout of registered voters was 50.2 percent.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>
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 Carrier owns businesses, Service Office Centre/Teacher's Pet in Crowley in Acadia Parish and Oakdale in Allen Parish. From 1993 to 2005, he was the mayor pro tempore of Oberlin, the Allen Parish seat of government. From 2016 to 2017, he was the president of the Oakdale Rotary Club. He is a member of the [[Chamber of Commerce]] in Oakdale, Kinder (also Allen Parish), and Crowley. He is the president of the Oberlin Housing Authority, a member of the Allen Parish Crime Stoppers, and a board member of the Southwest Louisiana Center for Health Services.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://dequincynews.com/2019/06/02/carrier-candidate-for-district-32-rep/|title=Carrier candidate for District 32 Rep.|publisher=''The Dequincy News''|date=June 2, 2019|accessdate=December 3, 2019}}</ref>
-Carrier and his wife, the former Katherine "Kathy" Reed (born 1960), have four children and six grandchildren. They are members of Oberlin [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church.<ref name=bio/>
+Carrier and his wife, the former Katherine "Kathy" Reed (born 1960), have four children and six grandchildren. They are members of Oberlin [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church in Oberlin.<ref name=bio/>
 ===Carrier joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker===

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 {{Infobox officeholder
 | name=Raylon Dewith Carrier
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 | office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for District 32 (Allen, Beauregard, and Calcasieu parishes)
 | term_start=January 13, 2020

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 ===Carrier joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker===
-On January 13, 2020, Carrier was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish, whose election as [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, along with two [[Independent]]s, and the Republican defectors.
+On January 13, 2020, Carrier was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish, whose election as [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, along with two [[Independent]]s, and the Republican defectors.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref>
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