Difference between revisions of "Lenar Whitney"
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| − | '''Lenar Ledet Whitney''' (born 1959) is a [[business]]woman from her native Houma, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives | + | '''Lenar Ledet Whitney''' (born 1959) is a [[business]]woman from her native Houma, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican]] former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 53 in Terrebonne Parish. |
In 2011, Whitney won the right to succeed the term-limited [[Democrat]] Damon Baldone. She defeated fellow Republican Billy Hebert, a member of the Terrebonne Parish Council, 3,709 (59 percent) top 2,552 (41 percent). District 53 encompasses the Oakshire, Broadmoor, Park Avenue, Bayou Blue, Cocodrie, Montegut, Bourg, and Pointe-aux-Chenes sections of Houma, the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish.<ref name=houmac>{{cite web|url=http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20111122/articles/111129914?p=1&tc=pg|title=Nate Monroe, "Terrebonne elections yield historic results"|publisher=''Houma Courier'', November 22, 2011|accessdate=May 16, 2012}}</ref> | In 2011, Whitney won the right to succeed the term-limited [[Democrat]] Damon Baldone. She defeated fellow Republican Billy Hebert, a member of the Terrebonne Parish Council, 3,709 (59 percent) top 2,552 (41 percent). District 53 encompasses the Oakshire, Broadmoor, Park Avenue, Bayou Blue, Cocodrie, Montegut, Bourg, and Pointe-aux-Chenes sections of Houma, the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish.<ref name=houmac>{{cite web|url=http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20111122/articles/111129914?p=1&tc=pg|title=Nate Monroe, "Terrebonne elections yield historic results"|publisher=''Houma Courier'', November 22, 2011|accessdate=May 16, 2012}}</ref> | ||
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Whitney graduated from Vanderbilt High School in Houma and obtained an associate's degree in business from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Since she was sixteen, she has operated a dance school. She has sales experience in oil field fabrication, repair and maintenance, and the media and telecommunications . Her husband, Lee Whitney, has operated Whitney Signs since the early 1980 and is a strong supporter of the [[Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]]. He was reared in Houma and Upper Caillou and established a lifelong friendship with the politically connected Chabert family. Whitney traces her family tree on the Ledet and Boquet side directly to the Bourg/Montegut’s families. Whitney has two children; both graduates of [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lenarwhitney.com/about-lenar-whitney/|title=About Lenar Whitney|publisher=lenarwhitney.com|accessdate=May 16, 2012}}</ref> | Whitney graduated from Vanderbilt High School in Houma and obtained an associate's degree in business from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Since she was sixteen, she has operated a dance school. She has sales experience in oil field fabrication, repair and maintenance, and the media and telecommunications . Her husband, Lee Whitney, has operated Whitney Signs since the early 1980 and is a strong supporter of the [[Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]]. He was reared in Houma and Upper Caillou and established a lifelong friendship with the politically connected Chabert family. Whitney traces her family tree on the Ledet and Boquet side directly to the Bourg/Montegut’s families. Whitney has two children; both graduates of [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lenarwhitney.com/about-lenar-whitney/|title=About Lenar Whitney|publisher=lenarwhitney.com|accessdate=May 16, 2012}}</ref> | ||
| − | Whitney is the first woman to represent Terrebonne in the legislature and the first Republican to hold the District 53 seat. She describes herelf as a [[conservative]] | + | Whitney is the first woman to represent Terrebonne in the legislature and the first Republican to hold the District 53 seat. She describes herelf as a [[conservative]] pledged to reduce taxation and the size of government.<ref name=houmac/> |
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| + | Whitney was unseated in the 2015 election by another Republican, [[Tanner Magee]]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:16, September 6, 2017
Lenar Ledet Whitney (born 1959) is a businesswoman from her native Houma, Louisiana, who is a Republican former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 53 in Terrebonne Parish.
In 2011, Whitney won the right to succeed the term-limited Democrat Damon Baldone. She defeated fellow Republican Billy Hebert, a member of the Terrebonne Parish Council, 3,709 (59 percent) top 2,552 (41 percent). District 53 encompasses the Oakshire, Broadmoor, Park Avenue, Bayou Blue, Cocodrie, Montegut, Bourg, and Pointe-aux-Chenes sections of Houma, the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish.[1]
Whitney graduated from Vanderbilt High School in Houma and obtained an associate's degree in business from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Since she was sixteen, she has operated a dance school. She has sales experience in oil field fabrication, repair and maintenance, and the media and telecommunications . Her husband, Lee Whitney, has operated Whitney Signs since the early 1980 and is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution. He was reared in Houma and Upper Caillou and established a lifelong friendship with the politically connected Chabert family. Whitney traces her family tree on the Ledet and Boquet side directly to the Bourg/Montegut’s families. Whitney has two children; both graduates of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.[2]
Whitney is the first woman to represent Terrebonne in the legislature and the first Republican to hold the District 53 seat. She describes herelf as a conservative pledged to reduce taxation and the size of government.[1]
Whitney was unseated in the 2015 election by another Republican, Tanner Magee.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nate Monroe, "Terrebonne elections yield historic results". Houma Courier, November 22, 2011. Retrieved on May 16, 2012.
- ↑ About Lenar Whitney. lenarwhitney.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2012.