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| name=Kevin Patrick Reilly, Sr.​

| name=Kevin Patrick Reilly, Sr.​

| office= [[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 68 (East Baton Rouge Parish)]]​

| office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 68 (East Baton Rouge Parish)]]​

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]<br>​

| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]<br>​

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'''Kevin Patrick Reilly, Sr.''' (July 22, 1928 &ndash; October 28, 2012), was the executive officer of the Lamar Advertising Company in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who served from 1972 to 1988 as a state representative for District 68 in East Baton Rouge Parish.<ref name=lahouse>{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2016.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812–2012|publisher=legis.la.gov|accessdate=July 12, 2014}}</ref>​

'''Kevin Patrick Reilly, Sr.''' (July 22, 1928 &ndash; October 28, 2012), was the executive officer of the Lamar Advertising Company in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who served from 1972 to 1988 as a state representative for District 68 in East Baton Rouge Parish.<ref name=lahouse>{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.la.gov/legisdocs/members/h1812-2016.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812–2012|publisher=legis.la.gov|accessdate=July 12, 2014}}</ref>​

 

Reilly did not seek a fifth term in the House but was instead defeated in 1987 in the nonpartisan blanket primary for state treasurer by his House colleague and fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], future [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]]. In 1992, Reilly was named Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, a position which he maintained for a total of nine years under both [[Governor]]s[[Edwin Edwards]] and [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.]]<ref name=obit/>​

Reilly did not seek a fifth term in the House but was instead defeated in 1987 in the nonpartisan blanket primary for state treasurer by his House colleague and fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], future [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]]. In 1992, Reilly was named Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, a position which he maintained for a total of nine years under both [[Governor]]s [[Edwin Edwards]] and [[Mike Foster|Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.]]<ref name=obit/>​

 

Sean Eugene Reilly is chief operations officer and vice president of mergers and acquisitions for Lamar Advertising. A Democrat, he succeeded his father in the legislature and held the District 68 seat for two terms from 1988 to 1996 but did not seek a third term in the 1995 primary.<ref name=lahouse/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pittsburgh.indymedia.org/news/2008/04/29278.php|title=City of Pittsburgh has one hell of an opponent in Lamar Advertising|author=Stephen Donahuse|publisher=pittsburgh.indymedia.org|accessdate=September 28, 2019}}</ref>​

Sean Eugene Reilly is chief operations officer and vice president of mergers and acquisitions for Lamar Advertising. A Democrat, he succeeded his father in the legislature and held the District 68 seat for two terms from 1988 to 1996 but did not seek a third term in the 1995 primary.<ref name=lahouse/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pittsburgh.indymedia.org/news/2008/04/29278.php|title=City of Pittsburgh has one hell of an opponent in Lamar Advertising|author=Stephen Donahuse|publisher=pittsburgh.indymedia.org|accessdate=September 28, 2019}}</ref>​

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In 1986, Reilly made controversial remarks in ''People''' [[magazine]] in which he portrayed his fellow Louisiana citizens as "just plain dumb."<ref name=g162/> In a speech before the Louisiana Broadcasters Association in February 1986, Reilly's legislative colleague [[Ron Gomez]] of [[Lafayette]], himself a [[journalist]], questioned Reilly’s judgment in making such statements to the magazine:<blockquote>[He] was wearing farming coveralls which were so short that they exposed his bare ankles over a pair of brogans. He was standing next to a pickup truck with the traditional shotgun slung across the rear window. He was quoted as saying all it took to make Louisianians happy was a pickup and a shotgun. That was one of the more generous quotes."<ref>Gomez, pp. 162–163.</ref></blockquote>​

In 1986, Reilly made controversial remarks in ''People''' [[magazine]] in which he portrayed his fellow Louisiana citizens as "just plain dumb."<ref name=g162/> In a speech before the Louisiana Broadcasters Association in February 1986, Reilly's legislative colleague [[Ron Gomez]] of [[Lafayette]], himself a [[journalist]], questioned Reilly’s judgment in making such statements to the magazine:<blockquote>[He] was wearing farming coveralls which were so short that they exposed his bare ankles over a pair of brogans. He was standing next to a pickup truck with the traditional shotgun slung across the rear window. He was quoted as saying all it took to make Louisianians happy was a pickup and a shotgun. That was one of the more generous quotes."<ref>Gomez, pp. 162–163.</ref></blockquote>​

On October 24, 1987, Reilly finished second in the primary for state treasurer when the long-term [[incumbent]], [[Mary Evelyn Parker]] of Baton Rouge, did not seek reelection. He polled 437,438 (32 percent), while Mary Landrieu led with 602,879 (44 percent). Another legislator, Claude Anthony "Buddy" Leach, then a state House member and a former [[U.S. representative]], ran third, with 210,323 (15.4 percent). A fourth Democrat, Thomas D. "Tom" Burbank, Jr., son of Thomas D. Burbank Sr., the former head of the Louisiana State Police, trailed with 118,230 votes (8.6 percent). No [[Republican Party|Republican]] filed for the open position. There was also a separate ballot line with similar results for the unexpired portion of Parker's remaining term. Parker had resigned on January 1, 1987, with a year remaining in her last term.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 1987.</ref> Having trailed by twelve points in the primary, Reilly decided not to contest a runoff election, and Landrieu won the treasurer's position by default.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' October 28, 1987, p. 1.</ref>​

On October 24, 1987, Reilly finished second in the primary for state treasurer when the long-term [[incumbent]], [[Mary Evelyn Parker]] of Baton Rouge, did not seek reelection. He polled 437,438 (32 percent), while Mary Landrieu led with 602,879 (44 percent). Another legislator, Claude Anthony "Buddy" Leach, then a state House member and a former [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district, ran third, with 210,323 (15.4 percent). A fourth Democrat, Thomas D. "Tom" Burbank, Jr., son of Thomas D. Burbank Sr., the former head of the Louisiana State Police, trailed with 118,230 votes (8.6 percent). No [[Republican Party|Republican]] filed for the open position. There was also a separate ballot line with similar results for the unexpired portion of Parker's remaining term. Parker had resigned on January 1, 1987, with a year remaining in her last term.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 1987.</ref> Having trailed by twelve points in the primary, Reilly decided not to contest a runoff election, and Landrieu won the treasurer's position by default.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' October 28, 1987, p. 1.</ref>​

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==Family==

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