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{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Kenneth Lee Volentine, Sr.
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 11 (Claiborne and parts of Bienville, Lincoln, and Union parishes)
|term_start=1988
|term_end=1992
|preceded=Jimmy L. Long
|succeeded=[[Pinkie Wilkerson]]
|office2=[[Sheriff]] of Claiborne Parish
|term_start2=1996
|term_end2=2004
|preceded2=James R. "Snap" Oakes
|succeeded2=Kenneth R. Bailey
|birth_date=January 9, 1941
|birth_place=Place of birth missing
|residence=Athens<br>Claiborne Parish<br>
[[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
|spouse=Beverly Ann Pixley Volentine
|children= Sherry Volentine Broughten<br>
Angie Volentine Grayson<br>
Kenneth Volentine, Jr.
|relations=State Representative Julie Emerson (cousin)
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|occupation=[[Farmer]]
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|alma_mater=Athens (Louisiana) High School<br>
[[Louisiana Tech University]]
|parents=Fredrick Dan and Sudie Bernice Lee Volentine}}
'''Kenneth Lee Volentine, Sr.''' (born January 9, 1941), is a livestock and dairy [[farmer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://farm.ewg.org/persondetail.php?custnumber=005347563|title=Farm Subsidy Database: Kenneth L. Volentine|publisher=farmewg.org|accessdate=January 2, 2010}}</ref> who previously served as a state representative and [[sheriff]] of his native Claiborne Parish in north [[Louisiana]].
==Background==
Volentine is a descendant of early pioneer of Claiborne Parish, the son of Fredrick Dan Volentine (1921–2011) and the former Sudie Bernice Lee, also deceased. His paternal grandparents were Daniel Bell Volentine, Jr. (1892–1968)<ref name=fvobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=fred-volentine&pid=147518321|title=Fred Volentine obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=January 2, 2011|accessdate=January 2, 2011}}</ref> and Cleo Volentine (1894–1968).<ref>Daniel and Cleo Volentine died the same month, July 1968.</ref> Volentine had a sister, Wanda Lou "Lucy" Volentine Head (1943-2016), wife of John Calvin Head, and two surviving brothers, Edwin Bo Volentine, and Dan Millard Volentine and wife, Dianne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=wanda-head&pid=177819830&fhid=10236&eid=sp_ommatch|title=Wanda Head (1943-2016) (sister of Kenneth Volentine)|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=February 25, 2016}}</ref>
Volentine graduated in 1960 as the class president at Athens High School in Athens, Louisiana, in the building now occupied by Mt. Olive Christian School.<ref>Mt. Olive Christian School, former Athens High School class photographs by year.</ref> He then attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Kenneth Volentine," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 674.</ref>
Volentine is member of the Athens Masonic Lodge and one of seven members of the Claiborne Industrial Development Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claiborneone.org/cedb1.html|title=Claiborne Industrial Development Board|publisher=claiborne.one.org|accessdate=January 2, 2011}}</ref>He is also affiliated with the Louisiana Cattleman's and Dairyman's associations. He isa [[Southern Baptist]].<ref name=whoswho/>
Volentine and his wife, the former Beverly Ann Pixley (born 1940), reside in Athens, a rural community in southern Claiborne Parish. They have three children, Sherry Volentine Broughten, Angie Volentine Grayson, and Kenny B. Volentine Jr., of Athens. Volentine also has two brothers, Edwin "Bo" Volentine (born 1942) and Dan Volentine, both of Athens, and a sister, Wanda V. Head (1943-2016) of [[Shreveport]].<ref name=fvobit/>
==State representative==
From 1988 to 1992, during the administration of [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]], Volentine served a single term in the state House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/h1812-2012.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives|publisher=legis.state.la.us|accessdate=January 2, 2011}}</ref> Volentine was unseated in the [[general election]] held on November 16, 1991, by his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Pinkie Wilkerson]], an [[African American]] [[attorney]] from Grambling in Lincoln Parish. Volentine's defeat occurred after [[redistricting]] and in the same election in which [[Edwin Edwards]] returned to the Louisiana governorship for his fourth term in a ringing defeat of the unendorsed [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, short-term state Representative [[David Duke]]. Volentine had led Wilkerson in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held in October 1991. He received 6,150 votes (46.9 percent) to Wilkerson’s 4,358 ballots (33.2 percent). Two other candidates held the remaining 20 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> In the general election, Wilkerson unseated Volentine, 8,590 (51.8 percent) to 7,992 (48.2 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref>
==Sheriff Volentine==
In 1995, as Wilkerson won easy reelection to the legislature, Volentine secured the first of his two terms as Claiborne Parish sheriff. The office is based in the parish seat of Homer. Incumbent James R. "Snap" Oakes (1929-2014) retired, and in a two-candidate race Volentine defeated fellow Democrat Donald Ray "Chic" Ceccarelli (born 1965) of Homer, 3,760 votes (61.5 percent) to 2,350 votes (38.5 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 1995.</ref> In 1999, Ceccarelli ran again, this time as a "No Party" candidate. Volentine prevailed, 3,619 (69 percent) to 1,487 (28.4 percent). Another 141 ballots went a second "No Party" candidate.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 1999.</ref>
In July 2003, the [[Baton Rouge]] firm Utopia Entertainment, Inc., sued Claiborne Parish, through Sheriff Volentine, and LaSalle Management Company, under contract to manage the men's division of the parish jail. The company claimed copyright-infringement because inmates and visitors to the Claiborne Parish Detention Center for a $3 fee could purchase unlicensed copies of recordings by such performers as [[Eminem]], John Tesh, and [[George Strait]]. An inmate named Bo Fain was specifically cited for having made the recordings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qnluc0_lja0J:www.privateci.org/louisiana.htm+state+Rep.+Kenneth+Volentine+of+LA&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Claiborne Parish Detention Center: Homer, Louisiana|publisher=private.ci.org|accessdate=January 7, 2011}}</ref>
In July 2003, Volentine joined another former state representative from the area, Virgil Orr of Ruston in supporting the unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial contender Randy Ewing, a state senator from Jackson Parish. The governorship ultimately went to another Democrat, [[Kathleen Blanco]] of [[Lafayette]], who served from 2004 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcwd.com/gj/2003/briefs-2003-07-03.html|title=Hundreds Attend Ewing Fundraiser|publisher=kcwd.com|date=July 3, 2003|accessdate=January 7, 2011}}</ref>
In 2003, Volentine did not seek a third term as sheriff and was succeeded by Kenneth R. Bailey of Homer (born 1958), the runaway victor in the nonpartisan blanket primary held that fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcwd.com/gj/2003/briefs-2003-10-09.html|author=Susan T. Herring|title=Ken Bailey Wins Big; Sales Tax Fails|publisher=kcwd.com|accessdate=January 2, 2011}}</ref>
==References==
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|name= Kenneth Lee Volentine, Sr.
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 11 (Claiborne and parts of Bienville, Lincoln, and Union parishes)
|term_start=1988
|term_end=1992
|preceded=Jimmy L. Long
|succeeded=[[Pinkie Wilkerson]]
|office2=[[Sheriff]] of Claiborne Parish
|term_start2=1996
|term_end2=2004
|preceded2=James R. "Snap" Oakes
|succeeded2=Kenneth R. Bailey
|birth_date=January 9, 1941
|birth_place=Place of birth missing
|residence=Athens<br>Claiborne Parish<br>
[[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
|spouse=Beverly Ann Pixley Volentine
|children= Sherry Volentine Broughten<br>
Angie Volentine Grayson<br>
Kenneth Volentine, Jr.
|relations=State Representative Julie Emerson (cousin)
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]
|occupation=[[Farmer]]
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|alma_mater=Athens (Louisiana) High School<br>
[[Louisiana Tech University]]
|parents=Fredrick Dan and Sudie Bernice Lee Volentine}}
'''Kenneth Lee Volentine, Sr.''' (born January 9, 1941), is a livestock and dairy [[farmer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://farm.ewg.org/persondetail.php?custnumber=005347563|title=Farm Subsidy Database: Kenneth L. Volentine|publisher=farmewg.org|accessdate=January 2, 2010}}</ref> who previously served as a state representative and [[sheriff]] of his native Claiborne Parish in north [[Louisiana]].
==Background==
Volentine is a descendant of early pioneer of Claiborne Parish, the son of Fredrick Dan Volentine (1921–2011) and the former Sudie Bernice Lee, also deceased. His paternal grandparents were Daniel Bell Volentine, Jr. (1892–1968)<ref name=fvobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=fred-volentine&pid=147518321|title=Fred Volentine obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=January 2, 2011|accessdate=January 2, 2011}}</ref> and Cleo Volentine (1894–1968).<ref>Daniel and Cleo Volentine died the same month, July 1968.</ref> Volentine had a sister, Wanda Lou "Lucy" Volentine Head (1943-2016), wife of John Calvin Head, and two surviving brothers, Edwin Bo Volentine, and Dan Millard Volentine and wife, Dianne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=wanda-head&pid=177819830&fhid=10236&eid=sp_ommatch|title=Wanda Head (1943-2016) (sister of Kenneth Volentine)|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=February 25, 2016}}</ref>
Volentine graduated in 1960 as the class president at Athens High School in Athens, Louisiana, in the building now occupied by Mt. Olive Christian School.<ref>Mt. Olive Christian School, former Athens High School class photographs by year.</ref> He then attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Kenneth Volentine," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 674.</ref>
Volentine is member of the Athens Masonic Lodge and one of seven members of the Claiborne Industrial Development Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claiborneone.org/cedb1.html|title=Claiborne Industrial Development Board|publisher=claiborne.one.org|accessdate=January 2, 2011}}</ref>He is also affiliated with the Louisiana Cattleman's and Dairyman's associations. He isa [[Southern Baptist]].<ref name=whoswho/>
Volentine and his wife, the former Beverly Ann Pixley (born 1940), reside in Athens, a rural community in southern Claiborne Parish. They have three children, Sherry Volentine Broughten, Angie Volentine Grayson, and Kenny B. Volentine Jr., of Athens. Volentine also has two brothers, Edwin "Bo" Volentine (born 1942) and Dan Volentine, both of Athens, and a sister, Wanda V. Head (1943-2016) of [[Shreveport]].<ref name=fvobit/>
==State representative==
From 1988 to 1992, during the administration of [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]], Volentine served a single term in the state House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/h1812-2012.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives|publisher=legis.state.la.us|accessdate=January 2, 2011}}</ref> Volentine was unseated in the [[general election]] held on November 16, 1991, by his fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Pinkie Wilkerson]], an [[African American]] [[attorney]] from Grambling in Lincoln Parish. Volentine's defeat occurred after [[redistricting]] and in the same election in which [[Edwin Edwards]] returned to the Louisiana governorship for his fourth term in a ringing defeat of the unendorsed [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, short-term state Representative [[David Duke]]. Volentine had led Wilkerson in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held in October 1991. He received 6,150 votes (46.9 percent) to Wilkerson’s 4,358 ballots (33.2 percent). Two other candidates held the remaining 20 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> In the general election, Wilkerson unseated Volentine, 8,590 (51.8 percent) to 7,992 (48.2 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref>
==Sheriff Volentine==
In 1995, as Wilkerson won easy reelection to the legislature, Volentine secured the first of his two terms as Claiborne Parish sheriff. The office is based in the parish seat of Homer. Incumbent James R. "Snap" Oakes (1929-2014) retired, and in a two-candidate race Volentine defeated fellow Democrat Donald Ray "Chic" Ceccarelli (born 1965) of Homer, 3,760 votes (61.5 percent) to 2,350 votes (38.5 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 1995.</ref> In 1999, Ceccarelli ran again, this time as a "No Party" candidate. Volentine prevailed, 3,619 (69 percent) to 1,487 (28.4 percent). Another 141 ballots went a second "No Party" candidate.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 1999.</ref>
In July 2003, the [[Baton Rouge]] firm Utopia Entertainment, Inc., sued Claiborne Parish, through Sheriff Volentine, and LaSalle Management Company, under contract to manage the men's division of the parish jail. The company claimed copyright-infringement because inmates and visitors to the Claiborne Parish Detention Center for a $3 fee could purchase unlicensed copies of recordings by such performers as [[Eminem]], John Tesh, and [[George Strait]]. An inmate named Bo Fain was specifically cited for having made the recordings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:qnluc0_lja0J:www.privateci.org/louisiana.htm+state+Rep.+Kenneth+Volentine+of+LA&cd=9&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Claiborne Parish Detention Center: Homer, Louisiana|publisher=private.ci.org|accessdate=January 7, 2011}}</ref>
In July 2003, Volentine joined another former state representative from the area, Virgil Orr of Ruston in supporting the unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial contender Randy Ewing, a state senator from Jackson Parish. The governorship ultimately went to another Democrat, [[Kathleen Blanco]] of [[Lafayette]], who served from 2004 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcwd.com/gj/2003/briefs-2003-07-03.html|title=Hundreds Attend Ewing Fundraiser|publisher=kcwd.com|date=July 3, 2003|accessdate=January 7, 2011}}</ref>
In 2003, Volentine did not seek a third term as sheriff and was succeeded by Kenneth R. Bailey of Homer (born 1958), the runaway victor in the nonpartisan blanket primary held that fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcwd.com/gj/2003/briefs-2003-10-09.html|author=Susan T. Herring|title=Ken Bailey Wins Big; Sales Tax Fails|publisher=kcwd.com|accessdate=January 2, 2011}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Volentine, Kenneth}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Farmers]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Sheriffs]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]]