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|name=Samuel Perry "Sam" Little

|name=Samuel Perry "Sam" Little

|image=

|image=

|party=[[Republican]]

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|spouse=Pamela Doles Little

|spouse=Pamela Doles Little (married 1971)

|religion=Non-denominational [[Christian]]

|religion=Non-denominational [[Christian]]

|birth_date=[[1950]]

|birth_date=January 2, 1950

|offices=

|birth_place=Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, [[Louisiana]]

Louisiana State Representative

|office=Louisiana State Representative for District 14 (Morehouse and Ouachita parishes)

|district=14

|term_start=January 2008

|state=Louisiana

|term_end=January 2012

|term_start=January 2008 - January 2012

|preceded=[[Charles McDonald (Louisiana politician)|Charles McDonald]]

|preceded=[[Mike Walsworth]]

|succeeded=[[Jay Morris]]

        |former=Y

|alma_mater=[[Northwestern State University]]<br>

|succeeded=Jay Morris

}}

}}

'''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 Bastrop, the seat of Morehouse Parish north of 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.

'''Samuel Perry Little''', known as '''Sam Little''' (born January 2, 1950),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/samuel-little/e485315176602|title=Samuel Little|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 12, 2017}}</ref> is a retired [[farmer]] from Bastrop in Morehouse Parish north of Monroe, who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 14 in the northeastern portion of his state.

 

==Background==

==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>

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>

 

==Legislative matters==

==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 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area. McDonald instead 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>

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 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area. McDonald instead ran unsuccessfully for the Louisiana State Senate in the October 20 primary, In thar race, he was defeated by another term-limited representative, Republican [[Mike Walsworth]] of West Monroe in Ouachita Parish.<ref>"Election Report," ''[[Monroe News Star]],'' November 18, 2007.</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>

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 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>

A Republican group ran a picture of Little superimposed next to then Governor-elect [[Bobby 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>

A Republican group ran a picture of Little superimposed next to then Governor-elect [[Bobby 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.  

Little  served 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 defeat==

==2011 defeat==

Faced with a vastly altered District 14 as a result of [[redistricting]], Little was handily unseated by fellow Republican [[Jay Morris]], a Monroe businessman, in a bid for a second term in the general election held on November 19, 2011. Morris received 5,005 votes (59.1 percent) to Little's 3,463 ballots (40.9 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11192011/11192011_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana general election returns, November 19, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=November 20, 2011}}</ref> Prior to the general election, Little and Morris accused each other of engaging in negative campaigning and distortion of their records. Morris operates an outsourcing firm for the mortgage service industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/DI/20111116/NEWS01/111116024/|title=Greg Hilburn, "Morris, Little go negative in District 14 race"|publisher=''Alexandria Daily Town Talk'', November 16, 2011|accessdate=November 20, 2011}}</ref>

Faced with a vastly altered District 14 as a result of [[redistricting]], Little was handily unseated by fellow Republican [[Jay Morris]], a Monroe businessman, in a bid for a second term in the general election held on November 19, 2011. Morris received 5,005 votes (59.1 percent) to Little's 3,463 ballots (40.9 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11192011/11192011_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana general election returns, November 19, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=November 20, 2011}}</ref> Prior to the general election, Little and Morris accused each other of engaging in negative campaigning and distortion of their records. Morris operates an outsourcing firm for the mortgage service industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/DI/20111116/NEWS01/111116024/|title="Morris, Little go negative in District 14 race"|publisher=''[[Alexandria Town Talk]],'' November 16, 2011|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|accessdate=November 20, 2011}}</ref>

Morris had led the three-candidate field in the higher-turnout primary held on October 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>

Morris had led the three-candidate field in the higher-turnout primary held on October 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 addition to Little, two other north Louisiana Republican legislators faced with redistricting woes, [[Rick Nowlin]] of Natchitoches and [[Billy Chandler]] of Dry Prong in Grant Parish were unseated in the 2011 general election.

In addition to Little, two other north Louisiana Republican legislators faced with redistricting woes, [[Rick Nowlin]] of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and [[Billy Chandler]] of Dry Prong in Grant Parish were unseated in the 2011 general election.

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