Difference between revisions of "Michael Fesi"
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| name=Michael Anthony<br>"Big Mike" Fesi, Sr. | | name=Michael Anthony<br>"Big Mike" Fesi, Sr. | ||
| nationality=[[United States|American]] | | nationality=[[United States|American]] | ||
| − | | office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 20 (Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes) | + | | office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 20 (Lafourche and [[Terrebonne Parish|Terrebonne]] parishes) |
| term_start=January 13, 2020 | | term_start=January 13, 2020 | ||
| − | | preceded=Norby Chabert | + | | preceded=[[Norby Chabert]] |
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] | | party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] | ||
| birth_date=May 20, 1959 | | birth_date=May 20, 1959 | ||
| birth_place=Place of birth missing | | birth_place=Place of birth missing | ||
| − | Resident of Houma in Terrebonne Parish | + | Resident of Houma in [[Terrebonne Parish]] |
| occupation=[[Business]]man in [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] industries | | occupation=[[Business]]man in [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] industries | ||
| spouse=Carla Donaldson Fesi | | spouse=Carla Donaldson Fesi | ||
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| religion=[[Assemblies of God]]}} | | religion=[[Assemblies of God]]}} | ||
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| − | '''Michael Anthony Fesi, Sr.''', known as '''Big Mike Fesi''' (born May 20, 1959), is a [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] [[entrepreneur]] from Houma, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] | + | '''Michael Anthony Fesi, Sr.''', known as '''Big Mike Fesi''' (born May 20, 1959), is a [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] [[entrepreneur]] from Houma, [[Louisiana]], who is also a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator for District 20, which encompasses Lafourche and [[Terrebonne Parish|Terrebonne]] parishes. |
| − | On January 13, 2020, Fesi will succeed term-limited [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned Republican Senator Norby Chabert | + | On January 13, 2020, Fesi will succeed term-limited [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned Republican Senator [[Norby Chabert]] of Lil Caillou community in [[Terrebonne Parish]]. To win the seat, Fesi polled 15,546 votes (54 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 12, 2019. He defeated two other Republicans and two [[Democratic Party|Democrats]]. The runner-up, Damon J. Baldone, who polled 5,162 votes (18 percent), is a former Democrat who turned Republican to make the race. In third place was a departing Democratic state Representative, Jerry "Truck" Gisclair (born 1948) of Larose in Lafourche Parish, who received 4,070 votes (14 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> |
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A self-declared "common-sense [[conservative]]," Fesi is the founder and chairman of Pipeline Construction & Maintenance, Inc., a service company headquarted in Houma. The company has created thousands of jobs over two decades. He and his wife, the former Carla Davidson, have four children and eleven grandchildren.<ref name=bmfesi>{{cite web|url=http://bigmikecares.com/|title=Big Mike Fesi - State Senator|publisher=bigmikecares.com|accessdate=December 4, 2019}}</ref> | A self-declared "common-sense [[conservative]]," Fesi is the founder and chairman of Pipeline Construction & Maintenance, Inc., a service company headquarted in Houma. The company has created thousands of jobs over two decades. He and his wife, the former Carla Davidson, have four children and eleven grandchildren.<ref name=bmfesi>{{cite web|url=http://bigmikecares.com/|title=Big Mike Fesi - State Senator|publisher=bigmikecares.com|accessdate=December 4, 2019}}</ref> | ||
Fesi said that as a state senator, he will work to protect oil and gas jobs in the state, oppose further tax increases, protect the [[Gulf of Mexico]] coastline, and fully fund Nicholls State University in Thibodaux and Fletcher Community College in Houma. He is also [[pro-life]].<ref name=bmfesi/> | Fesi said that as a state senator, he will work to protect oil and gas jobs in the state, oppose further tax increases, protect the [[Gulf of Mexico]] coastline, and fully fund Nicholls State University in Thibodaux and Fletcher Community College in Houma. He is also [[pro-life]].<ref name=bmfesi/> | ||
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| + | On October 14, 2023, Fesi won Senate reelection with 88 percent of the vote against another Republican, David Carskadon.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, October 14, 2023.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:22, October 16, 2023
| Michael Anthony "Big Mike" Fesi, Sr. | |
Louisiana State Senator for District 20 (Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes)
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Norby Chabert |
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| Born | May 20, 1959 Place of birth missing Resident of Houma in Terrebonne Parish |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Carla Donaldson Fesi |
| Children | Four children |
| Occupation | Businessman in petroleum and natural gas industries |
| Religion | Assemblies of God |
Michael Anthony Fesi, Sr., known as Big Mike Fesi (born May 20, 1959), is a petroleum and natural gas entrepreneur from Houma, Louisiana, who is also a Republican state senator for District 20, which encompasses Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes.
On January 13, 2020, Fesi will succeed term-limited Democrat-turned Republican Senator Norby Chabert of Lil Caillou community in Terrebonne Parish. To win the seat, Fesi polled 15,546 votes (54 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019. He defeated two other Republicans and two Democrats. The runner-up, Damon J. Baldone, who polled 5,162 votes (18 percent), is a former Democrat who turned Republican to make the race. In third place was a departing Democratic state Representative, Jerry "Truck" Gisclair (born 1948) of Larose in Lafourche Parish, who received 4,070 votes (14 percent).[1] A self-declared "common-sense conservative," Fesi is the founder and chairman of Pipeline Construction & Maintenance, Inc., a service company headquarted in Houma. The company has created thousands of jobs over two decades. He and his wife, the former Carla Davidson, have four children and eleven grandchildren.[2]
Fesi said that as a state senator, he will work to protect oil and gas jobs in the state, oppose further tax increases, protect the Gulf of Mexico coastline, and fully fund Nicholls State University in Thibodaux and Fletcher Community College in Houma. He is also pro-life.[2]
On October 14, 2023, Fesi won Senate reelection with 88 percent of the vote against another Republican, David Carskadon.[3]
References
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Big Mike Fesi - State Senator. bigmikecares.com. Retrieved on December 4, 2019.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, October 14, 2023.