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|name= Lawrence Alton "Larry" Bagley, Jr. | |name= Lawrence Alton "Larry" Bagley, Jr. | ||
| − | |office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative | + | |image=Larry Bagley of LA.jpg |
| + | |office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for District 7 (Caddo, DeSoto, <br>and Sabine parishes) | ||
|term_start=January 2016 | |term_start=January 2016 | ||
|term_end= | |term_end= | ||
|preceded=[[Richard Burford]] | |preceded=[[Richard Burford]] | ||
|birth_date=January 4, 1949 | |birth_date=January 4, 1949 | ||
| − | |birth_place=Longstreet, DeSoto Parish | + | |birth_place=Longstreet, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana |
| − | |occupation=[[Business]]man; [[Insurance]] | + | |occupation=[[Business]]man; [[Insurance]] agent |
Retired [[educator]] and [[basketball]] coach | Retired [[educator]] and [[basketball]] coach | ||
|residence=Logansport, DeSoto Parish | |residence=Logansport, DeSoto Parish | ||
| − | |spouse=Name of spouse not mentioned | + | |spouse=Name of spouse not mentioned on-line |
| − | |children=Five children: | + | |children=Five children: |
Haley Bagley Hall<br> | Haley Bagley Hall<br> | ||
Reagan Bagley Brandt<br> | Reagan Bagley Brandt<br> | ||
Lauren Bagley Patton<br> | Lauren Bagley Patton<br> | ||
Ryan Bagley<br> | Ryan Bagley<br> | ||
| − | Hunter Bagley | + | Hunter Bagley<br> |
Two foster sons:<br>Taylor and Tyler Caldwell<br> | Two foster sons:<br>Taylor and Tyler Caldwell<br> | ||
'''Parents''':<br> | '''Parents''':<br> | ||
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|religion=[[United Methodist]] | |religion=[[United Methodist]] | ||
|alma_mater=Baptist Christian College ([[Shreveport]]) | |alma_mater=Baptist Christian College ([[Shreveport]]) | ||
| − | Stephen F. Austin State University ([[Nacogdoches | + | Stephen F. Austin State University<br>([[Nacogdoches]])<br> |
| − | [[Northwestern State University]] | + | [[Northwestern State University]]<br>[[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]}} |
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'''Lawrence Alton Bagley, Jr.''', known as '''Larry Bagley''' (born January 4, 1949),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/lawrence-bagley/coachchs|title=Lawrence Bagley (Alton)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref> is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 7, which encompasses Caddo, DeSoto, and Sabine parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. | '''Lawrence Alton Bagley, Jr.''', known as '''Larry Bagley''' (born January 4, 1949),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/lawrence-bagley/coachchs|title=Lawrence Bagley (Alton)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref> is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 7, which encompasses Caddo, DeSoto, and Sabine parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. | ||
| − | In January 2016, Bagley succeeded the outgoing Republican Representative [[Richard Burford]], who rather than seeking House reelection ran unsuccessfully against the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[John Milkovich]] for the District 38 state Senate seat in the general election held on November 21, 2015. After one term, Milkovich was | + | In January 2016, Bagley succeeded the outgoing Republican Representative [[Richard Burford]], who rather than seeking House reelection ran unsuccessfully against the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[John Milkovich]] for the District 38 state Senate seat in the general election held on November 21, 2015. After one term, Milkovich was unseated by another Republican, [[Barry Milligan]], a [[conservative]]. |
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| + | ==Personal life== | ||
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| − | + | Bagley is the oldest of four children of Lawrence, Sr., and the former Sally Pattison. He received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from Baptist Christian College in [[Shreveport]], since known as Louisiana Baptist University and not to be confused with [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]]. Bagley then earned a Master of Education degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in [[Nacogdoches]], [[Texas]], and thirty additional hours of graduate study from [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]].<ref name=bagleybio/> | |
| − | Bagley is the oldest of four children of Lawrence, Sr., and the former Sally Pattison. He received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from Baptist Christian College in [[Shreveport]], since known as Louisiana Baptist University and not to be confused with [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[ | ||
| − | Bagley resides in Logansport, a community in DeSoto Parish located across the Sabine River from Texas.. A retired educator, he is a former president of both the DeSoto Parish Teachers Association and the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches. He taught and coached basketball at Northwood High School in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Lawrence&qmi=A&qn=Bagley&qcs=Louisiana&focusfirst=1|title=Lawrence A. Bagley|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate= | + | Bagley resides in Logansport, a community in DeSoto Parish located across the Sabine River from Texas.. A retired educator, he is a former president of both the DeSoto Parish Teachers Association and the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches. He taught and coached basketball at Northwood High School in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Lawrence&qmi=A&qn=Bagley&qcs=Louisiana&focusfirst=1|title=Lawrence A. Bagley|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref><ref name=bagleybio>{{cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/103515186974249288909/about|title=Larry Bagley|publisher=plus.google.com|accessdate=October 27, 2015; no longer available on-line through Google}}</ref> |
Bagley is the father of five children and has two foster sons. He is a [[United Methodist]]. His family business, Bagley Farms, is located in his native Longstreet in DeSoto Parish to the north of Logansport. Involved in the timber, [[petroleum]], and [[natural gas]] industries, he owns and operates Bagley Allstate Insurance Company in the parish seat of Mansfield.<ref name=bagleybio/> | Bagley is the father of five children and has two foster sons. He is a [[United Methodist]]. His family business, Bagley Farms, is located in his native Longstreet in DeSoto Parish to the north of Logansport. Involved in the timber, [[petroleum]], and [[natural gas]] industries, he owns and operates Bagley Allstate Insurance Company in the parish seat of Mansfield.<ref name=bagleybio/> | ||
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| − | ==Political life== | + | ==Political life== |
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Bagley formerly served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] on the Logansport City Council.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, September 18, 2004.</ref> | Bagley formerly served as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] on the Logansport City Council.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, September 18, 2004.</ref> | ||
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| + | On October 24, 2015, Bagley won the state representative position with 5,531 votes (52.8 percent). He defeated two other Republican candidates, Robert S. "Steve" Casey, who received 2,775 votes (26.5 percent), and Perry D. McDaniel, with 2,170 votes (20.7 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref> | ||
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| + | As a legislator, Bagley is identified with public education and the teacher retirement program, fighting [[narcotics]], and expanded highway improvements.<ref name=bagleybio/> In 2016, Bagley joined a House bipartisan majority to enact a one-cent increase in the state [[sales tax]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/state-house-of-representatives-vote-to-increase-sales-tax/|title=State House of Representatives Vote to Increase Sales Tax|date=February 25, 2016|publisher=KEEL [[Radio]]|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Automobile inspection sticker controversy=== | ||
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| − | In the | + | In April 2017, Representative Bagley proposed legislation which would have ended most automobile inspection stickers required annually since 1961 on all vehicles in Louisiana. Bagley's bill proposed to limit inspections to student transportation and commercial vehicles but would not impact the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, and West Baton Rouge parishes, as required under the [[Clean Air Act]] of 1970 to conduct specialized inspections for vehicle emissions. Displayed on windshields, the stickers are considered proof that the inspections was conducted.<ref>"No more vehicle inspection stickers, Louisiana lawmaker proposes," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,''April 14, 2017.</ref> |
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| + | On May 15, 2017, the House Transportation Committee, citing skepticism for Bagley's legislation by the state police, tabled the bill. Bagley said that the legislation would have halted what he called a $6 million per year industry in fraudulent stickers. Then Representative [[Terry Landry]], a former state police superintendent from [[Lafayette]], said that he thought ending inspections would "sacrifice safety. I just fundamentally disagree with your bill."<ref name=theadvocate>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_b2988f22-3760-11e7-9779-0fc79dd1e740.html#tncms-source=infinity-scroll-summary-siderail-latest|title=Bid to repeal Louisiana's motor vehicle inspection law killed by House committee|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|author=Will Sentell|date=May 15, 2017|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref> | ||
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| + | Opposition developed when [[Lobbying|lobbyists]] representing the people who perform the inspections lined up against Bagley's proposal. Many of these businesses make nearly half of their overall income from the inspections. Bagley favored adding the inspection fee to one's motor vehicle registration. However, the Louisiana Constituiton of 1974 places a cap on the amount of that fee. Hence the proposed change would require a constitutional amendment to adjust the vehicle registration fee structure. Bagley vowed that on his reelection in 2019, he would bring back the matter in the 2021 economic session of the legislature. Bagley said that he wants to hire 150 new state troopers by using the funds that the state spends on the inspections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://710keel.com/inspection-stickers-not-going-away-in-louisiana/|title=Inspection Stickers Not Going Away in Louisiana|publisher=KEEL Radio ([[Shreveport]])|date=May 23, 2019|author=Erin McCarty|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref> Louisiana hence remains one of thirteen states with motor vehicle inspection laws.<ref name=theadvocate/> | ||
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| − | + | ===Bagley joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker=== | |
| − | + | On January 13, 2020, his first day as a state representative in his second term, Bagley was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish, whose election as House [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers along with the Republican dissenters known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad]].<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref> | |
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| − | On | + | On October 14, 2023, Bagley won House reelection against another Republican, Timothy Pruit, 7,524 votes (61 percent) to 4,781 (39 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 14, 2023.</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Business People]] | [[Category:Business People]] | ||
[[Category:Politicians]] | [[Category:Politicians]] | ||
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[[Category:Former Democrats]] | [[Category:Former Democrats]] | ||
[[Category:Republicans]] | [[Category:Republicans]] | ||
[[Category:Moderate Republicans]] | [[Category:Moderate Republicans]] | ||
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[[Category:United Methodists]] | [[Category:United Methodists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:36, January 15, 2024
| Lawrence Alton "Larry" Bagley, Jr. | |
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| In office January 2016 – | |
| Preceded by | Richard Burford |
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| Born | January 4, 1949 Longstreet, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Name of spouse not mentioned on-line |
| Children | Five children:
Haley Bagley Hall |
| Residence | Logansport, DeSoto Parish |
| Alma mater | Baptist Christian College (Shreveport)
Stephen F. Austin State University |
| Occupation | Businessman; Insurance agent
Retired educator and basketball coach |
| Religion | United Methodist |
Lawrence Alton Bagley, Jr., known as Larry Bagley (born January 4, 1949),[1] is a Republican state representative for District 7, which encompasses Caddo, DeSoto, and Sabine parishes in northwestern Louisiana.
In January 2016, Bagley succeeded the outgoing Republican Representative Richard Burford, who rather than seeking House reelection ran unsuccessfully against the Democrat John Milkovich for the District 38 state Senate seat in the general election held on November 21, 2015. After one term, Milkovich was unseated by another Republican, Barry Milligan, a conservative.
Personal life
Bagley is the oldest of four children of Lawrence, Sr., and the former Sally Pattison. He received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from Baptist Christian College in Shreveport, since known as Louisiana Baptist University and not to be confused with Southern Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College in Pineville. Bagley then earned a Master of Education degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, and thirty additional hours of graduate study from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches.[2]
Bagley resides in Logansport, a community in DeSoto Parish located across the Sabine River from Texas.. A retired educator, he is a former president of both the DeSoto Parish Teachers Association and the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches. He taught and coached basketball at Northwood High School in Shreveport.[3][2]
Bagley is the father of five children and has two foster sons. He is a United Methodist. His family business, Bagley Farms, is located in his native Longstreet in DeSoto Parish to the north of Logansport. Involved in the timber, petroleum, and natural gas industries, he owns and operates Bagley Allstate Insurance Company in the parish seat of Mansfield.[2]
Political life
Bagley formerly served as a Democrat on the Logansport City Council.[4]
On October 24, 2015, Bagley won the state representative position with 5,531 votes (52.8 percent). He defeated two other Republican candidates, Robert S. "Steve" Casey, who received 2,775 votes (26.5 percent), and Perry D. McDaniel, with 2,170 votes (20.7 percent).[5]
As a legislator, Bagley is identified with public education and the teacher retirement program, fighting narcotics, and expanded highway improvements.[2] In 2016, Bagley joined a House bipartisan majority to enact a one-cent increase in the state sales tax.[6]
Automobile inspection sticker controversy
In April 2017, Representative Bagley proposed legislation which would have ended most automobile inspection stickers required annually since 1961 on all vehicles in Louisiana. Bagley's bill proposed to limit inspections to student transportation and commercial vehicles but would not impact the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, and West Baton Rouge parishes, as required under the Clean Air Act of 1970 to conduct specialized inspections for vehicle emissions. Displayed on windshields, the stickers are considered proof that the inspections was conducted.[7]
On May 15, 2017, the House Transportation Committee, citing skepticism for Bagley's legislation by the state police, tabled the bill. Bagley said that the legislation would have halted what he called a $6 million per year industry in fraudulent stickers. Then Representative Terry Landry, a former state police superintendent from Lafayette, said that he thought ending inspections would "sacrifice safety. I just fundamentally disagree with your bill."[8]
Opposition developed when lobbyists representing the people who perform the inspections lined up against Bagley's proposal. Many of these businesses make nearly half of their overall income from the inspections. Bagley favored adding the inspection fee to one's motor vehicle registration. However, the Louisiana Constituiton of 1974 places a cap on the amount of that fee. Hence the proposed change would require a constitutional amendment to adjust the vehicle registration fee structure. Bagley vowed that on his reelection in 2019, he would bring back the matter in the 2021 economic session of the legislature. Bagley said that he wants to hire 150 new state troopers by using the funds that the state spends on the inspections.[9] Louisiana hence remains one of thirteen states with motor vehicle inspection laws.[8]
Bagley joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker
On January 13, 2020, his first day as a state representative in his second term, Bagley was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers, known as the Fraud Squad, who voted for the Moderate Republican Clay Schexnayder of Ascension Parish, whose election as House Speaker depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers along with the Republican dissenters known as the Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad.[10]
On October 14, 2023, Bagley won House reelection against another Republican, Timothy Pruit, 7,524 votes (61 percent) to 4,781 (39 percent).[11]
References
- ↑ Lawrence Bagley (Alton). Mylife.com. Retrieved on January 31, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Larry Bagley. plus.google.com. Retrieved on October 27, 2015; no longer available on-line through Google.
- ↑ Lawrence A. Bagley. intelius.com. Retrieved on January 31, 2020.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, September 18, 2004.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.
- ↑ State House of Representatives Vote to Increase Sales Tax. KEEL Radio (February 25, 2016). Retrieved on January 31, 2020.
- ↑ "No more vehicle inspection stickers, Louisiana lawmaker proposes," The New Orleans Times-Picayune,April 14, 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Will Sentell (May 15, 2017). Bid to repeal Louisiana's motor vehicle inspection law killed by House committee. The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved on January 31, 2020.
- ↑ Erin McCarty (May 23, 2019). Inspection Stickers Not Going Away in Louisiana. KEEL Radio (Shreveport). Retrieved on January 31, 2020.
- ↑ The Moon Griffon Show, January 23, 2020.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 14, 2023.