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|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for District 35 (Calcasieu<br> and Beauregard parishes) | |office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative<br> for District 35 (Calcasieu<br> and Beauregard parishes) | ||
|term_start=January 11, 2016 | |term_start=January 11, 2016 | ||
| + | |term_end=December 2020 | ||
|preceded=[[Brett Geymann]] | |preceded=[[Brett Geymann]] | ||
|succeeded=Brett Geymann | |succeeded=Brett Geymann | ||
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|spouse=Jessica Brown Dwight (married 2004) | |spouse=Jessica Brown Dwight (married 2004) | ||
|children=Riley, Peyton, and Hudson Dwight | |children=Riley, Peyton, and Hudson Dwight | ||
| − | |party=Republican Party|Republican]] | + | |party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] |
|occupation=[[Attorney]] | |occupation=[[Attorney]] | ||
|religion=[[United Methodist]] | |religion=[[United Methodist]] | ||
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'''Stephen Christopher Dwight''' (born July 3, 1977)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/stephen-dwight/stephendwight?valid=true& | '''Stephen Christopher Dwight''' (born July 3, 1977)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/stephen-dwight/stephendwight?valid=true& | ||
| − | |title=Stephen Dwight|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</ref> is an [[attorney]] in [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for District 35 in Calcasieu and Beauregard parishes. Unopposed in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 24, 2015, Dwight succeeded the term-limited [[Brett Geymann]] when the legislature reconvened on January 11, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winwithjmc.com/archives/6832?ct=t(9_11_2015)|title=Decision 2015: The end of candidate qualifying|date=September 10, 2015|publisher=JMC Enterprises|accessdate=September 12, 2015}}</ref> He resigned from the legislature in | + | |title=Stephen Dwight|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</ref> is an [[attorney]] in [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for District 35 in Calcasieu and Beauregard parishes. Unopposed in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 24, 2015, Dwight succeeded the term-limited [[Brett Geymann]] when the legislature reconvened on January 11, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winwithjmc.com/archives/6832?ct=t(9_11_2015)|title=Decision 2015: The end of candidate qualifying|date=September 10, 2015|publisher=JMC Enterprises|accessdate=September 12, 2015}}</ref> He resigned from the legislature late in 2020 to become the district attorney of Calcasieu Parish. |
Dwight is a graduate of Sam Houston High School in Moss Bluff in Calcasieu Parish and [[Louisiana State University]] and the historically black Southern University Law Center, both in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He was first licensed to practice law in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/70601-la-stephen-dwight-4334658.html|title=Stephen Christopher Dwight|publisher=Avvo.com|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</ref> He is a former city attorney and prosecutor for Westlake, also in Calcasieu Parish, and was previously the general counsel for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department. | Dwight is a graduate of Sam Houston High School in Moss Bluff in Calcasieu Parish and [[Louisiana State University]] and the historically black Southern University Law Center, both in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He was first licensed to practice law in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/70601-la-stephen-dwight-4334658.html|title=Stephen Christopher Dwight|publisher=Avvo.com|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</ref> He is a former city attorney and prosecutor for Westlake, also in Calcasieu Parish, and was previously the general counsel for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department. | ||
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Dwight won reelection in the primary held on October 12, 2019. He defeated another Republican, Jacob Lane Marceaux (born 1984). Dwight polled 9,466 votes (73 percent) to Marceaux's 3,555 (27 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> | Dwight won reelection in the primary held on October 12, 2019. He defeated another Republican, Jacob Lane Marceaux (born 1984). Dwight polled 9,466 votes (73 percent) to Marceaux's 3,555 (27 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> | ||
| − | Dwight is less [[conservative]] than his House predecessor, | + | Dwight is less [[conservative]] than his House predecessor, Brett Geymann. On January 13, 2020, his first day as a state representative in his second term, Dwight 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 two [[Independent]] legislators, and the Republican dissenters. Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] also made contacts for Schexnayder.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:39, January 15, 2024
Stephen Christopher Dwight (born July 3, 1977)[1] is an attorney in Lake Charles, Louisiana, who is a Republican former state representative for District 35 in Calcasieu and Beauregard parishes. Unopposed in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015, Dwight succeeded the term-limited Brett Geymann when the legislature reconvened on January 11, 2016.[2] He resigned from the legislature late in 2020 to become the district attorney of Calcasieu Parish.
| Stephen Christopher Dwight | |
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| In office January 11, 2016 – December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Brett Geymann |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Brett Geymann |
| Born | July 3, 1977 Lake Charles Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jessica Brown Dwight (married 2004) |
| Children | Riley, Peyton, and Hudson Dwight |
| Alma mater | Sam Houston High School (Moss Bluff, Louisiana)
Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | United Methodist |
Dwight is a graduate of Sam Houston High School in Moss Bluff in Calcasieu Parish and Louisiana State University and the historically black Southern University Law Center, both in the capital city of Baton Rouge. He was first licensed to practice law in 2003.[3] He is a former city attorney and prosecutor for Westlake, also in Calcasieu Parish, and was previously the general counsel for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department.
He and his wife, the former Jessica Brown, a librarian at Moss Bluff Elementary School, married in 2004. Residents of Moss Bluff, the Dwights have three children, Riley, Peyton, and Hudson. He is a Methodist.
Dwight joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker
Dwight won reelection in the primary held on October 12, 2019. He defeated another Republican, Jacob Lane Marceaux (born 1984). Dwight polled 9,466 votes (73 percent) to Marceaux's 3,555 (27 percent).[4]
Dwight is less conservative than his House predecessor, Brett Geymann. On January 13, 2020, his first day as a state representative in his second term, Dwight 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 two Independent legislators, and the Republican dissenters. Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards also made contacts for Schexnayder.[5]
References
- ↑ Stephen Dwight. Mylife.com. Retrieved on February 1, 2020.
- ↑ Decision 2015: The end of candidate qualifying. JMC Enterprises (September 10, 2015). Retrieved on September 12, 2015.
- ↑ [https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/70601-la-stephen-dwight-4334658.html Stephen Christopher Dwight]. Avvo.com. Retrieved on February 1, 2020.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.
- ↑ The Moon Griffon Show, January 23, 2020.