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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Samuel Perry "Sam" Little
|name=Samuel Perry "Sam" Little
|image=
|image=
|party=[[Republican 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=January 2, 1950
|birth_date=January 2, 1950
|birth_place=Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, [[Louisiana]]
|birth_place=Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, [[Louisiana]]
|office=Louisiana State Representative for District 14 (Morehouse and Ouachita parishes)
|term_start=January 2008
|term_end=January 2012
|preceded=Charles McDonald
|succeeded=[[Jay Morris]]
}}
}}
'''Samuel Perry 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.
'''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==
A Bastrop native, Little has been married since 1971 to the former Pamela Doles (born 1954). The couple has two daughters, Christina and Clair. Little is an active member of Providence Church in Lake Providence,<ref>[http://yellowpages.superpages.com/listings.jsp?SRC=promo23&channelId=pi518798elalakeprovidence&C=churches&L=Lake+Providence+LA&EG=0&MC=1&OO=1&F=1&EEM=1&CP=Community+%26+Government%5EReligion+%26+Spirituality%5EChurches%5EBaptist%5E Baptist Churches (Results 1 - 15 of 40) ~ churches Lake Providence LA ~ Simple Search ~ SuperPages.com: Yellow Pages<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the seat of East Carroll Parish.
A Bastrop native, Little has been married since 1971 to the former Pamela Doles (born 1954). The couple has two daughters, Christina and Clair. Little is an active member of Providence Church in Lake Providence,<ref>[http://yellowpages.superpages.com/listings.jsp?SRC=promo23&channelId=pi518798elalakeprovidence&C=churches&L=Lake+Providence+LA&EG=0&MC=1&OO=1&F=1&EEM=1&CP=Community+%26+Government%5EReligion+%26+Spirituality%5EChurches%5EBaptist%5E Baptist Churches (Results 1 - 15 of 40) ~ churches Lake Providence LA ~ Simple Search ~ SuperPages.com: Yellow Pages<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the seat of East Carroll Parish.
==Legislative matters==
==Legislative matters==
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.
==References==
==References==