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'''Huntington Blair Downer, Jr.''', known as '''Hunt Downer''' (born April 28, 1946), is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former [[politician]] in the U.S. state of [[Louisiana]] who is the former assistant adjutant general of the state National Guard and the first ever director of the new Louisiana Veterans Affairs Department.

'''Huntington Blair Downer, Jr.''', known as '''Hunt Downer''' (born April 28, 1946), is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former [[politician]] in the U.S. state of [[Louisiana]] who is the former assistant adjutant general of the state National Guard and the first ever director of the new Louisiana Veterans Affairs Department.

A former [[Speaker]] of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Houma in Terrebonne Parish in south Louisiana, Downer ran for [[governor]] in 2003 and finished in sixth place in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]].<ref name=pvs>The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart, Hunt Downer, Jr., accessed May 6, 2021.</ref>

A former [[Speaker]] of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Houma in Terrebonne Parish in south Louisiana, Downer ran for [[governor]] in 2003 and finished in sixth place in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]].<ref name=pvs>The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart, Hunt Downer, Jr., accessed May 6, 2021.</ref>