Difference between revisions of "Rick Edmonds"
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Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 27, 2015}}</ref> Ourso had won the position in a special election earlier in the year to fill the seat created by the resignation of Republican Hunter Greene, who was instead elected to a Baton Rouge family court judgeship.<ref name=bra/> | Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 27, 2015}}</ref> Ourso had won the position in a special election earlier in the year to fill the seat created by the resignation of Republican Hunter Greene, who was instead elected to a Baton Rouge family court judgeship.<ref name=bra/> | ||
| − | Edmonds graduated in 1974 from the former Fair Park High School in [[Shreveport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classmates.com/people/Rick-Edmonds/8695255130|title=Rick Edmonds, Class of 1974|publisher=classmates.com|accessdate=January 1, 2016}}</ref> He obtained his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, [[Texas]], and his Master of Divinity and doctoral studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the outreach pastor at the large Bethany Church in Baton Rouge<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.aspx?ID=66|title=Rick Edmonds, Republican, District 66|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=September 12, 2017}}</ref> He | + | Edmonds graduated in 1974 from the former Fair Park High School in [[Shreveport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classmates.com/people/Rick-Edmonds/8695255130|title=Rick Edmonds, Class of 1974|publisher=classmates.com|accessdate=January 1, 2016}}</ref> He obtained his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, [[Texas]], and his Master of Divinity and doctoral studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the outreach pastor at the large Bethany Church in Baton Rouge<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.aspx?ID=66|title=Rick Edmonds, Republican, District 66|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=September 12, 2017}}</ref> He is the former vice president of the Louisiana Family Forum, a [[conservative]] faith-based group that lobbies on social issues. He also previously was pastor of Parkview Baptist Church in Baton Rouge. In the campaign, Edmonds hammered Ourso for voting eleven times for tax increases in the 2015 legislative session.<ref name=bra/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/13157193-123/baton-rouge-legislator-challenged-on|title=Baton Rouge legislator Darrell Ourso hammered on increased taxes at Republican forum|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=August 12, 2015|author=Mark Ballard|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}</ref> |
He is a former pastor too of the large Calvary Baptist Church in Shreveport, at which in 2010 he preached the funeral of his mother, Elsie Stone Edmonds. His late father, Richard Edmonds, Sr., owned and operated Louisiana Fence Company in Shreveport. Edmonds and his wife, the former Cynthia "Cindy" Harville, have four sons, Richie Edmonds and wife, Holly, and J. Ben Edmonds and wife, Candice, both couples from Baton Rouge, and Ryan Edmonds and wife, Karla, and Zachary Edmonds and wife, Stephanie, both couples from Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ktbs.com/story/22317089/elsie-edmonds|title=Elsie Edmonds|publisher=KTBS-TV|location=[[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]|accessdate=December 15, 2015}}</ref> | He is a former pastor too of the large Calvary Baptist Church in Shreveport, at which in 2010 he preached the funeral of his mother, Elsie Stone Edmonds. His late father, Richard Edmonds, Sr., owned and operated Louisiana Fence Company in Shreveport. Edmonds and his wife, the former Cynthia "Cindy" Harville, have four sons, Richie Edmonds and wife, Holly, and J. Ben Edmonds and wife, Candice, both couples from Baton Rouge, and Ryan Edmonds and wife, Karla, and Zachary Edmonds and wife, Stephanie, both couples from Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ktbs.com/story/22317089/elsie-edmonds|title=Elsie Edmonds|publisher=KTBS-TV|location=[[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]]|accessdate=December 15, 2015}}</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2018, Representative Edmonds obtained passage of Act 562, the "Protection of Adoption Act", which seeks to clarify policies in the previously unregulated field of [[adoption]]. Edmonds said that "existing law was ambiguous. … This act provides a framework so that adoption is not so confusing." No legislator opposed Edmonds' bill, and Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] signed it into law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_06415b62-684e-11e8-a70a-b71aab5f805f.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=07fc51fb-af8b-485d-b758-a7b512b852f0|title=New 'Adoption Option Act' to ease adoptions in Louisiana celebrated at the State Capitol|date=Jun3e 4, 2018|author=Mark Ballard|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=June 6, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:19, June 6, 2018
| Richard Phillip "Rick" Edmonds, Jr. | |
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Louisiana State Representative for District 66 (East Baton Rouge Parish)
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Darrell Ourso |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1956 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia "Cindy" Harville Edmonds |
| Religion | Baptist |
Richard Phillip Edmonds, Jr., known as Rick Edmonds (born September 1956),[1] is a Southern Baptist pastor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 66.
Edmonds unseated the short-term incumbent Republican, Darrell Ourso, a former member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council, in the runoff election held on November 21, 2015.[2] Edmonds polled 7,109 votes (52.1 percent) to Ourso's 6,540 (47.9 percent).[3] Ourso had won the position in a special election earlier in the year to fill the seat created by the resignation of Republican Hunter Greene, who was instead elected to a Baton Rouge family court judgeship.[2]
Edmonds graduated in 1974 from the former Fair Park High School in Shreveport.[4] He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas, and his Master of Divinity and doctoral studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the outreach pastor at the large Bethany Church in Baton Rouge[5] He is the former vice president of the Louisiana Family Forum, a conservative faith-based group that lobbies on social issues. He also previously was pastor of Parkview Baptist Church in Baton Rouge. In the campaign, Edmonds hammered Ourso for voting eleven times for tax increases in the 2015 legislative session.[2][6]
He is a former pastor too of the large Calvary Baptist Church in Shreveport, at which in 2010 he preached the funeral of his mother, Elsie Stone Edmonds. His late father, Richard Edmonds, Sr., owned and operated Louisiana Fence Company in Shreveport. Edmonds and his wife, the former Cynthia "Cindy" Harville, have four sons, Richie Edmonds and wife, Holly, and J. Ben Edmonds and wife, Candice, both couples from Baton Rouge, and Ryan Edmonds and wife, Karla, and Zachary Edmonds and wife, Stephanie, both couples from Shreveport.[7]
In 2018, Representative Edmonds obtained passage of Act 562, the "Protection of Adoption Act", which seeks to clarify policies in the previously unregulated field of adoption. Edmonds said that "existing law was ambiguous. … This act provides a framework so that adoption is not so confusing." No legislator opposed Edmonds' bill, and Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards signed it into law.[8]
References
- ↑ Richard Edmonds, September 1956. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved on November 27, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rebekah Allen (November 21, 2015). District 66 incumbent Darrell Ourso loses seat to Family Forum Vice President. The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved on November 27, 2015.
- ↑ Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved on November 27, 2015.
- ↑ Rick Edmonds, Class of 1974. classmates.com. Retrieved on January 1, 2016.
- ↑ Rick Edmonds, Republican, District 66. house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved on September 12, 2017.
- ↑ Mark Ballard (August 12, 2015). Baton Rouge legislator Darrell Ourso hammered on increased taxes at Republican forum. The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved on January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Elsie Edmonds. KTBS-TV. Retrieved on December 15, 2015.
- ↑ Mark Ballard (Jun3e 4, 2018). New 'Adoption Option Act' to ease adoptions in Louisiana celebrated at the State Capitol. The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved on June 6, 2018.