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'''Ryan Joseph Bourriaque''' (born September 30, 1982)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/ryan-bourriaque/e1102539930396|title=Ryan Bourriaque|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref> is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 47 in Calcasieu, Cameron, and Vermilion parishes in the far southwestern portion of the state. He succeeded fellow Republican Craig  Robert "Bob" Hensgens, who resigned the position to become a state senator.  

'''Ryan Joseph Bourriaque''' (born September 30, 1982)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/ryan-bourriaque/e1102539930396|title=Ryan Bourriaque|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref> is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 47 in Calcasieu, Cameron, and Vermilion parishes in the far southwestern portion of the state. He succeeded fellow Republican Craig  Robert "Bob" Hensgens, who resigned the position to become a state senator.  

Bourriaque won the [[special election]] held on February 23, 2019, with 3,180 votes (63 percent) of the vote over another Republican candidate, Reuben "Ben" Rivera, Jr., who trailed with 1,831 ballots (37 percent). Theabbreviated term extends for approximately eleven months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kplctv.com/2019/02/24/ryan-bourriaque-wins-th-state-representative-seat/|title=Ryan Bourriaque wins 47th state representative seat|publisher=KPLC-TV in [[Lake Charles]]|author=Patrick Deaville|date=February 23, 2019|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>

Bourriaque won the [[special election]] held on February 23, 2019, with 3,180 votes (63 percent) of the vote over another Republican candidate, Reuben "Ben" Rivera, Jr., who trailed with 1,831 ballots (37 percent). The abbreviated term extends for approximately eleven months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kplctv.com/2019/02/24/ryan-bourriaque-wins-th-state-representative-seat/|title=Ryan Bourriaque wins 47th state representative seat|publisher=KPLC-TV in [[Lake Charles]]|author=Patrick Deaville|date=February 23, 2019|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref> He must run again in the [[primary]] election for a full term to be held on October 12, 2019.

A former resident of [[ Lake Charles]], Bourriaque currently resides with his wife and three daughters in Grand Chenier in Cameron Parish. He holds two degrees from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], one in [[psychology]] and another in environmental studies. He went to work for Cameron Parish government in 2008 as a planner. In 2014, he was named Cameron Parish president, in which capacity he processed more than $200 million worth of grants to local governments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-bourriaque-391a4967|title=Ryan Bourriaque - Parish Administrator|publisher=Lindedin.com|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>

A former resident of [[ Lake Charles]], Bourriaque currently resides with his wife and three daughters in Grand Chenier in Cameron Parish. He holds two degrees from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], one in [[psychology]] and another in environmental studies. He went to work for Cameron Parish government in 2008 as a planner. In 2014, he was named Cameron Parish president, in which capacity he processed more than $200 million worth of grants to local governments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-bourriaque-391a4967|title=Ryan Bourriaque - Parish Administrator|publisher=Lindedin.com|accessdate=March 1, 2019}}</ref>