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Line 56: − + − + + + + + − On June 28, 1970, the Drews married at the Talley home in Bogalusa in Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana. At LSU Law School, Drew met Jean Talley, who graduated from Bogalusa High School in 1963. Not only is Jean also a lawyer, but so were her father, grandfather, and an aunt. Her father, Bascom D. Talley, Jr. (1915–1971), was from 1963 to 1964 the president of the Louisiana Bar Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lsba.org/BarGovernance/PastPresidents.aspx|title=Past Presidents of the Louisiana Bar Association|publisher=lsba.org|accessdate=October 13, 2014}}</ref>+ − ==The Drews as a team== − Like Harmon Drew, Sr., Harmon and Jean Drew are [[Democratic Party|Democrats]]. In 1990, Mrs. Drew ran for the same judgeship that her husband now holds, but she was defeated by fellow Democrat Henry Newton Brown Jr., 48,935 (57 percent) to 36,217 (43 percent). Of the nine parishes in the district, Jean Drew won in Webster, Winn, and Lincoln parishes and lost Caldwell and Jackson parishes by fewer than one hundred votes each. −
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Since 1962, when he was a junior at [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]], Drew has performed with his own successful band, now known as the "Harmon Drew Super Group". Prior to his graduation in 1964 from MHS, Drew was an elected class officer for three years and the Student Council president in his senior year. He went to Boys' State leadership school in Baton Rouge in 1963 and was named the outstanding delegate from Webster, Bienville, and Claiborne parishes. He took accelerated classes in high school and was a member of the [[golf]] team.<ref>[[Minden (Louisiana) High School]] ''Grig'' yearbook, 1964.</ref>
Since 1962, when he was a junior at [[Minden (Louisiana) High School|Minden High School]], Drew has performed with his own successful band, now known as the "Harmon Drew Super Group". Prior to his graduation in 1964 from MHS, Drew was an elected class officer for three years and the Student Council president in his senior year. He went to Boys' State leadership school in Baton Rouge in 1963 and was named the outstanding delegate from Webster, Bienville, and Claiborne parishes. He took accelerated classes in high school and was a member of the [[golf]] team.<ref>[[Minden (Louisiana) High School]] ''Grig'' yearbook, 1964.</ref>
In 1968, Drew received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[political science]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]. He then attended the LSU Law Center, from which in 1971 he obtained his [[Juris Doctor]]ate. He was the vice president of the LSU Law student body in his senior year.<ref>"Drew Wins LSU Office," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' April 27, 1970, p. 1.</ref>
In 1968, Drew received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[political science]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]. He then attended the LSU Law Center, from which in 1971 he obtained his [[Juris Doctor]]ate. He was the vice president of the LSU Law student body in his senior year.<ref>"Drew Wins LSU Office," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' April 27, 1970, p. 1.</ref>
Drew was as a first lieutenant in the [[United States Army]] and was thereafter a member of the staff of [[U.S. Senator]] [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], whom he supported for [[governor]] in 1971. He was a member of the Drew, White, Drew, and Drew law firm in Minden and served as legal counsel for the Shreveport Musicians Union.<ref name=cjudge>"Harmon Drew, Jr., runs for ward judge post" ''Minden Press-Herald'', June 7, 1984, p. 1.</ref>
Drew was as a first lieutenant in the [[United States Army]] and was thereafter a member of the staff of [[U.S. Senator]] [[J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.]], whom he supported for [[governor]] in 1971. He was a member of the Drew, White, Drew, and Drew law firm in Minden and served as legal counsel for the Shreveport Musicians Union.<ref name=cjudge>"Harmon Drew, Jr., runs for ward judge post" ''Minden Press-Herald,' June 7, 1984, p. 1.</ref>
On June 28, 1970, the Drews married at the Talley home in Bogalusa in Washington Parish in southeastern Louisiana. At LSU Law School, Drew met Jean Talley, who graduated from Bogalusa High School in 1963. Not only is Jean also a lawyer, but so were her father, grandfather, and an aunt. Her father, Bascom D. Talley, Jr. (1915–1971), was from 1963 to 1964 the president of the Louisiana Bar Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lsba.org/BarGovernance/PastPresidents.aspx|title=Past Presidents of the Louisiana Bar Association|publisher=lsba.org|accessdate=October 13, 2014}}</ref>
==The Drews as a team =[=
Like Harmon Drew, Sr., Harmon and Jean Drew are [[Democratic Party|Democrats]]. In 1990, Mrs. Drew ran for the same judgeship that her husband now holds, but she was defeated by fellow Democrat Henry Newton Brown Jr., 48,935 (57 percent) to 36,217 (43 percent). Of the nine parishes in the district, Jean Drew won in Webster, Winn, and Lincoln parishes and lost Caldwell and Jackson parishes by fewer than one hundred votes each.
Jean Drew is her husband's law clerk as well as a legal researcher and coauthor. From 1972 to 1988, the Drews practiced law together in Minden.
Jean Drew is her husband's law clerk as well as a legal researcher and coauthor. From 1972 to 1988, the Drews practiced law together in Minden.