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|spouse= (1) Divorced from Susan Mullins Couhig
|spouse= (1) Divorced from Susan Mullins Couhig
(2) Michelle "Missy" Aleman (married 2003)<br>
(2) Michelle "Missy" Aleman (married 2003)<br>
'''Children'':<br>
'''Children''':<br>
Robert E. Couhig, III<br>
Robert E. Couhig, III<br>
Benjamin Couhig<br>
Benjamin Couhig<br>
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'''Robert Emmet Couhig, Jr.''', known as '''Rob Couhig''' (born April 20, 1949), is an [[attorney]], [[business]]man, entrepreneur, [[Republican Party|Republican]] political activist, and a former [[radio]] talk show host from his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. His last political foray was into the 2010 [[mayor]]al election in New Orleans.
'''Robert Emmet Couhig, Jr.''', known as '''Rob Couhig''' (born April 20, 1949), is an [[attorney]], [[business]]man, entrepreneur, [[Republican Party|Republican]] political activist, and a former [[radio]] talk show host from his native [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. His last political foray was into the 2010 [[mayor]]al election in New Orleans.
A former partner of the Adams and Reese law firm, Couhig now leads Couhig Partners. He has twice been a candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]]. A persistent Republican in a heavily [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] city, he was defeated in a race for mayor of New Orleans in the spring of 2006 by the incumbent, [[Ray Nagin]]. He is also known for bringing to the city the minor league [[baseball]] team, the New Orleans Zephyrs.
A former partner of the Adams and Reese law firm, Couhig now leads Couhig Partners. He has twice been a candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]]. A persistent Republican in a heavily [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] city, he was defeated in a race for mayor of New Orleans in the spring of 2006 by the incumbent, [[Ray Nagin]]. He is also known for bringing to the city the minor league [[baseball]] team, the New Orleans Zephyrs.
===Run for mayor, 2010===
===Run for mayor, 2010===
In December 2009, Couhig announced his candidacy in the 2010 New Orleans mayoral election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox8live.com/news/local/story/Couhig-enters-mayors-race-through-cyber-gateway/-7dk4dVf7Emyw6NFkgq1WQ.cspx|title=. He finished fourth, with 5 percent of vote. The race was won by the Democrat Mitch Landrieu, who received 65 percent of the vote. Couhig's half-brother, Sam LeBlanc, had run for mayor in 1986 and finished with 25 percent of the vote, a strong third-place showing in a multi-candidate primary field,<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 1, 1986.</ref> but victory in the runoff that year went to the African-American Democrat Sidney Barthelemy.
In December 2009, Couhig announced his candidacy in the 2010 New Orleans mayoral election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox8live.com/news/local/story/Couhig-enters-mayors-race-through-cyber-gateway/-7dk4dVf7Emyw6NFkgq1WQ.cspx|title=</ref> He finished fourth, with 5 percent of vote. The race was won by the Democrat Mitch Landrieu, who received 65 percent of the vote. Couhig's half-brother, Sam LeBlanc, had run for mayor in 1986 and finished with 25 percent of the vote, a strong third-place showing in a multi-candidate primary field,<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, February 1, 1986.</ref> but victory in the runoff that year went to the African-American Democrat Sidney Barthelemy.
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