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==Political life==
==Political life==
In 1922, Lindsey and his family moved to [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana to join District Attorney R. H. Lee in the practice of law. Within two years of relocation, he was elected to the state senate from the district encompassing Bossier and Webster parishes. He was aligned with the [[Huey Long|Long]] faction in the legislature.<ref name=lah/> Lindsey served from 1924 to 1928 and was succeeded by Bossier Parish banker Volney Voss Whittington (1893-1974). Lindsey returned to the Senate from 1932 to 1940.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201223458/http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/s1880-2004.pdf|author=Arthur E. McEnany, M.A., M.L.S., ed.|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2004|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}</ref> In the Senate, he was the chairman of the Committee on Health, Quarantine, Drainage and Charitable Institutions and vice chairman of the Committee on Banking. He served on the committees on Corporations, Parochial and Municipal Affairs; Elections, Qualifications and Registrations; the Judiciary, Railroads, Insurance and Industries. He was also a member of committee of five in charge of the 1924 inaugural ceremonies for Governor Henry L. Fuqua.<ref name=archives/>
In 1922, Lindsey and his family moved to [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana to join District Attorney R. H. Lee in the practice of law. Within two years of relocation, he was elected to the state senate from the district encompassing Bossier and Webster parishes. He was aligned with the [[Huey Long|Long]] faction in the legislature.<ref name=lah/> Lindsey served from 1924 to 1928 and was succeeded by Bossier Parish banker Volney Voss Whittington (1893-1974). Lindsey returned to the Senate from 1932 to 1940.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201223458/http://www.legis.state.la.us/members/s1880-2004.pdf|author=Arthur E. McEnany, M.A., M.L.S., ed.|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880-2004|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=November 7, 2019}}</ref> In the Senate, he was the chairman of the Committee on Health, Quarantine, Drainage and Charitable Institutions and vice chairman of the Committee on Banking. He served on the committees on Corporations, Parochial and Municipal Affairs; Elections, Qualifications and Registrations; the Judiciary, Railroads, Insurance and Industries. He was also a member of committee of five in charge of the 1924 inaugural ceremonies for Governor Henry L. Fuqua.
On April 8, 1930, Lindsey ran for [[mayor]] of Minden but lost to the incumbent, [[Henry L. Bridges]]. In that contest, Bridges polled 519 votes (56.4 percent) to 402 ballots (43.6 percent) for Lindsey.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' April 10, 1930, p. 1.</ref>
On April 8, 1930, Lindsey ran for [[mayor]] of Minden but lost to the incumbent, [[Henry L. Bridges]]. In that contest, Bridges polled 519 votes (56.4 percent) to 402 ballots (43.6 percent) for Lindsey.<ref>''Minden Herald,'' April 10, 1930, p. 1.</ref>