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'''Kenneth Lee Volentine, Sr.''' (born January 9, 1941), is a livestock and dairy [[farmer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://farm.ewg.org/persondetail.php?custnumber=005347563|title=Farm Subsidy Database: Kenneth L. Volentine|publisher=farmewg.org|accessdate=January 2, 2010}}</ref> who previously served as a state representative and [[sheriff]] of his native Claiborne Parish in north [[Louisiana]].
'''Kenneth Lee Volentine, Sr.''' (born January 9, 1941), is a livestock and dairy [[farmer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://farm.ewg.org/persondetail.php?custnumber=005347563|title=Farm Subsidy Database: Kenneth L. Volentine|publisher=farmewg.org|accessdate=January 2, 2010}}</ref> who previously served as a state representative and [[sheriff]] of his native Claiborne Parish in north [[Louisiana]].
==Background==
==Background==
Volentine is a descendant of early pioneer of Claiborne Parish, the son of Fredrick Dan Volentine (1921–2011) and the former Sudie Bernice Lee, also deceased. His paternal grandparents were Daniel Bell Volentine, Jr. (1892–1968)<ref name=fvobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=fred-volentine&pid=147518321|title=Fred Volentine obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=January 2, 2011|accessdate=January 2, 2011}}</ref> and Cleo Volentine (1894–1968).<ref>Daniel and Cleo Volentine died the same month, July 1968.</ref> Volentine had a sister, Wanda Lou "Lucy" Volentine Head (1943-2016), wife of John Calvin Head, and two surviving brothers, Edwin Bo Volentine, and Dan Millard Volentine and wife, Dianne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=wanda-head&pid=177819830&fhid=10236&eid=sp_ommatch|title=Wanda Head (1943-2016) (sister of Kenneth Volentine)|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=February 25, 2016}}</ref>
Volentine is a descendant of early pioneer of Claiborne Parish, the son of Fredrick Dan Volentine (1921–2011) and the former Sudie Bernice Lee, also deceased. His paternal grandparents were Daniel Bell Volentine, Jr. (1892–1968)<ref name=fvobit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=fred-volentine&pid=147518321|title=Fred Volentine obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=January 2, 2011|accessdate=January 2, 2011}}</ref> and Cleo Volentine (1894–1968).<ref>Daniel and Cleo Volentine died the same month, July 1968.</ref> Volentine had a sister, Wanda Lou "Lucy" Volentine Head (1943-2016), wife of John Calvin Head, and two surviving brothers, Edwin Bo Volentine, and Dan Millard Volentine and wife, Dianne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=wanda-head&pid=177819830&fhid=10236&eid=sp_ommatch|title=Wanda Head (1943-2016) (sister of Kenneth Volentine)|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=February 25, 2016}}</ref>
Volentine graduated in 1960 as the class president at Athens High School in Athens, Louisiana, in the building now occupied by Mt. Olive Christian School.<ref>Mt. Olive Christian School, former Athens High School class photographs by year.</ref> He then attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Kenneth Volentine," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 674.</ref>
In 1960, Volentine graduated as the class president at Athens High School in Athens, Louisiana, in the building now occupied by Mt. Olive Christian School.<ref>Mt. Olive Christian School, former Athens High School class photographs by year.</ref> He then attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]].<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Kenneth Volentine," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 674.</ref>
Volentine is member of the Athens Masonic Lodge and one of seven members of the Claiborne Industrial Development Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claiborneone.org/cedb1.html|title=Claiborne Industrial Development Board|publisher=claiborne.one.org|accessdate=January 2, 2011}}</ref>He is also affiliated with the Louisiana Cattleman's and Dairyman's associations. He isa [[Southern Baptist]].<ref name=whoswho/>
Volentine is member of the Athens Masonic Lodge and one of seven members of the Claiborne Industrial Development Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claiborneone.org/cedb1.html|title=Claiborne Industrial Development Board|publisher=claiborne.one.org|accessdate=January 2, 2011}}</ref>He is also affiliated with the Louisiana Cattleman's and Dairyman's associations. He isa [[Southern Baptist]].<ref name=whoswho/>