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| term_start2=January 2004
| term_start2=January 2004
| term_end2=January 2016
| term_end2=January 2016
| preceded2=[[Hunt Downer]]
| preceded2=Huntington Blair "Hunt" Downer
| succeeded2=[[Jerome Zeringue]]
| succeeded2=[[Jerome Zeringue]]
| birth_date=April 5, 1957
| birth_date=April 5, 1957
In 2013, Dove spoke out against his own House Republican leadership, particularly majority leader [[Lance Harris]] of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], for failure to consult with individual members in crafting the $25 billion state budget. Dove said the construction budget was held hostage to bring wavering members in line: "They made deals ... without telling us anything. To do that to your fellow party members, they have no morals. And I hope you print that because I’ve got no use for those guys," Dove told the ''The Baton Rouge Advocate.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/6287118-125/jindal-to-gop-get-ready|author=Michelle Millhollon|title=Jindal to GOP: Get ready for battle|date=June 18, 2013|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=June 19, 2013; no longer on-line}}</ref>
In 2013, Dove spoke out against his own House Republican leadership, particularly majority leader [[Lance Harris]] of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], for failure to consult with individual members in crafting the $25 billion state budget. Dove said the construction budget was held hostage to bring wavering members in line: "They made deals ... without telling us anything. To do that to your fellow party members, they have no morals. And I hope you print that because I’ve got no use for those guys," Dove told the ''The Baton Rouge Advocate.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/6287118-125/jindal-to-gop-get-ready|author=Michelle Millhollon|title=Jindal to GOP: Get ready for battle|date=June 18, 2013|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=June 19, 2013; no longer on-line}}</ref>
Term-limited, Dove was ineligible to seek a fourth term in the House in the primary held on October 24, 2015. He was succeeded in the position by his fellow Republican, Jerome Zeringue of Houma.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref>
Term-limited, Dove was ineligible to seek a fourth term in the House in the primary held on October 24, 2015. He was succeeded in the position by [[Moderate Republican]] [[Jerome Zeringue]] of Houma.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref>
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