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'''Anthony V. Ligi, Jr.,''' known as '''Tony Ligi''' (born August 7, 1955), is an [[attorney]] and [[real estate]] title [[insurance]] agent from Metairie in suburban Jefferson Parish, outside [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. He is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for House District 79, located on the populous south shore of Lake Pontchartrain. He resigned his seat, effective January 1, 2013, to become director of the Jefferson Business Council.​

'''Anthony V. Ligi, Jr.,''' known as '''Tony Ligi''' (born August 7, 1955), is an [[attorney]] and [[real estate]] title [[insurance]] agent from Metairie in suburban Jefferson Parish, outside [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. He is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for House District 79, located on the populous south shore of Lake Pontchartrain. He resigned his seat, effective January 1, 2013, to become director of the Jefferson Business Council.​

==Background==

==Background==

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Ligi holds the  Bachelor of Arts in [[political science]] from Mansfield University of [[Pennsylvania]] in Mansfield, [[Pennsylvania]]. He is a [[Juris Doctor]]ate graduate of the [[Roman Catholic]]-affiliated Loyola University New Orleans School of Law.<ref name=vsmart>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=93733|title=Rep. Tony Ligi|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 7, 2020}}</ref>

Ligi holds the  Bachelor of Arts in [[political science]] from Mansfield University of [[Pennsylvania]] in Mansfield, [[Pennsylvania]]. He holds a [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the [[Roman Catholic]]-affiliated Loyola University New Orleans School of Law.<ref name=vsmart>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=93733|title=Rep. Tony Ligi|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 7, 2020}}</ref>

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==Political career==​

==Political career==​

Representative Ligi served on these House committees: (1) Appropriations, (2) Budget, (3) House and Governmental Affairs, (4) Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs, and (5) Subcommittee on General Government.<ref name=vsmart/> In addition to Metairie, District 79 includes the city of Kenner. ​

Representative Ligi served on these House committees: (1) Appropriations, (2) Budget, (3) House and Governmental Affairs, (4) Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs, and (5) Subcommittee on General Government.<ref name=vsmart/> In addition to Metairie, District 79 includes the city of Kenner. ​

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Ligi was reelected to a second term in the Louisiana House in the primary held on October 22, 2011.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref> Ligi resigned in 2012 to become director of the Jefferson Business Council.​

Ligi was reelected to a second term in the Louisiana House in the primary held on October 22, 2011.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref> Ligi resigned in 2012 to assume the directorship of of the Jefferson Business Council.​

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Ligi served as the chairman of the Republican Legislative Delegation from 2011 until 2012, making him the majority leader since Republicans held a majority in the body at that time.He was succeeded as majority leader by Republican Representative [[Lance Harris]] from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]​, who is running in 2020 in the 5th congressional district in a bid to succeed [[Ralph Abraham]], who declined to seek a fourth term, honoring a previous pledge to restrict his tenure to three terms.

Ligi served as the chairman of the Republican Legislative Delegation from 2011 until 2012, making him the majority leader since Republicans held a majority in the body at that time.He was succeeded as majority leader by Republican Representative [[Lance Harris]] from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]​, who is running in 2020 in the 5th congressional district in a bid to succeed [[Ralph Abraham]], who declined to seek a fourth term, honoring a previous pledge to restrict his tenure to three terms.