Mike Reese
| Michael David "Mike" Reese | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | John R. Smith |
|---|---|
| Born | December 22, 1975 Vernon Parish, Louisiana Resident of Leesville |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Morgan Jene Magnuson Reese |
| Children | Greyden Reese (son) Harlow Reese (daughter) |
| Alma mater | Leesville High School |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Michael David Reese, known as Mike Reese (born December 22, 1975), is a real estate businessman from Leesville in Vernon Parish in western Louisiana, who is the Republican state senator for District 30, which encompasses parts of Beauregard, Calcasieu and Vernon parishes. On January 13, 2020, he succeeded the term-limited Senator John R. Smith (born 1945), also of Leesville.
Reese finished the Senate race with 14,625 votes (51 percent) and won the seat outright over another Republican, conservative former state Representative Brett Geymann, who received 6,296 votes (22 percent), and a departing Democratic state representative, James K. Armes, III, who drew 5,973 votes (21 percent). A fourth candidate, Republican Renee Hoffpauir-Klann, held the remaining 1,935 votes (7 percent).[1]
In his platform, Reese refers to the positive economic impact of lower taxes and less regulations. Reese said that the future of the state is "in peril. It's time for serious reforms and smart, forward-thinking legislators to point Louisiana in a new direction."[2]
Despite his conservative campaign promises, Reese in May 2021 joined five North Louisiana Republican senators, Barrow Peacock, Robert Mills, Barry Milligan, Stewart Cathey, and Jay Morris, in support of making a temporary .45 percent sales tax permanent despite a current surplus in the state treasury because of federal stimulus funds,[3]
References
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.
- ↑ Mike Reese for state Senate. Facebook. Retrieved on December 3, 2019.
- ↑ The Moon Griffon Show, June 1, 2021.
