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Jay Luneau

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Jay Luneau
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 29th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2016
Preceded byRick Gallot
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCarman Luneau
Children2
EducationLA Tech (BA), Southern Law Center (JD)
OccupationLawyer / Adjunct Professor

Wendell Jay Luneau is an American politician from Pineville, Louisiana. A Democrat, Luneau has represented District 29 in the Louisiana State Senate since 2016.[1][2][3] Luneau is currently running for re-election.[4]

Career

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Before entering elected office, Luneau opened the Luneau Law Office in Alexandria. Still in operation, the law office represents small businesses and individuals in workers compensation, personal injury, and damage claims cases.[5] Luneau won 59.34% of the vote in the October 24, 2015 jungle primary over Republican Joseph Dara.[6] Winning re-election on October 12, 2019, Luneau received 61.46% of votes in the primary election, against Republican opponent Randy Wiggins.[7]

Luneau, an adjunct professor at Northwestern State University and former magistrate judge in Ball, first ran for elected office after predecessor Rick Gallot declined to run for re-election to spend more time with his family.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Louisiana State Senator". senate.la.gov. Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Jay Luneau". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ Noakes, Alena (2023-08-04). "Senator Jay Luneau will run for re-election". kalb. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  4. ^ Noakes, Alena (2023-08-04). "Senator Jay Luneau will run for re-election". Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  5. ^ "district29.pdf" (PDF). Louisiana State Senate. Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Louisiana Secretary of State - Election Results". voterportal.sos.la.gov. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Louisiana Secretary of State - Election Results". voterportal.sos.la.gov. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Jay Luneau running for Senate District 29 seat". The Town Talk. Town Talk. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
Louisiana State Senate
Preceded by Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 29th district

2016-current
Incumbent