Jack "Jay" William Galle Jr. is an American politician serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 104th district. A member of the Republican Party,Mack represents parts of St. Tammany Parish and has been in office since January 8,2024. [1] [2]
Crowley is a city in,and the parish seat of,Acadia Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 United States census,Crowley had a population of 11,710. Crowley is the principal city of the Crowley micropolitan statistical area,which includes all of Acadia Parish. It is also part of the larger Lafayette–Acadiana combined statistical area.
Monroe is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana,and is the parish seat and largest city of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702,it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolitan statistical area,the second-largest metropolitan area in North Louisiana.
The House Republican Conference is the party caucus for Republicans in the United States House of Representatives. It hosts meetings,and is the primary forum for communicating the party's message to members. The Conference produces a daily publication of political analysis under the title Legislative Digest.
McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles,Louisiana. Founded in 1939 as Lake Charles Junior College,it was renamed McNeese Junior College after John McNeese,an early local educator. The present name was adopted in 1970. McNeese is part of the University of Louisiana System and is classified as a Master's University. The selective admissions university consists of six colleges and the DoréSchool of Graduate Studies. McNeese is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and all programs of study are accredited by their respective national boards.
Centenary College of Louisiana is a private liberal arts college in Shreveport,Louisiana. The college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825,it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
John Neely Kennedy is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Louisiana since 2017. A Republican,he served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 2000 to 2017,as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue from 1996 to 1999,and as special counsel and then cabinet member to Governor Buddy Roemer from 1988 to 1992.
The Republican Party of Louisiana(LAGOP) (French:Parti républicain de Louisiane,Spanish:Partido Republicano de Luisiana) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its chair is Derek Babcock who was elected in 2024. It is currently the dominant party in the state,controlling all but one of Louisiana's six U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,all statewide executive offices,and both houses of the state legislature.
John Bel Edwards is an American politician and attorney who served as the 56th governor of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the Democratic leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2012 to 2015.
John Warren Bergman is an American politician and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 1st congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. He served as commanding general of the Marine Forces Reserve and the Marine Forces North. He also served as a naval aviator,flying rotary-winged aircraft such as the CH-46 and UH-1,as well as fixed-wing aircraft such as the T-28 and KC-130.
Troy Anthony Carter Sr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district since 2021. He was previously a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 7th district. A member of the Democratic Party,Carter also previously served on the New Orleans City Council and as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He is currently the only Democrat in Louisiana's congressional delegation.
Paul Bryan Hollis is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the revised 104th District in St. Tammany Parish in southeastern Louisiana from 2012 to 2024.
Ramesh Pathirana is a Sri Lankan politician,a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and former Minister of Health. He previously served as the Minister of Plantation Industries,Minister of Industries and Minister of Education.He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He was educated at Richmond College,Galle and University of Peradeniya. He is a physician by profession and is the son of former Education and Higher Education minister Richard Pathirana.
Jack Montoucet is an American politician who served as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries under Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards. He resigned on April 14,2023 during a bribery scandal involving a Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission member.
Garret Neal Graves is an American politician serving as the United States representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. After redistricting dismantled his district,he declined to run for re-election in 2024.
James Michael Johnson is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since October 25,2023. A member of the Republican Party,he is in his fourth House term,having represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district since 2017.
Galle Marvels,formerly known as Galle Titans and Galle Gladiators,are a Sri Lankan franchise professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in the Lanka Premier League,Sri Lanka and represents the city of Galle,Southern Province. Ahead of the fifth edition of LPL in 2024,Cricket Marvels LLC acquired the Galle franchise and the name of the team was changed to Galle Marvels owned by Cricket Marvels LLC.
The 2026 United States Senate elections are scheduled to be held on November 3,2026,with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections,the winners of which will serve six-year terms in the United States Congress from January 3,2027,to January 3,2033. Senators are divided into three groups,or classes,whose terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. Class 2 senators were last elected in 2020,and will be up for election in this cycle.
Samuel Lee Jenkins Jr. is an American politician serving as a Democratic member for the 39th district of the Louisiana Senate. He previously represented the 2nd district in the Louisiana House of Representatives and served as the minority leader of the House from 2020 to 2024.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States elections,to elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states,as well as 6 non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories to the United States House of Representatives. Special elections have also been held on various dates in 2024. Numerous other federal,state,and local elections,including the U.S. presidential election and elections to the Senate,were also held on this date. The winners of this election will serve in the 119th United States Congress,with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2020 United States census.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 14,2023,with second rounds held on November 18 where needed. Louisiana uses a two round system,where all candidates from all parties share the same ballot in the first round,and if no candidate wins an absolute majority,a runoff between the top two is held.