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{{Infobox officeholder | name=Charles Michael "Mike" Futrell | image= | nationality=American | office= Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 66th district | term_start=2000 | term_end=2005 | preceded=Woody Jenkins | succeeded=Hunter Greene | office2=Member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council,District 8 | term_start2=1997 | term_end2=2000 | preceded2=Lynda Imes | succeeded2=Mike Walker | birth_date=July 20,1960 | birth_place=Baton Rouge,Louisiana,United States | alma_mater=Baton Rouge High School
Louisiana State University (B.B.A.)
Paul M. Hebert Law Center (Juris Doctor)
University of Massachusetts Amherst (MBA)
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- ↑ "Vanessa LaFleur to run for state representative". BRProud.com. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- ↑ Sentell, Will. "After being named to federal post, Louisiana House leader signals resignation, endorses possible successor". The Advocate. Retrieved 2022-07-31.