Wayne McMahen | |
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Member of the LouisianaHouseofRepresentatives from the tenth district | |
Assumed office August 1, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Gene Reynolds |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Louisiana Tech University (BS),Louisiana State University (DVM) |
Profession | Retired veterinarian |
Wayne McMahen,is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and represents district 10,covering parts of Bossier Parish and Webster Parish since 2018. [1]
Wayne McMahen is a politician and retired vetrenarian from Springhill,Louisiana. He became a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Louisiana State University. [2] He took over his fathers business,the McMahen Veterinary Hospital in Springhill,before being elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2018 and retiring. [3]
McMahen has been on the board of directors for several organizations,including Citizens National Bank and the Springhill Medical Center. [4] [5]
McMahen ran unopposed for the District 10 seat in 2018,after Gene Reynolds resigned. [6]
In 2022 McMahen authored a bill to make resisting an officer a violent crime. The bill was passed and then vetoed by Governor John Bel Edwards. [7]
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