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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Louisiana Delegation to 2008 Republican National Convention</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Bryan Wagner</a> Delegates (may be incomplete!) <ul> <li>At-Large: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/acampora-adamowski.html#882.66.09">Adam A. Ackel</a>, Abita Springs - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bathgate-battistoni.html#434.53.33">Jay Batt</a>, New Orleans - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buckalew-buckles.html#601.31.65">Charlie Buckels</a>, Lafayette - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/canon-caplis.html#003.18.75">Anh Quang Cao</a>, New Orleans - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conlan-connellan.html#959.25.24">Jay Connaughton</a>, Covington - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crosse-crowe.html#498.85.67">A. G. Crowe</a>, Pearl River - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis7.html#598.72.99">Rhett C. Davis</a>, Walker - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/donovon-dorilus.html#448.42.36">Jason P. Dore</a>, Baton Rouge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edman-edward.html#845.43.25">Richard Phillip Edmonds, Jr.</a>, Shreveport - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/french-frensdorf.html#526.48.21">Fenn French</a>, New Orleans - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garza-gately.html#149.49.49">Ruth Bodker Gaspard</a>, Lafayette - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gundry-guthery.html#878.44.18">Louis S. Gurvich, Jr.</a>, New Orleans - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#938.46.98">Louis E. Jenkins, Jr.</a>, Metairie - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson5.html#651.44.35">Jonathan Johnson</a>, Monroe - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/karol-kauffman.html#861.26.21">Kay Katz</a>, Monroe - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kurvink-kyros.html#162.22.23">Daniel G. Kyle</a>, Baton Rouge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laas-laceille.html#259.14.13">John F. LaBruzzo</a>, Metairie - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/little.html#683.11.98">Ross Little, Jr.</a>, Lafayette - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccullogh-mcdade.html#015.76.20">Sandy McDade</a>, Shreveport - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#293.70.37">Will Mills</a>, Lafayette - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quinn.html#919.88.45">James Quinn</a>, Baton Rouge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roebling-rogaski.html#999.15.32">Charles Roemer III</a>, Baton Rouge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simms-simonetti.html#164.43.61">Scott Simon</a>, Abita Springs - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vilac-vinal.html#197.81.95">Roger F. Villere</a>, Metairie - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white4.html#719.87.84">George White</a>, New Orleans - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilfley-wilkin.html#706.03.24">S. Scott Wilfong</a>, Baton Rouge <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gehant-geoghan.html#628.81.78">Stephen Michael Gele</a>, Metairie - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pataki-pattersen.html#332.32.56">Shelly Shanks Paternostro</a>, Kenner - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watson2.html#054.30.10">Dottie Watson</a>, Metairie <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cartier-cascione.html#776.16.03">Kim Carver</a>, New Orleans - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook5.html#802.40.85">John R. Cook</a>, New Orleans - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wagner.html#805.09.52">J. Bryan Wagner</a>, New Orleans <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bay-bazzle.html#741.45.95">Michael R. Bayham, Jr.</a>, Chalmette - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilberta-gilgun.html#010.55.97">Gordon J. Giles</a>, Houma - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wright4.html#494.55.77">George WM Wright</a>, New Iberia <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/newell.html#262.01.74">Trent P. Newell</a>, Homer - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scull-searls.html#944.13.37">Alan Seabaugh</a>, Shreveport - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/spriggs-springweiler.html#252.18.03">Evodna R. Springer</a>, Benton <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson8.html#441.04.94">Tim Johnson</a>, Dry Prong - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/koraleski-kouzoff.html#965.95.10">Bob Kostelka</a>, Monroe - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/uczciwek-underhill.html#658.34.65">Mark B. Ulrich</a>, Monroe <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis9.html#738.68.33">Vickie Davis</a>, Walker - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edman-edward.html#649.44.36">Richard Phillip Edmonds III</a>, Baton Rouge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/worthy-wriggins.html#051.41.36">Ellen Theresa Wray-Davis</a>, Baton Rouge <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andridge-anstine.html#291.73.66">W. Thomas Angers</a>, Lafayette - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/emest-engle.html#729.51.24">Anthony Emmons</a>, Rayne - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hillings-hinerman.html#907.35.55">Sandra Gresham Hindelang</a>, Lafayette </ul> Alternates (may be incomplete!) <ul> <li>At-Large: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/alexander.html#290.22.94">Royal Alexander</a>, Shreveport - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aviata-ayer.html#323.90.60">Andrew Axsom</a>, Natchitoches - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bergan-berkstresser.html#163.03.14">Pat Bergeron</a>, Baton Rouge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown3.html#790.14.69">Fritz Brown</a>, Harvey - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell6.html#584.35.09">Kevin J. Campbell</a>, Lafayette - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarke.html#464.56.51">Allison Clarke</a>, Crowley - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/comeau-compromiser.html#525.64.80">Martha Justice Comeaux</a>, Lafayette - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ede-edlin.html#465.57.49">Kathy Edgeworth</a>, Baton Rouge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/french-frensdorf.html#991.55.96">William French</a>, New Orleans - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#115.54.22">Joseph A. Harrison</a>, Napoleonville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayt-hayward.html#883.65.06">Sancha Haysbert-Smith</a>, Opelousas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houghtaling-housley.html#133.04.17">Brittany Lynn Houghtaling</a>, New Orleans - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ireneus-irmah.html#789.04.05">Alicia T. Irmscher</a>, Slidell - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jasen-jeffreys.html#969.40.60">Bryan Jeansonne</a>, Baton Rouge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jennison-jewell.html#555.78.32">Lara Jensen</a>, Metairie - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/latno-lavorato.html#729.42.94">Ray E. Lauga, Jr.</a>, Arabi - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#594.22.18">Chadwick Melder</a>, Baton Rouge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore6.html#800.03.91">Nyhlia Moore</a>, Lake Charles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rich-richard.html#134.56.63">Paul G. Richard</a>, New Orleans - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robe-roberto.html#937.26.61">Ricky Roberie</a>, Baton Rouge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallace.html#392.38.93">Matthew L. Wallace</a>, Shreveport - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/watson8.html#412.12.78">Thomas Landers Watson</a>, Metairie - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/webb.html#527.83.19">Ron A. Webb</a>, Shreveport <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bentsen-bereuter.html#571.92.67">Stephanie Berault</a>, Slidell - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bondurant-boog.html#793.82.68">Brett A. Bonin</a>, New Orleans - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaffner-shanley.html#080.04.70">William Shanks, Jr.</a>, New Orleans <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellis.html#923.33.49">Robert Ellis, Jr.</a>, New Orleans - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hannaford-hanscom.html#960.91.58">J. T. Hannan</a>, New Orleans - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harriss-harstad.html#227.00.54">Lloyd A. Harsch</a>, New Orleans <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/guess-gunderman.html#735.72.69">Chris Guidry</a>, Gonzales - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hapgood-hardie.html#375.56.85">Leilani N. Hardee</a>, Morgan City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pelfrey-pendery.html#818.29.48">Glynn P. Pellerin</a>, Franklin <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/coad-coatsworth.html#000.96.34">Harold O. Coates</a>, Shreveport - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaufmann-keast.html#410.21.86">John Kay</a>, Shreveport - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wallace.html#270.55.21">Deanna M. Wallace</a>, Shreveport <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoopes-hopkin.html#223.92.07">Lois P. Hoover</a>, Monroe - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan-mork.html#978.20.47">Pete Moriarty</a>, Woodworth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scott5.html#872.46.68">Jock Scott</a>, Alexandria <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chipp-chmielewski.html#545.77.30">Michael Chittom</a>, Baton Rouge - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodges.html#307.67.51">Valarie Hodges</a>, Denham Springs - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lutfy-lynam.html#295.25.13">Jay Lyles</a>, Baton Rouge <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyd-boylan.html#607.73.49">Connie Boyer</a>, Lafayette - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brady.html#693.09.33">Lillie Brady</a>, Sulphur - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/derrick-destrehan.html#081.59.11">Lonny Deslatte</a>, Lafayette </ul> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></tr></table> <table width=100%> <td align="center" valign="center"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </td></table> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"> "Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." 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