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Clyde Holloway
Clyde Holloway was a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, representing District 4.[1] He declined to seek re-election in 2016.[2]
He was the U.S. House member from Louisiana's 8th Congressional District from 1987 to 1993. The seat was abolished through reapportionment.[3]
Holloway passed away on October 16, 2016.[4] Governor John Bel Edwards named former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives Charlie DeWitt (D) to serve on the Public Service Commission through the end of 2016.[5]
Biography
Holloway began his career working for National and Pan American Airlines for 18 years. During that time he began a small Forest Hill nursery business. He was elected to Congress in 1987, serving in the US House of Representatives until 1993. He was appointed by President Bush in 2006 as the USDA State Director of Rural Development, serving in that role until 2009. Holloway was elected to the LPSC in April 2009 and has served on that body since.[1]
Political career
Louisiana Public Service Commission (2009-2016)
Holloway has represented District 4 on the Louisiana Public Service Commission since 2009.[1] He remained on the Commission until his death in October 2016.
In response to Holloway's passing, Commissioner Eric Skrmetta released a statement praising Holloway as "a true public servant with a long and storied career." Skrmetta added: "He loved Louisiana and tried to do what was right at all times."[4]
U.S. House, Louisiana's 8th District (1987-1993)
He was the U.S. House member from Louisiana's 8th Congressional District from 1987 to 1993. The seat was abolished through reapportionment.[6]
Elections
2016
Holloway did not run for re-election in 2016. "I am uncertain at this point whether I will be physically strong enough to serve the nearly one million constituents I represent at the LPSC for six more years," he said in a June 2016 announcement.[2] He did not file for the race on the July 22 filing deadline.
2014
Holloway was a 2014 Republican candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana.[7] He did not receive enough votes to participate in the runoff on December 6, 2014.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vance McAllister Incumbent | 11.11% | 26,606 | |
| Republican |  Ralph Abraham |
23.16% | 55,489 | |
| Republican | Harris Brown | 4.13% | 9,890 | |
| Republican | Zach Dasher | 22.39% | 53,628 | |
| Republican | Clyde Holloway | 7.46% | 17,877 | |
| Republican | Ed Tarpley Jr. | 1.92% | 4,594 | |
| Democratic | Jamie Mayo |
28.22% | 67,611 | |
| Libertarian | Charles Saucier | 0.92% | 2,201 | |
| Green | Eliot Barron | 0.69% | 1,655 | |
| Total Votes | 239,551 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
2013
Holloway ran for the U.S. House representing the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana.[7] The election was held to replace Rodney Alexander, who announced his resignation in order to take a position as the next Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs at the end of September 2013.[9][3] He was defeated in the open primary on October 19, 2013.[10]
| U.S. House, Louisiana District 5 Special Election Open Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Neil Riser |
32% | 33,045 | |
| Republican | Vance McAllister |
17.8% | 18,386 | |
| Republican | Clyde Holloway | 10.9% | 11,250 | |
| Republican | Phillip "Blake" Weatherly | 0.5% | 517 | |
| Republican | Jay Morris | 6.9% | 7,083 | |
| Democratic | Marcus Hunter | 3% | 3,088 | |
| Democratic | Robert Johnson | 9.6% | 9,971 | |
| Democratic | Jamie Mayo | 14.8% | 15,317 | |
| Democratic | Weldon Russell | 2.5% | 2,554 | |
| Libertarian | Henry Herford, Jr. | 0.9% | 886 | |
| Libertarian | S.B.A. Zaitoon | 0.1% | 129 | |
| Green | Eliot Barron | 0.5% | 492 | |
| Independent | Tom Gibbs | 0.3% | 324 | |
| Independent | Peter Williams | 0.3% | 335 | |
| Total Votes | 103,377 | |||
| Source: Official results via Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
2009
Holloway won election to Louisiana Public Service Commission District 4 on April 4, 2009.[11]
| Louisiana Public Service Commission, District 4, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Clyde Holloway |
43.5% | 32,258 | |
| Democratic | "Joe" McPherson | 42.6% | 31,610 | |
| Republican | Gil Pinac | 13.9% | 10,280 | |
| Total Votes | 74,148 | |||
| Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Louisiana Public Service Commission, "Commissioner District 4," accessed January 30, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 KPEL, "BREAKING NEWS: PSC Chairman Clyde Holloway Not Running For Re-election," June 29, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Advocate, "Five run for 5th congressional seat," accessed August 21, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Times Picayune, "Former Louisiana Congressman Clyde Holloway dies at 72," accessed October 28, 2016
- ↑ The Times Picayune, "Former Louisiana House Speaker Charlie DeWitt fills in on Public Service Commission," accessed October 28, 2016
- ↑ The Advocate, "Five run for 5th congressional seat," accessed August 21, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Louisiana Elections and Voting, "Candidate list," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Nola.com, "Rodney Alexander to join Jindal administration, departure from Congress will trigger special election," accessed August 8, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedresults - ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Results for Election Date: 4/4/2009," accessed March 26, 2013
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