Peter Egan
Peter Egan (Republican Party) is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 74. He assumed office on January 8, 2024. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Egan (Republican Party) ran for election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 74. He won in the general election on November 18, 2023.
Egan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Peter Egan was born in Galway, Ireland. He earned a graduate degree from the Carlow College, St. Patrick’s in 1973 and a graduate degree from St. Francis College in 1987. His career experience includes working as a small business owner.[1]
Egan has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Republican Parish Executive Committee
- Homecare Association of Louisiana
- James Samaritan
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2023
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
General election
General election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 74
Peter Egan defeated Buffie Singletary in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 74 on November 18, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peter Egan (R)  | 54.0 | 4,480 |
 | Buffie Singletary (R) | 46.0 | 3,817 | |
| Total votes: 8,297 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 74
Peter Egan and Buffie Singletary defeated Louis Dutel in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 74 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peter Egan (R) | 46.8 | 5,872 |
| ✔ | | Buffie Singletary (R) | 31.5 | 3,948 |
 | Louis Dutel (R) | 21.7 | 2,721 | |
| Total votes: 12,541 | |||
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Endorsements
Egan received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2023
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Peter Egan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Egan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Married to Dr. Pamela Egan for 43 years, I am the father of four and grandfather of six. I've shown myself to be a true conservative.
My wife and I founded Egan Home Health & Hospice in 1988. When we sold the company after 32 years, we had nine office and more than 400 employees. I know business, the economy, and compassion for the people of our District and our State.
For 30 years, the Egan family has made St. Tammany Parish home, sharing our values and raising our children to serve, work hard, and respect our heritage.
I earned a Master's Degree, served on the Pharmacy Advisory Board of the Joint Commission, served 8 years as Secretary-Treasurer of the LA Public Facilities Authority which issued billions of dollars in tax exempt bonds financing hundreds of industrial and economic development projects through the state. I served on the Causeway Commission and was a Commissioner of the St. Tammany Economic Development Commission. A 2006 graduate of Leadership St. Tammany, I served 15 years on the Republican Party Executive Committee, including as it's Chairman in 2016.- Having been in the healthcare industry for 40 years, I bring broad experience which will serve well in the legislature. The disproportionately sized healthcare budget increases taxes and gets in the way of other necessary elements such as infrastructure and economic development. Despite the size of the Department of Health budget, we are among the unhealthiest states in the union. Re-vamping the Department of Health will be among my highest priorities. ,
- Having run a family business with up to 400 employees, I have significant familiarity with all aspects of the insurance industry. Most people are aware there is a close relationship between healthcare and insurance. I will bring that experience to work with fellow legislators, a new Republican Governor, to bring about much needed insurance reform.
- The educational plight of the students of this state, needs immediate attention. I believe there is a strong desire among most members of the legislature to help return education to the historical level that made America great! Proficiency in the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic must be achieved. The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) focus should become a mantra for education across the state.
lccm LA Committee for a Conservative Majority
Louisiana Freedom Caucus
St. Tammany Parish Executive Committee
HOSPPAC LA Hospital Association PAC
LHBA/PAC LA Home Builders Association PAC
District Attorney Warren Montgomery
Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta
State Representative Mark Wright
Parish Councilman At-Large Mike Lorino
Insurance
Appropriations
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2024
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In 2024, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 11 to June 3. Special sessions were convened from January 15, 2024 to January 23, 2024; February 19, 2024 to February 29, 2024; and November 6, 2024 to November 25, 2024.
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See also
2023 Elections
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Candidate Louisiana House of Representatives District 74 |
Officeholder Louisiana House of Representatives District 74 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Larry Frieman (R) |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 74 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
