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William Wheat Jr.
2024 - Present
2028
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William Wheat Jr. (Republican Party) is a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 37. He assumed office on January 8, 2024. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Wheat (Republican Party) won election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 37 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
William Wheat's professional experience includes working as a veterinarian. Wheat earned a degree in veterinary medicine from Louisiana State University.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Wheat was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Natural Resources and Environment Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Medicaid Oversight Committee
2021-2022
Wheat was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Natural Resources and Environment Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Medicaid Oversight Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana State Senate 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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 37
William Wheat Jr. won election outright against Randy Bush and Ivan Scioneaux in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 37 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | William Wheat Jr. (R) | 60.9 | 14,516 |
| Randy Bush (R) | 25.7 | 6,112 | ||
| Ivan Scioneaux (Independent) | 13.4 | 3,197 | ||
| Total votes: 23,825 | |||
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Endorsements
Wheat received the following endorsements.
2019
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 73
William Wheat Jr. won election outright against Michael Chatellier in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 73 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Wheat Jr. (R) | 77.4 | 9,332 |
 | Michael Chatellier (R) | 22.6 | 2,732 | |
| Total votes: 12,064 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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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2023
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In 2023, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 to June 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 to June 6.
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2021
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In 2021, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 12 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 9 to June 1. The session was suspended from March 31 through May 4. A special session convened from June 1 to June 30 and from September 28 to October 23.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Louisiana State Senate District 37 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Barrow Peacock (R) |
Louisiana State Senate District 37 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Stephen Pugh (R) |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 73 2020-2024 |
Succeeded by Kimberly Landry Coates (R) |
