Ben Nevers
| Ben Wayne Nevers | |
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| Louisiana State Senator for District 12 (St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes) | |
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In office 2004–2016 |
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| Preceded by | Dr. Jerry A. Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Beth Mizell |
| Louisiana State Representative for District 75 (St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes) | |
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In office 2000–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Dr. Jerry A. Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Harold Ritchie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1946 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Ann Williams Nevers |
| Children | Three children |
| Residence |
Bogalusa Washington Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Alma mater | Louisiana Technical College |
| Occupation | Electrical contractor |
Ben Wayne Nevers (born October 1946) is an electrical contractor from Bogalusa, Louisiana, who is the chief of staff to his fellow Democrat, Governor John Bel Edwards.
From 2004 to January 11, 2016, Nevers was a member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 12, which includes parts of Washington, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa parishes. From 2000 to 2004, he was a one-term member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 75. Earlier he served on the Bogalusa City School Board.
Nevers graduated in 1964 from Bogalusa High School. In 1969, he completed his studies at the Sullivan Campus of Louisiana Technical College. Between 1965 and 1971, he served in the United States Army. Nevers is chairman of the Senate Education Committee and a member of various statewide educational committees, including the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority, the Louisiana High School Redesign Commission, and the Blue Ribbon Commission for Educational Excellence. He is a member of the Hurricane Katrina Memorial Commission and also claims a special legislative interest in agriculture, economic development, and health care.
Nevers and his wife, the former Barbara Ann Williams, an educator, have three children and, as of 2011, six grandchildren. He is a deacon in his church.
In the 2003 nonpartisan blanket primary for senator, which attracted seven candidates, including former State Representative Weldon Russell of Amite City in Tangipahoa Parish, Nevers was forced into a second round of balloting with the Republican Richard E. Tanner, a retired teacher from St. Tammany Parish. However, Tanner withdrew from the race on the grounds that the candidates held similar views. Subsequently Nevers was unopposed in the 2007 primary.
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