Bryant Hammett
| Bryant O'Dare Hammett, Jr. | |
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| Louisiana State Representative from District 21 (Concordia, East Carroll, Madison, and Tensas parishes) | |
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In office 1992–2006 |
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| Preceded by | Al Ater |
| Succeeded by | John A. "Andy" Anders |
| Secretary of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries | |
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In office 2006 – January 14, 2008 |
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| Succeeded by | Robert J. Barham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1956 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Cotton Hammett |
| Children |
Virginia H. Martinez |
| Residence | Ferriday, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, US |
| Alma mater |
Huntington High School |
| Occupation | Engineer; land surveyor |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Virginia H. Martinez
Dorothy Elizabeth Hammett
Huntington High School
Bryant O'Dare Hammett, Jr. (born September 30, 1956), is a civil engineer and land surveyor from Ferriday in Concordia Parish in eastern Louisiana, who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992–2006.
Hammett graduated in 1974 from the private Huntington High School in Ferriday. He subsequently earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the American Council of Engineering Companies. He is a former member of the Ferriday Planning and Zoning Committee and served too as the Ferriday city engineer. Hammett is affiliated with Ducks Unlimited and the National Rifle Association.
Hammett and his wife, the former Susan Cotton (also born 1956), originally from Jonesville in Catahoula Parish, are elders at the First Presbyterian Church of Ferriday. The couple has three daughters, Virginia L. "Ginny" Hammett Martinez (born 1981), Dorothy Elizabeth Hammett (born 1983), and Laura Danielle Hammett (born 1986).
At thirty-five, Hammett was elected in 1991 to House District 21 (Concordia, East Carroll, Madison, and Tensas parishes). The seat became vacant when the Democrat Al Ater, a Ferriday farmer, declined to seek a third term. Ater was later the first assistant Louisiana secretary of state who then became the acting secretary of state from 2005–2006, upon the death of Fox McKeithen. In the nonpartisan blanket primary on October 19, 1991, Hammett led the African American Democrat, Moses Junior Williams (born 1952) of Tallulah, the seat of Madison Parish, 7,464 (49.8 percent) to 4,746 (31.7 percent). A third candidate, Samuel Thomas, trailed with 2,774 votes (18.5 percent). In the second round, Hammett topped Williams, 9,381 (52.6) to 8,451 (47.4 percent). His margin came primarily from his own Concordia Parish.
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