Charles Foti
| Charles Foti | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Attorney General | |
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In office 2004–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Ieyoub |
| Succeeded by | Buddy Caldwell |
| Sheriff of Orleans Parish, Louisiana | |
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In office 1974–2004 |
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| Succeeded by | Marlin N. Gusman (elected 2004) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Charles Carmen Foti, Jr. November 30, 1937 Place of birth missing |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Warren Easton High School |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1955-1958 |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Warren Easton High School
University of New Orleans
Charles Carmen Foti, Jr. (born November 30, 1937), is lawyer in New Orleans who served a single term from 2004 to 2008 as the Democratic Attorney General of the U.S. state of Louisiana, United States. Prior to becoming attorney general, Foti served for thirty years as Orleans Parish criminal sheriff.
Foti secured the attorney general's office when the incumbent Democrat Richard Ieyoub of Lake Charles, ran unsuccessfully for governor in the 2003 primary. Foti defeated the Republican candidate, Suzanne Haik Terrell, also of New Orleans, 689,179 votes (54 percent) to 597,917 (46 percent).
Foti failed in his bid to win reelection as attorney general, having finished last in the three-way nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007. The leading candidates were the Republican lawyer, Royal Alexander of Shreveport, and the Democratic District Attorney, James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Jr., of Tallulah. Caldwell won the general election and was sworn in to replace Foti on January 14, 2008. Caldwell later switched to the Republican Party to secure his second term in 2011.
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