Chuck Kleckley
| Chuck Kleckley | |
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| Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
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In office January 9, 2012 – January 11, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Taylor Barras |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 36th district |
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In office January 2005 – January 11, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Flavin |
| Succeeded by | Mark Abraham |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Charles Edward Kleckley December 1959 (age 57) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Laurie Kleckley |
| Education | McNeese State University (BS) |
Charles Edward "Chuck" Kleckley (born December 1959) is a businessman in Lake Charles, Louisiana, who is a Republican former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives. From 2005 through 2016, he represented State House District 36 in southwestern Calcasieu Parish. Term-limited in the primary election held on October 24, 2015, he was succeeded in the House by fellow Republican Mark Abraham.
Kleckley received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from McNeese State University in Lake Charles. District 36 practically surrounds McNeese, which attracts students regionally and provides local jobs. The district contains bedroom communities, where reside managerial and professional workers as well as higher-paid blue-collar personnel.
Kleckley previously served on the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body. He was unopposed in a special election in 2005 to succeed Republican Dan Flavin, a real estate agency owner who resigned early in his fifth term. Kleckley was also reelected without opposition in 2007 and 2011 to his first and second full terms.
In 2007, Representative Kleckley received a 94 percent rating from the business interest group, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. In 2008, Kleckley voted against a controversial legislative pay raise ultimately vetoed by Governor Bobby Jindal.
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