Donald E. Hines
| Donald Elliott Hines, M.D. | |
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| Louisiana State Senator from Avoyelles Parish | |
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In office January 1993 – January 2008 |
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| Preceded by | John Saunders |
| Succeeded by | Eric LaFleur |
| President of the Louisiana State Senate | |
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In office 2004–2008 |
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| Preceded by | John Hainkel |
| Succeeded by | Joel Chaisson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 14, 1933 Place of birth missing |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jacqueline Ewing Hines (born October 1935) |
| Residence |
Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Donald Elliott Hines (born November 14, 1933) is a family physician in Bunkie in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, who was from 1993 to 2008 a member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 28. In his last term from 2004 to 2008, he was the Senate President under his political ally, Democratic former Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco.
Hines completed his undergraduate studies from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and obtained his M.D. from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. He served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1963 and began his medical practice in 1966. He is a member of the Louisiana and the Avoyelles Parish medical societies. Hines was a member of the Avoyelles Parish School Board from 1972 until his election to the state Senate.
Hines won a special election in January 16, 1993, to succeed Senator John Saunders, who resigned after seventeen years in the office. In addition to his own Avoyelles Parish, District 28 included in 1993 all or parts of the following: Allen, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Jeff Davis, and St. Landry parishes. Hines polled 15,314 votes (58 percent) to 11,094 (42 percent) for his intraparty opponent, I. Jackson Burson, Jr, a lawyer from Eunice.
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