Frank A. Howard
| Frank A. "Frankie" Howard | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for District 24 (De Soto, Red River, Sabine, and Vernon parishes) | |
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Assumed office 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Joe R. Salter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1, 1938 |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Cavanaugh Howard |
| Residence | Hornbeck, Vernon Parish |
| Alma mater |
Continuing Education Program: |
| Occupation | Former Vernon Parish sheriff |
Continuing Education Program:
Louisiana State University
Frank A. Howard, also known as Frankie Howard (born December 1, 1938), is a former sheriff of Vernon Parish in western Louisiana, who has been since 2008 a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 24, which includes De Soto, Red River, Sabine, and Vernon parishes.
Howard studied in the continuing education program at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He is also a graduate of the National Sheriff's Institute. Howard resides in Hornbeck in Vernon Parish. His wife, the former Betty Cavanaugh, died on July 2, 2015.
As a Democrat, Howard was unopposed for sheriff of Vernon Parish in 1983. In 1987, he won again as sheriff with 79 percent of the vote over another Vernon Parish Democrat, Scott McCloud. He won his last term as sheriff of Vernon Parish in 1995, with 77 percent of the vote against another Democrat, Teresa Rushing-Miller. In 2003, he sought a comeback in the race for sheriff but lost to the Democratic incumbent Sam Craft, who polled 67 percent of the vote that year.
In the 2007 election for the House, Howard succeeded the former Speaker Joe Salter, who was term-limited that year. In the November 17, 2007 general election, Howard defeated the Democrat Mary Ann Wiggins, 4,333 (52.6 percent) to 3,898 (47.4 percent). In the primary on October 20, Howard led three Democrats with 31 percent of the vote. Wiggins trailed with 28 percent and as the second-highest vote-getter entered the second round of balloting with Howard.
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