Gary Beard
| Gary James Beard | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for East Baton Rouge Parish (District 69) |
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In office August 20, 2001 – January 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Francis Charles "Chuck" McMains, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Erich Ponti |
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| Born | April 7, 1956 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Diane Hay Beard |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Gary James Beard (born April 7, 1956) is a conservative Republican former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from East Baton Rouge Parish who was defeated in his bid for lieutenant governor in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007. Beard ran third in the race with 130,935 votes (11 percent). The incumbent, Democrat Mitch Landrieu, later the mayor of New Orleans, was reelected with 57 percent of the vote. Also running was a second Republican, Country music singer Sammy Kershaw of Abbeville in Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana, who drew 30 percent of the ballots.
Beard holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He is married to the former Diane Hay (born 1966).
Beard is involved in the development of a music and film studio which will produce family-oriented films and television programs. One of his companies, Fountain Bridge Productions, is developing numerous scripts and film productions in Louisiana. Beard has written several screenplays for such notable actors as Sean Connery.
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