Jim Morris (Louisiana politician)
| Jim Morris | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for District 1 (Caddo and Bossier parishes) | |
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Assumed office 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Roy McArthur “Hoppy” Hopkins |
| Caddo Parish Commissioner | |
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In office 1996–2007 |
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| Preceded by | John "Johnny" Reid |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Dominick |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Hollis Morris May 3, 1954 Arkansas, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Kellie Morris |
| Children |
Kourtney Avalon Morris |
| Residence | Belcher, Caddo Parish, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Henderson State University |
| Occupation | Oil and natural gas business |
Kourtney Avalon Morris
James Hollis Morris, known as Jim Morris (born May 3, 1954), is a businessman from Caddo Parish, Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. His District 1 encompasses the northern portions of both Caddo and neighboring Bossier Parish.
In 2007, Morris became only the second member of his party to hold his legislative seat, having won a special election to succeed the Democrat Roy M. Hopkins of Oil City, who died in office. The previous Republican representative for District I is retired banker Bruce Lynn of Gilliam, who served from 1976 to 1988. Morris resides in Belcher, but his district office is in Oil City, north of Shreveport.
Morris is a native of Arkansas, where his father was a deputy sheriff and his mother worked in a factory. He graduated in 1972 from Smackover High School in Smackover in Union County near El Dorado, Arkansas. In 1976, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in professional education from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. For his entire working career, Morris has been involved in the petroleum and natural gas business.
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