Joe Salter
| Joe Reece Salter | |
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| Louisiana State Representative from District 24 (Sabine and Red River and parts of De Soto and Vernon parishes) | |
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In office 1986 – January 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | H.M. "Mutt" Fowler |
| Succeeded by | Frank A. Howard |
| Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
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In office January 12, 2004 – January 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Charles W. DeWitt, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jim Tucker |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 13, 1943 Florien, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bettye Lilly Salter |
| Children |
Amanda M. Gibbs |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Religion | Baptist |
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(1) After twenty-one years in the Louisiana House of Representatives, the last four as Speaker, Salter became the chief lobbyist for the Louisiana Department of Education with other government agencies. (2) Salter's experience in professional education dates back to his work as a classroom teacher in his native Sabine Parish in 1965. (3) Salter initially won election to the legislature when scandal forced the resignation of H.M. "Mutt" Fowler. |
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Amanda M. Gibbs
(1) After twenty-one years in the Louisiana House of Representatives, the last four as Speaker, Salter became the chief lobbyist for the Louisiana Department of Education with other government agencies.
(2) Salter's experience in professional education dates back to his work as a classroom teacher in his native Sabine Parish in 1965.
(3) Salter initially won election to the legislature when scandal forced the resignation of H.M. "Mutt" Fowler.
Joe Reece Salter (born August 13, 1943) is the director of governmental affairs of the Louisiana State Department of Education and a Democratic former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
In 1986, he began representing District 24 in northwestern Louisiana, which then included Sabine, De Soto, Bienville, and Red River parishes. He was initially seated after a special election was held to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of H.M. "Mutt" Fowler of Coushatta in Red River Parish.
A native of Florien in Sabine Parish, Salter graduated in 1961 from Florien High School. He obtained his Bachelor of Science and master's degree in professional education from Northwestern State University in , where he was Phi Delta Kappa and also affiliated with Phi Kappa Phi honor society and the Blue Key honor fraternity. He began teaching in 1965 in Sabine Parish. In 1969, he became principal of Florien High School, having succeeded his father-in-law in that position. In 1980, Salter became the assistant superintendent of schools for Sabine Parish. He is affiliated with the interest group, the Louisiana Association of School Executives. Salter has also been a bank board member, a Florien town alderman, and a member of his parish Fire Protection District. Salter's wife, Bettye Lilly, is a former teacher. The couple has two children, Amanda M. Gibbs and Brantley Reece Salter. Salter is a member of the Lions Club and Rotary International. He is Baptist.
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