John Alario
| John Alario | |
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| President of the Louisiana Senate | |
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Assumed office January 9, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Joel Chaisson |
| Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 8th district |
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Assumed office January 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Ullo |
| Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
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In office January 1992 – January 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Jimmy Dimos |
| Succeeded by | Hunt Downer |
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In office January 1984 – January 1988 |
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| Preceded by | John Hainkel |
| Succeeded by | Jimmy Dimos |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 83rd district |
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In office January 1972 – January 2008 |
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| Preceded by | ??? |
| Succeeded by | Robert Billiot |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John A. Alario, Jr. September 15, 1943 |
| Political party |
Democratic (before 2010) Republican (2010–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Alba Williamson |
| Children | John W. Jan M. Christopher Brian Kevin George |
| Alma mater | Southeastern Louisiana University |
John A. Alario, Jr. (born September 15, 1943), is the current President of the Louisiana State Senate. He has served in the Louisiana State Legislature since 1972. He was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 to 2008. Alario was Speaker of the House twice. In 2007, he was elected to the Louisiana State Senate. He is currently serving his third term as a senator and his second term as the President of the State Senate. He is the second person in Louisiana and fourth in United States history to have been elected as both Speaker of his state House of Representatives and President of his state Senate.
Alario was born to John A. Alario, Sr., and the former Elsie Lombas. In 1961, Alario graduated from West Jefferson High School. In 1965 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. From 1965 to 1966, he was a teacher in Jefferson Parish public schools. In 1966, he began work as an accountant. By 1972, he started his own tax consulting firm, John A. Alario, Jr. Income Tax Service. He is a member of the National Society of Public Accountants. In 1973, he became a delegate for the Louisiana Constitutional Convention. From 1979 to 1985, he was chairman of the Louisiana Exposition Authority.
Alario has membership in the Knights of Columbus, Louisiana Epilepsy Association, Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal Authority and the Westwego Volunteer Fire Department. He was a delegate at the 1972, 1996 and 2000 Democratic National Conventions. He is a recipient of the Hale Boggs Memorial Award, named for the late Democrat U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district.
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