Kevin Reilly (Louisiana politician)
| Kevin Patrick Reilly, Sr. | |
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| Louisiana State Representative from District 68 (East Baton Rouge Parish) | |
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In office 1972–1988 |
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| Preceded by | At-large delegation |
| Succeeded by | Sean Reilly |
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| Born |
July 22, 1928 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 2012 (aged 84) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations |
Republican (frequent donor) |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Lamar Switzer ("Dee Dee") Reilly (married 1952-2012, his death) |
| Children | Kevin P. Reilly, Jr. Wendell Reilly Sean Reilly Anna R. Cullinan |
| Education | Roxbury Latin School |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Advertising executive |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
Kevin Patrick Reilly, Sr. (July 22, 1928 – October 28, 2012), was the executive officer of the Lamar Advertising Company who served from 1972 to 1988 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 68 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Reilly did not seek a fifth term in the House but was instead defeated in 1987 in the nonpartisan blanket primary for state treasurer by his House colleague and fellow Democrat, future U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu. In 1992, Reilly was named Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, a position which he maintained for a total of nine years under both Governors Edwin Edwards and Murphy J. Foster, Jr.
Sean Eugene Reilly is chief operations officer and vice president of mergers and acquisitions for Lamar Advertising. A Democrat, he succeeded his father in the legislature and held the District 68 seat for two terms from 1988 to 1996 but did not seek a third term in the 1995 primary.
Reilly was one of four children born to Gene and Molly Reilly in Boston, Massachusetts, where he attended the Roxbury Latin School. With assistance from a Reserve Officers Training Corps scholarship, he attended Harvard University, where he played varsity baseball and was voted Most Valuable Player during his senior year. After graduation, he served honorably for three years as a lieutenant in the United States Navy during the Korean War. In 1953, after only one year at Harvard Business School, he and his young wife, the former Ann Switzer, known as "DeeDee", relocated to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he was employed by her family's Lamar Advertising, then a small billboard company. Reilly eventually became the chairman and chief operating officer of the company, having continued in those positions until 1989.
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