Mike Strain
| Michael Strain | |
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| Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry | |
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Assumed office January 14, 2008 |
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| Governor | Bobby Jindal |
| Preceded by | Bob Odom |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 74th district |
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In office 2000–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Strain |
| Succeeded by | Scott Simon |
| Personal details | |
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December 2, 1958 Covington, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Searcy |
| Children | Melissa Michael |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Michael Gene "Mike" Strain (born December 2, 1958), is the first Republican ever elected to the position of Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner.
A former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Covington in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, Strain took his new position with his state's other constitutional officers on January 14, 2008.
A veterinarian and rancher, Strain was born in Covington to Charles "Butch" Strain, Jr., and Carol Strain of Abita Springs, a small town in St. Tammany Parish. He graduated in 1976 from Covington High School. In 1983, he earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Louisiana State University. He and his veterinarian wife, Dr. Susan Searcy Strain (born January 31, 1958), a native of Hot Springs, Arkansas, operate Claiborne Hill Veterinary Hospital in Covington. The Strains have two children, Melissa and Michael. They attend St. Jane's d'Chantal Catholic Church in Abita Springs.
Strain, a cousin of St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Rodney "Jack" Strain, Jr., is a former member of the Sheriff’s Office Reserves and a former commissioner for the St. Tammany Parish Fire District. He was chosen by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as one of three Louisiana veterinarians to have been instructed in awareness of bioterrorism. Dr. Strain is a past president and board member for the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation and is affiliated with the Louisiana Cattlemen's Association.
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