Rick Nowlin
| Rickey L. "Rick" Nowlin | |
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| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 23rd district |
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In office January 14, 2008 – January 9, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Taylor Townsend |
| Succeeded by | Kenny Ray Cox |
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Assumed office 2013 |
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| Preceded by | New position |
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July 30, 1948 Ferriday in Concordia Parish, Louisiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Widower of Brenda Barr Nowlin (1950-2000) |
| Children |
Jennifer Lauren Nowlin (born 1980) |
| Alma mater |
Ferriday High School |
| Occupation | Engineer, businessman |
Jennifer Lauren Nowlin (born 1980)
Ferriday High School
Rickey L. "Rick" Nowlin (born July 30, 1948) is a engineer, businessman, and politician who is the first ever president of the reorganized government.
A Republican, Nowlin defeated the Democrat Gerald "Jerry" Longlois in the nonpartisan blanket primary held for the new position on November 6, 2012. The election was held in conjunction with the U.S. presidential and congressional contests. Nowlin received 9,283 votes (59.2 percent) to Longlois' 6,393 (40.8 percent).
From 2008 to 2012, Nowlin was a one-term member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 23 (Natchitoches, DeSoto, and Red River parishes). Nowlin and the still-serving State Senator Gerald I. Long are the first Republicans since Reconstruction to represent Natchitoches Parish in the Louisiana legislature. The two took their oaths of office on January 14, 2008, the same day that Republican Governor Bobby Jindal was inaugurated.
Nowlin was born to Louis M. Nowlin (November 16, 1918 – July 1, 2001) and Jocie R. Nowlin (May 21, 1921 – August 30, 2000). He, his brother, and two sisters were reared in Ferriday, a city in Concordia Parish near the Mississippi River. Nowlin graduated from Ferriday High School in 1966. Among his classmates was Dan Richey, who served as a Democrat in the Louisiana House (1976–1980) and the Louisiana Senate (1980–1984), and is now affiliated with the Louisiana Family Forum, a conservative interest group which supported Nowlin in his legislative campaign. In his 2007 campaign, Nowlin secured the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Business.
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