Rick Ward, III
| Richard Joseph "Rick" Ward, III | |
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| Louisiana State Senator from District 17 (Assumption, East Feliciana, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Martin, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes) | |
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Assumed office January 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Robert M. Marionneaux |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 1982 |
| Political party | Republican (2013-Present), Democrat (Before 2013) |
| Spouse(s) | Dawn White Ward |
| Children | Reese and Hayes Ward |
| Residence | Maringouin, Iberville Parish |
| Alma mater |
Bethany Christian School |
| Occupation | Lawyer in Port Allen, Louisiana |
| Religion | Non-denominational Christian |
June 1982
Livonia, Iberville Parish
Bethany Christian School
Louisiana State University
Richard Joseph Ward, III, known as Rick Ward, III (born June 1982), is an attorney with the firm Clayton, Fruge & Ward from Port Allen near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate.
A native of Livonia in Pointe Coupee Parish Parish, Ward is a graduate of Bethany Christian School in Baker in East Baton Rouge Parish and Louisiana State University, and the historically black Southern University Law Center, both in Baton Rouge. He and his wife, the former Dawn White, reside in Maringouin in Iberville Parish with their three children, Reese, Hayes and Hudson. The Ward family attends Bethany World Prayer Center.
In July 2013, Ward defected from the Democratic Party to the GOP. He became the twenty-sixth Republican senator, with thirteen remaining Democrats; the split became two-to-one Republican. Ward is the third member to switch allegiance since May 2013, the others having been State Senator Elbert Guillory from Opelousas and State Representative James R. Fannin of Jonesboro. Ward's District 17 encompasses all or parts of a swath of parishes, including Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Martin, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.
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