Robert Adley (Louisiana politician)
| Robert Roy Adley | |
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| Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 36th district |
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In office February 2003 – January 11, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Foster Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Gatti |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 8th district |
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In office 1980–1996 |
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| Preceded by | Walter O. Bigby |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. "Bob" Barton |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 3, 1947 Bossier City, Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican (2008) |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Dawn Womack Adley (divorced) |
| Children |
From first marriage: |
| Residence | Benton, Bossier Parish |
| Alma mater | Louisiana Tech University |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Religion | United Methodist Church |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
(1) Dawn Womack Adley (divorced)
From first marriage:
Brandon Adley, D.V.M.
Robert Roy Adley (born September 3, 1947) is a businessman and politician from Benton, Louisiana, who is a Republican former member of the Louisiana State Senate. In 2011, Adley ran without opposition in his bid for his third and final term in Senate District 36. Louisiana state legislators are term-limited after three terms or twelve years.
Adley graduated in 1965 from Airline High School in Bossier City and thereafter entered the United States Marine Corps. He served two years, from 1965 to 1967, including a stint in the Vietnam War. He is a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. After military service, Adley procured an associate degree from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston in Lincoln Parish in north Louisiana. He is a past president of the Louisiana Jaycees. Like Adley, the industrialist Don Jones also headed the Louisiana Jaycees and was thereafter the national president as well. From 1984 to 1989, Jones was the mayor of Bossier City.
Adley has owned Pelican Gas Management Company, Inc., since 1993. He was the president of ABCO Petroleum from 1972 to 1993. Prior to 1972, he was a securities broker. Adley is affiliated with the interest group the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association. Prior to his legislative election in 1979 at the age of thirty-two, Adley had already served on the Bossier City Recreation Board, Civil Service Board, and the Bossier City Council. He is a past state president of the Louisiana Jaycees. In 1980, he was named "Outstanding Young Man" in Bossier City. He is a member of Rotary International.
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