Thomas G. Carmody
| Thomas Gaughan Carmody Jr. | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for District 6 (Caddo and Bossier parishes) |
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Assumed office 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Powell |
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April 20, 1961 Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Wendy Williamson Carmody |
| Children | Rose Marie Carmody |
| Parents | Katherine Elizabeth Phelan and Thomas Gaughan Carmody, Sr. |
| Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Jesuit High School (Shreveport) |
| Occupation | Real estate broker |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Jesuit High School (Shreveport)
Thomas Gaughan Carmody Jr. (born April 20, 1961) is a real estate broker from Shreveport, Louisiana, who since 2008 has been a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 6 in Caddo and Bossier parishes.
Carmody is a son of Thomas Gaughan Carmody Sr., and the former Katherine Elizabeth Phelan of Shreveport; Mrs Carmody, originally from Beaumont, Texas. His paternal grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Roderick Carmody, Sr., of Shreveport. He graduated in 1979 from the Roman Catholic Jesuit High School in Shreveport. In 1983, Carmody received the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Carmody served two terms (1998-2002 and 2002-2006) as the District C member of the Shreveport City Council, which covers much of the same territory as House District 6, the bedroom communities of Broadmoor, South Highlands and Pierremont situated along Youree Drive, Kings Highway, and Line Avenue. In 2003, councilman Carmody pushed for an independent review of the police-related shooting death of Marquise Hudspeth, which at the time attracted national headlines.
Carmody won a special election to the House after a fellow Republican Mike Powell stepped down in late December 2007 before he could even begin his second term. Shreveport businessman Barrow Peacock, a Republican, immediately announced for the open seat, having just lost a state senate race to former State Representative B. L. "Buddy" Shaw. Ultimately, however, Carmody defeated Peacock, 52 to 48 percent. In 2011 election cycle Carmody ran unopposed, and Peacock won the Senate seat to succeed the retiring Buddy Shaw.
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