Thomas H. Hudson
| Thomas H. "Tommy" Hudson | |
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| Louisiana State Senator for District 15 (including East Baton Rouge Parish) | |
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In office 1976–1988 |
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| Preceded by | J. D. DeBlieux |
| Succeeded by | Larry S. Bankston |
| Louisiana State Senate President Pro Tempore | |
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In office 1984–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Theodore M. Hickey |
| Succeeded by | Samuel B. Nunez, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 23, 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | Katie Hudson and Caroline Hudson |
| Parents | Henry E. and Cecile Stanford Hudson |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University Law Center |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
November 23, 1946
Russellville, Pope County
Thomas H. Hudson, known as Tommy Hudson (born November 23, 1946), is a lawyer from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who from 1976 to 1988 was a Democratic three-term member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 15, based about East Baton Rouge Parish. He was the State Senate President Pro Tempore in his third term from 1984 to 1988.
The son of Henry E. Hudson and the former Cecile Stanford, Hudson was born in Russellville in Pope County in northwestern Arkansas. He graduated from both Louisiana State University and Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge. He is a Presbyterian.
Hudson won the District 15 state Senate seat in the first ever nonpartisan blanket primary held on November 1, 1975. He unseated incumbent J. D. DeBlieux, another Baton Rouge Democrat lawyer. A favorite of the civil rights community, DeBlieux actually lost the African-American vote to Hudson because DeBlieux refused to give black ministers funding for their pledged support. "You should be raising money for me and giving me money to help in my election. I shouldn't be giving you money," DeBlieux told the clergymen. He added that he never gave the ministers any funds.
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