Elbert Guillory
Elbert Guillory | |
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Louisiana Senate from the 24th district | |
In office May 2009 – January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Don Cravins Jr. |
Succeeded by | Gerald Boudreaux |
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 40th district | |
In office January 2007 – January 2009 | |
Preceded by | Don Cravins Jr. |
Succeeded by | Ledricka Thierry |
Personal details | |
Born | Elbert Lee Guillory June 24, 1944 Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S. |
Political party | Republican (Before 2007, 2013–present) Democratic (2007–2013) |
Education | Southern University Norfolk State University (BS) Rutgers University, Newark (JD) |
Website | Official website |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Elbert Lee Guillory (born June 24, 1944)
Guillory's Senate district was previously briefly represented by the
Guillory previously served from 2006 to 2009 as
Background
Guillory was reared in a divorced family in St. Landry Parish.
- "My parents lived seven miles from each other on the same road. They were both always part of my life, but they could never live together. They were opposites."[6]
His Roman Catholic father, Ozema Ledee (28 February 1903 - 4 January 2005),[7] was an entrepreneur and an adventurer who flew his own plane, a rarity for a black man in the 1950s. He was also a bootlegger. Guillory's mother, Frances, was a strict Baptist who forbade alcohol and cursing in her home. She worked as a teacher and school principal.[6]
Born and raised in Opelousas, a small farming community in Louisiana, Elbert L. Guillory still resides there today. His law office sits on the same land where his ancestors once toiled as slaves. He has faced adversity from a young age, including his first arrest for reading books at a “Whites Only” library. Driven by these experiences, he joined the Navy to find a sense of freedom and equality. After serving in the Navy and graduating from Norfolk University, Guillory pursued a career in civil rights law at Rutgers Law School.[8]
Party affiliation
Up until 2007, Guillory had been a registered Republican
State Senator
Before Guillory's switch, the last Republican of African-American ethnicity in the Louisiana Senate had served during the
Guillory's
Soon after re-joining the Republican Party, Guillory founded the Free at Last PAC, a political action committee dedicated to electing black conservatives to office.
Louisiana Science Education Act
Guillory spoke in a hearing about the Louisiana Science Education Act, a law concerning religion and science in public schools. Guillory argued to keep the law on the books because of an experience he had with a witch doctor—who “wore no shoes, was semi-clothed, used a lot of bones that he threw around”.[18]
Legislative Black Caucus
Guillory remained a member of the
2015 lieutenant gubernatorial campaign
Within days of Guillory's change of parties, Jim Shannon of
Guillory ran last in the October 24 four-candidate primary, having finished with 85,460 votes (7.9 percent). Holden with 360,679 votes (33.3 percent) and Nungesser, who polled 324,654 (30 percent), meet in the November 21 runoff election. John Young ran a strong third with 313,183 votes (28.9 percent).[23] In the 2015 general election Nungesser prevailed, 628,864 votes (55.38 percent) to Holden's 506,578 (44.62 percent).[24] Edwards and Nungesser, of opposite parties, assumed office on January 11, 2016.
2016 U.S. House of Representatives campaign
On January 22, 2016, Guillory announced his intention to run for
Community involvement
Guillory has served on the
Elbert Guillory is the brother-in-law of the late Jane Nora "Genore" Guillory (1958–2000), who was brutally murdered in East Feliciana Parish. Senator Guillory and his daughter, Imani Malique Guillory, were interviewed in Investigation Discovery's 2013 Southern Fried Homicide documentary on the murder. Four of Genore's neighbors were convicted in her death.[27]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Sen. Elbert Guillory (R-LA 24th District)". AAUW Louisiana. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ a b "Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
- ^ "District 24" (PDF). Act 24 2011 1st E.S. (Senate). 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ^ "Results for Election Date: 5/2/2009". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016: St. Landry Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Moore, Evan (July 1, 2013). "With switch to Republican Party, state Senator Guillory getting the unexpected". The Alexandria Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Archived from the original on July 2, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
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- The Daily Advertiser. Archived from the originalon 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ a b Stubbs, Nathan (March 25, 2009). "Elbert vs. The Machine". The IND Monthly. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- C. Ray Nagin, the former mayor of New Orleans, was also a Republican and switched parties to run for office.
- Times-Picayune. Archivedfrom the original on 2013-06-08. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ Shuler, Marsha (2013-06-01). "State Sen. Guillory abandons Democratic Party to join GOP". Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. p. 11A. Archived from the original on 2013-09-13. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ^ "Elbert Guillory switches parties, now first black GOP state senator since Reconstruction". Nola.com. May 31, 2013. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
- ^ Hayward, John (2013-05-31). "Elbert Guillory, Frederick Douglass Republican". Human Events. Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ^ "Party switch creates black Republican officeholder in Louisiana. Shame about the voodoo. Updates". Daily Kos. June 4, 2013. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ "Guillory party switch video goes viral". News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. June 13, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2013.[permanent dead link] See also McCollister, Rolfe (June 25, 2013). "Guillory video goes viral". Business Report. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. p. 6. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ Kopplin, Zack (2013-06-04). "Louisiana's latest anti-scientific folly, on video". Slate. Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ Capital News Bureau (2013-06-02). "Guillory still holds caucus membership". Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. pp. 1B, 3B. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ^ "New switch favors GOP". Advocate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 2013-06-04. p. 6B. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^ Shannon, Jim (2013-06-06). "Surprise candidates emerge for office of Lt. Governor in 2015". KLTV Channel 7. Tyler, Texas. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09. Retrieved 2013-06-07. KLTV broadcasts from east Texas, but its coverage area includes part of west Louisiana.
- ^ "John Bel Edwards beats David Vitter to become Louisiana's next governor". The Times-Picayune. November 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ "Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ "Elbert Guillory announces bid for Congressional Seat". KATC.com. January 22, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ Senate Office of Communication (2009-05-18). "Elbert Guillory officially seated as District 24 state senator" (PDF). Senator's News Release. Retrieved 2013-06-01.[permanent dead link]
- ^ For facts of the murder see Hustmyre, Chuck (2013-07-31). "The brutal murder of Genore Guillory". Crime library: Criminal minds & methods. Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2013-07-31. Convicted in 2005 were Phillip Skipper, Johnny Hoyt, Lisa Skipper Hoyt, and John Baillio.