Billy Chandler
| Billy Ray Chandler | |
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| Louisiana State Representative from District 22 (Grant, La Salle, Winn, and Rapides parishes) | |
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In office May 1, 2006 – January 9, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas David "Tommy" Wright |
| Succeeded by | Terry R. Brown |
| Member of the Grant Parish School Board, Colfax, Louisiana, USA | |
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In office 1982–2006 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | October 17, 1937 |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marcia F. Chandler (born 1938) |
| Children | Three children |
| Occupation | Retired insurance agent in Dry Prong, Grant Parish, Louisiana |
| Religion | Baptist |
Billy Ray Chandler (born October 17, 1937), is a retired businessman from Dry Prong in Grant Parish, who is a Republican former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Prior to redistricting, Chandler's District 22 encompassed seventy-two precincts from Grant, La Salle, and parts of Winn and northern Rapides parishes in the north central portion of the state. Chandler initially won his seat as a Democrat in a special election for state representative held on April 29, 2006.
Chandler graduated from Dry Prong High School and attended Louisiana College in Pineville. A 24-year member of the Grant Parish School Board, Chandler and his wife, Marcia F. Chandler (born October 28, 1938), have three children and three grandchildren. He is a retired state manager of the Woodmen of the World Insurance Company. He is a deacon at the First Baptist Church of Dry Prong. In addition to his previous school board tenure, Chandler served for four years as a Dry Prong alderman.
Chandler succeeded fellow Democrat Thomas D. "Tommy" Wright of Jena, the seat of La Salle Parish, who had esigned earlier in 2006. Chandler as a Democrat defeated Republican Tony Kevin Owens (born June 22, 1960), who had relocated to Jena from Winnfield. Chandler received 5,034 votes (54 percent) to Owens' 4,234 votes (46 percent).
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