Ken Hollis
| Jesse Kendrick "Ken" Hollis, Jr. | |
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Former State Senator Ken Hollis of Jefferson Parish
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| Louisiana State Senate District 9 (Jefferson Parish) | |
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In office 1982 – January 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | M. Joseph Tiemann |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Joseph "Steve" Scalise |
| Jefferson Parish Council | |
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In office 1980–1982 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 13, 1942 Alexandria, Rapides Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | September 10, 2010 (aged 68) Jefferson, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Judith Beasley Hollis (divorced) (2) Diane Woods Hollis (married 1999-his death) |
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From first marriage: |
| Alma mater | Louisiana Tech University |
| Occupation | Insurance executive |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
(1) Judith Beasley Hollis (divorced)
From first marriage:
Jesse "Trey" Hollis, III, of Fayetteville, Arkansas
Michael Hollis of New Orleans
Jesse Kendrick Hollis, Jr., known as Ken Hollis (March 13, 1942 – September 10, 2010), was a Republican Party member of the Louisiana State Senate from Metairie in Jefferson Parish in the New Orleans suburbs. He served from 1982, when he won a special election to fill an unexpired term, until he was term-limited, effective January 14, 2008.
In 2003, Hollis launched an exploratory campaign for governor but never filed his papers even though he claimed that his early polling was encouraging. He instead endorsed intraparty rival Hunt Downer of Houma, the seat of Terrebonne Parish in south Louisiana. Downer finished in sixth place in the jungle primary, and the office ultimately went to the Democrat Kathleen Babineaux Blanco of Lafayette. Because he did not run for governor, Hollis was able to secure his sixth full term in the state Senate District 9.
As his Senate successor, Hollis endorsed Republican State Representative Steve Scalise, a conservative who won the seat in the primary held on October 20, 2007, but soon resigned to become a U.S. representative.
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