Phil Preis
| Phillip Wesley Preis, Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 18, 1950 Newellton, Tensas Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Newellton High School |
| Occupation | Gubernatorial candidate, 1995 and 1999 |
| Political party | Democratic-turned-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Terry Preis |
| Children |
Phillip Preis, Jr. |
| Parent(s) | Edwin Gustav Preis, Sr., and Patricia M. Preis |
Newellton High School
Louisiana State University
Phillip Preis, Jr.
Caroline Preis Graham
Michael Preis
Phillip Wesley Preis, Sr., known as Phil Preis (born April 18, 1950), is a [[]]and attorney, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who specializes in mergers and acquisitions. A native of Newellton in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, Preis is the son of Patricia M. Preis of Newellton and Edwin Gustav Preis, Sr. (1916–2011), a former Newellton mayor, who was also from 1976 to 1977 the president of the Louisiana Municipal Association.
Preis graduated in 1968 from the defunct Newellton High School. In 1972, he obtained his Bachelor of Science in accounting from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He procured his Juris Doctor degree in 1975 from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He is affiliated with Omicron Delta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma, and Phi Kappa Phi. His Baton Rouge law firm is Preis Gordon.
Preis ran unsuccessfully for governor as a Democrat in both 1995 and 1999. In the October 21, 1995 gubernatorial election, he finished fifth in a field of sixteen candidates with 9.03 percent of the vote. He received a plurality of the vote in his native Tensas Parish (36.91 percent) and in neighboring Franklin Parish (26.17 percent), which includes Winnsboro.
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