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Wayne Leo Waddell (born 1948) is a Shreveport businessman and a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 5 (Caddo Parish). He was unopposed for a third full term in the jungle primary on October 20, 2007.
Waddell is particularly known as the legislator who brought early voting to Louisiana by which parish clerks of court are empowered to permit voting in places, such as shopping centers or public buildings, where voters often congregate. Previously, Louisiana had only the more restricted absentee voting. Waddell has also supported a plan to exempt Louisiana residents from owing state income taxes on retirement payments.
Waddell first won his position in a special election runoff held on December 13, 1997, to replace Representative-turned-Judge Roy Louis Brun, also of Shreveport. He defeated fellow Republican and former Caddo Parish School Board member, the conservative Judy Boykin, who secured the support of the area Christian Coalition. Waddell polled 2,710 votes (54 percent) to Boykin's, 2,278 (46 percent). Boykin had led in the primary with 2,013 votes (41 percent) to Waddell's 1,805 (37 percent). In the second balloting, Waddell increased his vote by some nine hundred, but Boykin gained only two hundred additional votes.
Waddell is a graduate of C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport. He received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (then Northeast Louisiana University). He has been the president of Louisiana Moulding & Supply, Inc., since 1980 and the owner of KD Plastics since 1995 and Waddell's Gallery of Distinction since 1970.
In the legislature, he has served on these committees: Health and Welfare, House Legislative Services Council, Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay, House Special Committee on Disaster Planning, and the Middle & North Louisiana Subcommittee. He has been vice chairman of the Louisiana Rural Caucus.
He is a member of Shreveport Rotary International and the Shreveport Symphony. He is married to the former Susan Simpson.
Waddell was a justice of the peace for nearly two years prior to his legislative service. He was also a member of the elected Caddo Parish Commission from 1992-1996.
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- Louisiana State Senate (39 members)
President of the Senate: Joel Chaisson (D)
1st District: Crowe (R) • 2nd District: Duplessis (D) • 3rd District: Shepherd (D) • 4th District: Murray (D) • 5th District: Gray (D) • 6th District: Quinn (R) • 7th District: Heitmeier (D) • 8th District: Alario (D) • 9th District: Vacant • 10th District: Martiny (R) • 11th District: Donahue (R) • 12th District: Nevers (D) • 13th District: Erdey (R) • 14th District: Dorsey (D) • 15th District: Broome (D) • 16th District: Cassidy (R) • 17th District: Marionneaux (D) • 18th District: Amedee (D) • 19th District: Chaisson (D) • 20th District: Dupre (D) • 21st District: B. Gautreaux (D) • 22nd District: Hebert (D) • 23rd District: Michot (R) • 24th District: Cravins (D) • 25th District: Morrish (R) • 26th District: N. Gautreaux (D) • 27th District: Mount (D) • 28th District: LaFleur (D) • 29th District: McPherson (D) • 30th District: J. Smith (D) • 31st District: Long (R) • 32nd District: Riser (R) • 33rd District: Walsworth (R) • 34th District: F. Thompson (D) • 35th District: Kostelka (R) • 36th District: Adley (R) • 37th District: Shaw (R) • 38th District: Cheek (R) • 39th District: L. Jackson (D)
- Louisiana State House (105 members)
Speaker of the House: Jim Tucker (R)
1st District: Morris (R) • 2nd District: Burell (D) • 3rd District: Norton (D) • 4th District: Williams (D) • 5th District: Waddell (R) • 6th District: Vacant • 7th District: Burford (R) • 8th District: J. Smith (R) • 9th District: Burns (R) • 10th District: Doerge (D) • 11th District: Gallot (D) • 12th District: Downs (R) • 13th District: Fannin (D) • 14th District: Little (R) • 15th District: Hoffmann (R) • 16th District: Katz (R) • 17th District: R. Jones (D) • 18th District: Vacant • 19th District: Chaney (D) • 20th District: Ellington (D) • 21st District: Anders (D) • 22nd District: Chandler (D) • 23rd District: Nowlin (R) • 24th District: Howard (R) • 25th District: Roy (D) • 26th District: Dixon (D) • 27th District: Hazel (R) • 28th District: R. Johnson (D) • 29th District: Barrow (D) • 30th District: Armes (D) • 31st District: Trahan (R) • 32nd District: Hill (D) • 33rd District: Danahay (R) • 34th District: Franklin (D) • 35th District: Geymann (R) • 36th District: Kleckley (R) • 37th District: Guinn (R) • 38th District: LeBas (D) • 39th District: B. Badon (D) • 40th District: E. Guillory (D) • 41st District: M. Guillory (D) • 42nd District: Montoucet (D) • 43rd District: Cortez (R) • 44th District: R. Hardy (D) • 45th District: Robideaux (I) • 46th District: Mills (D) • 47th District: Perry (R) • 48th District: Barras (D) • 49th District: Champagne (D) • 50th District: S. Jones (D) • 51st District: Harrison (R) • 52nd District: Dove (R) • 53rd District: Baldone (D) • 54th District: Gisclair (D) • 55th District: Richard (I) • 56th District: G. Smith (D) • 57th District: Monica (R) • 58th District: Aubert (D) • 59th District: Lambert (R) • 60th District: St. Germain (D) • 61st District: Jackson (D) • 62nd District: McVea (R) • 63rd District: Honey (D) • 64th District: White (R) • 65th District: Richardson (R) • 66th District: Greene (R) • 67th District: P. Smith (D) • 68th District: S. Carter (R) • 69th District: Ponti (R) • 70th District: Foil (R) • 71st District: Pope (R) • 72nd District: Edwards (D) • 73rd District: Pugh (R) • 74th District: Simon (R) • 75th District: Ritchie (D) • 76th District: Pearson (R) • 77th District: Schroder (R) • 78th District: Talbot (R) • 79th District: Ligi (R) • 80th District: Lopinto (R) • 81st District: LaBruzzo (R) • 82nd District: Henry (R) • 83rd District: Billiot (D) • 84th District: Connick (D) • 85th District: Templet (R) • 86th District: Tucker (R) • 87th District: G. Jackson (D) • 88th District: Smiley (R) • 89th District: Burns (R) • 90th District: Cromer (R) • 91st District: Leger (D) • 92nd District: Willmott (R) • 93rd District: Peterson (D) • 94th District: Lorusso (R) • 95th District: Hines (D) • 96th District: LaFonta (D) • 97th District: Morrell (D) • 98th District: Abramson (D) • 99th District: Marchand (D) • 100th District: Badon (D) • 101st District: Richmond (D) • 102nd District: Arnold (D) • 103rd District: Henderson (D) • 104th District: Hutter (R) • 105th District: Wooton (R)
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