John Alario

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John Alario
President of the
Louisiana State Senate
Assumed office
January 2012
Preceded by Joel Chaisson
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 8th district
Assumed office
January 2008
Preceded by Chris Ullo
Speaker of the
Louisiana House of Representatives
In office
1992–1996
Preceded by Jimmy Dimos
Succeeded by Hunt Downer
In office
1984–1988
Preceded by John Hainkel
Succeeded by Jimmy Dimos
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 83rd district
In office
1972–2008
Succeeded by Robert Billiot
Personal details
Born September 15, 1943
Political party Republican (since 2010)
Democratic (1971-2010)
Spouse(s) Ree (d. 2006)
Children 4
Residence Westwego, Louisiana
Education Southeastern Louisiana University
Occupation Tax consultant

John A. Alario, Jr. is an American politician from Louisiana who has represented District 8 in the Louisiana State Senate since 2008. Currently a Republican, Alario previously represented District 83 in the Louisiana House of Representatives as a Democrat between 1971 and 2007.[1][2] Alario is term-limited from the Seante in 2019, and will not seek another office.[3]

Alario is currently the President of the Louisiana State Senate, serving in that role since 2012; he is also a former two-term Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He is the first politician in Louisiana history to hold both roles for two terms each, as well as the longest-serving legislator in state history.[4]

Early career

A graduate of West Jefferson High School and Southeastern Louisiana University, Alario worked as a teacher and accountant prior to entering politics. He has been the owner of John A. Alario, Jr. Tax Income Service since 1972.[1]

Electoral history

Louisiana House of Representatives

Alario was first elected as a Democrat to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1971, representing the 83rd district in suburban Jefferson Parish.

Speaker of the House

In 1984, Alario was chosen to be Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives under Governor Edwin Edwards. He lost that title under Governor Buddy Roemer in 1988, but won it back in 1992 to serve another 4-year term.[5]

Lousiana State Senate

Alario was elected in 2007 to the 6th district in the Louisiana State Senate, defeating Democratic opponent John Roberts 63-37%. In 2010, Alario switched to the Republican Party due to the national direction of the Democratic Party and the increasingly-Republican politics of Louisiana.[6]

Alario was re-elected unopposed in 2011 and 2015. He is term-limited in 2019. Though there was speculation that he would run for his former House of Representatives seat, Alario declined and is retiring from politics.[3]

Senate President

Alario was chosen as President of the Louisiana State Senate under Governor Bobby Jindal in 2011, and served a second term under Governor John Bell Edwards. He is the second Republican Senate President since Reconstruction.

Personal life

Alario's wife, Alba Williamson "Ree" Alario, died in 2006. The couple had four children – Jan Marie, John, Christopher, and Kevin – and seven grandchildren.[7]

References

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