Hunt Downer, Jr.'s Biography
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Full Name:
Huntington 'Hunt' Blair Downer, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Linda; 2 Children: Mary, Blair
Birth Date:
04/28/1946
Home City:
Houma, LA
Attended, Judge Advocate General's School
Attended, Louisiana State University
Attended, United States Army Command and General Staff College
Attended, United States Army War College, 1999
JD, Loyola University, 1972
BS, Agriculture, Nicholls State University, 1968
Representative
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2010
Candidate, Governor of Louisiana, 2003
Speaker of the House, Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1996-2000
Speaker Pro Tempore, Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1988-1992
Military Advisory Committee, Office of the Mayor of New Orleans
Assistant Adjutant General, Louisiana Army National Guard, 2001-present
Former Counsel, Waitz and Downer
Major General, Louisiana Army National Guard, 1971-2010
Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, State of Louisiana, 2004-2008
Legislative Affairs Liaison/Director of Legislative Services, Office of the Governor, 2006-2008
Life Member, American Legion
State Chair, American Legislative Exchange Council
Experience, American Trial Lawyers Association
Experience, Association of the United States Army
Experience, Chamber of Commerce
Parish Advisory Council, Cooperative Extension Service
Experience, Louisiana Committee for Employer Support of Guard and Reserve
Experience, Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association
Experience, Louisiana State Bar Association
Experience, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
Experience, National Guard Association of Louisiana
Experience, National Guard Association of the United States
Experience, National Guard Enlisted Association of Louisiana
Experience, National Guard Enlisted Association of the United States
Experience, National Legislative Services and Security Association
Experience, Reserve Officers Association
Advisory Committee Board, South Louisiana Vocational-Technical Institute
Experience, Terrebonne Parish Bar Association
Life Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars