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Francis C. Heitmeier
Francis C. Heitmeier (born August 2, 1950) is Louisiana politician who served in the Louisiana State Senate, representing Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Orleans, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Jefferson, and Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, Plaquemines County, parishes, from 1991 to 2007. Raised in the Algiers, New Orleans, Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, Heitmeier received his undergraduate degree from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, Thibodaux, Louisiana. He served on the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee from 1978 to 1984 and in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1984 to 1992. Heitmeier won election to the state senate in 1991 by a large margin, and was reelected in a contested election in 1995, thereafter running unopposed in 1999 and 2003. Ineligible to run in 2007 due to term limits, he instead ran in a special election for Louisiana Secretary of State in 2006, the office having been vacated by the death of incumbent W. Fox McKeithen. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana State Senate
The Louisiana State Senate (french: Sénat de Louisiane) is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees. Composition The Louisiana State Senate is composed of 39 senators elected from single-member districts from across the state of Louisiana by the electors thereof. Senators must be a qualified elector (registered voter), be at least eighteen years of age, be domiciled in their district for at least one year, and must have been a resident of the state for at least two years. The senate is the judge of its members' qualifications and elections. All candidates for a senate seat in a district run in a nonpartisan blanket primary and in a runoff if necessary. Elections to the Senate occur every four years and senators are limited to three four-year terms (12 years). If a seat is vacated early during a term then it will be filled in a special election. Senate sessions occur every year, along wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |