Barry S. Milligan is an American politician and banker from the state of Louisiana. A Republican, Milligan represented the 38th district of the

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 compose ...

, based in southern

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, from 2020 to 2024.

Career

Milligan has held positions at a variety of banking institutions, including

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, BancorpSouth, Home Federal Bank, and the Bank of Montgomery. Since 2019 he has served as owner of Louisiana Business Consulting, LLC, which he also founded.

Political history

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

, Milligan announced a run for State Senate against Democratic incumbent

John Milkovich John Milkovich is an American politician and attorney from the state of Louisiana. A Democrat, Milkovich represented the 38th district of the Louisiana State Senate, based in southern Shreveport, from 2016 until 2020. Career Milkovich was born ...

, who had garnered blowback for his unscientific comments on vaccinations and autism. Milligan defeated Milkovich and another Democrat with 51% of the vote in the first round.

References

Living people People from Caddo Parish, Louisiana People from Shreveport, Louisiana Republican Party Louisiana state senators Southeastern Louisiana University alumni Centenary College of Louisiana alumni 21st-century American legislators Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Louisiana politicians {{Louisiana-politician-stub