Blake John Miguez (born November 1981) is a

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member of the

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from

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and

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parishes. He won a

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against John Robert Bering on February 21, 2015, to succeed

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, who resigned to become the chief administrative officer for the city of Youngsville in

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. Miguez is a competitive shooter, a grand master of the

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. He has competed in the first season of the

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's marksmen competition ''

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''.

Biography

He is graduate of Catholic High School of New Iberia,

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and Southern University Law School. Miguez resides in

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, Louisiana. He is an Executive in the Oil & Gas industry and a corporate attorney licensed in the State of Louisiana. Miguez started shooting with his father at a local range at an early age. He started at USPSA and the

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when he was twelve years old. He started practicing with a

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and became a Grand Master at the age of seventeen. In 2010, in ''Top Shot'' competition, Miguez competed as part of the Blue Team. His team ended up winning six challenges. He was never nominated for elimination during that period. He was eliminated during the first week of the final half of the competition. During one episode of the second season of the show, Miguez appeared with J.J. Racaza as trainers for one of the challenges. In 2011, Miguez won his fourth consecutive title at the USPSA Area 4 Handgun Championship, and his seventh title in that tournament since 2003.Limited Win Gives Rudy Project’s Miguez 4-Peat At USPSA Area 4 Shoot Out
on AmmoLand (September 8, 2011) In 2013, Miguez appeared on Top Shot (season 5).

References

External links

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