Harold L. Ritchie (born May 24, 1949) is an American
Democratic politician, who served as a member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives
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for District 75 from 2004 to 2016.
He was
term-limited and ineligible to seek a fourth term in the
nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015.
Ritchie is a
funeral director in
Bogalusa
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in
Washington Parish
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in southeastern
Louisiana. He graduated in 1967 from
Bogalusa High School and attended
Louisiana Tech University in
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Place names
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* Ruston, Louisiana
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and
Mississippi College in
Clinton
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,
Mississippi. He graduated in 1971 from Commonwealth College of Science (now called Commonwealth College of Funeral Service).
Ritchie served on the following House committees: (1) Insurance, (2) Ways and Means, (3) Enrollment, and Joint Capital Outlay.
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References
1949 births
Living people
People from Bogalusa, Louisiana
Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
American funeral directors
Louisiana Tech University alumni
Mississippi College alumni
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