Patrick Page Cortez is an American politician and businessman from the state of

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. A

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, he has represented the Louisiana State Senate's 23rd district, based in southern

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, since 2012. In 2020, Cortez was unanimously elected Senate President, succeeding term-limited

John Alario John A. Alario, Jr. is an American politician from Louisiana who represented the 8th district in the Louisiana State Senate from 2008 until 2020. Currently a Republican, Alario previously represented District 83 in the Louisiana House of Represe ...

. From 2008 until 2012, Cortez represented the 43rd district in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He lives with his wife and two children in

, where he owns and operates a

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furniture gallery.

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21st-century American politicians Living people Republican Party Louisiana state senators People from Lafayette Parish, Louisiana People from Lafayette, Louisiana University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Louisiana-politician-stub