Clyde Cecil Holloway (November 28, 1943 – October 16, 2016) was an American politician, small business owner, and

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politician from

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who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and as one of five members of the Louisiana Public Service Commission.

Early life and career

Clyde was born to James and Ever Holloway as the fourth of seven children. In 1968, he started the Clyde Holloway Nursery with his wife, Catherine K. Holloway. The couple also operated the Forest Hill Speedway for over two decades. He was notable for challenging a federal judge's court order, along with other parents, to shut down the public school in his hometown of Forest Hill.

Political career

Holloway won election to

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as a Republican, and was re-elected two more times before being redistricted to the 6th district and losing re-election. Holloway won the first round of votes against Richard Baker, but lost in the runoff with 49.4% of the vote to Baker's 50.6%. He was a candidate for Governor in the 1991 jungle primary, ultimately running a distant fourth behind Governor

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, State Representative and former

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, and the ultimate winner, former Governor

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Later career and death

Holloway served as a member of the

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since 2009 and was its chairman at the time of his death. He was buried with a memorial arrangement at Forest Hill Town Hall.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holloway, Clyde C. 1943 births 2016 deaths Businesspeople from Louisiana Louisiana Republicans Members of the Louisiana Public Service Commission Members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana People from Forest Hill, Louisiana