Phillip Ryan DeVillier (born June 1976) is a Republican member of the

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for District 41 in Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry

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in south

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and also currently serving as Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives. On January 11, 2016, DeVillier succeeded

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Democratic Representative Mickey Guillory. In the October 24, 2015 primary election, DeVillier led a three-candidate field with 6,308 votes (55.8 percent). He defeated another Republican, former Representative Gregory L. Fruge, who polled 3,036 votes (26.9 percent), and Democrat Germaine Simpson, who finished with 1,956 votes (17.3 percent). DeVillier was brought up in

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, Louisiana. He owns DeVillier House Movers in St. Landry Parish. He and his wife have three children.

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