- Mike "Pete" Huval
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Michael Paul "Mike Pete" Huval Louisiana State Representative from District 46 (St. Martin Parish In office
1996 – 2011Preceded by Fred Henry Mills, Jr. Member of St. Martin Parish Council, District 4 Personal details Born 1956 Political party Democratic-turned-Republican Party Spouse(s) Vickie Collette Huval Children Brooke Lynn Huval Occupation Insurance agent Religion Roman Catholic Michael Paul Huval, known as Mike "Pete" Huval (born 1956), is an insurance agent from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 47 in St. Martin Parish.
Huval won his seat on April 2, 2011, in a special election to fill the vacancy created by the election of Representative Fred Mills to the Louisiana State Senate. Huval defeated fellow Republican Craig G. Prosper (born 1967), a city council member from the parish seat of St. Martinville, 4,338 (58 percent) to 3,144 votes (42 percent).[1]
A former Democrat who switched parties to make the state House race, Huval previously served for nearly sixteen years from District 4 on the St. Martin Parish governing council. He won his first race for the council, then known as the police jury, in the fall of 1995, with 51 percent of the vote in a three-candidate all Democratic race.[2] In that capacity, he was active in the Louisiana Police Jury Association. In 2003, he launched Mike Huval Agency based in Breaux Bridge and Opelousas in St. Landry Parish.[3]
A native of St. Martin Parish, Huval attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He and his family are active in the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Parks in St. Martin Parish. He is also a member of the Knights of Columbus Catholic men's organization. He is a former president of both the Breaux Bridge Chamber of Commerce and the local Kiwanis International.[3]
Huval and his wife, the former Vickie Collette, reside in the Grand Bois community of St. Martin Parish. He is the father of one grown daughter, Brooke Lynn Huval.[3]
References
- ^ Louisiana Secretary of State, Special Legislative Election Returns, April 2, 2011
- ^ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995
- ^ a b c "We Can Make This Happen: Mike 'Pete' Huval State Representative". mikehuval46.com. http://mikehuval46.com/. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
Louisiana House of Representatives Preceded by
Fred Henry Mills, Jr.Louisiana State Representative from District 46
2011–Succeeded by
IncumbentMembers of the Louisiana House of Representatives Speaker of the House: Jim Tucker (R) • Speaker pro Tempore: Joel Robideaux (R) - Jim Morris (R)
- Roy A. Burrell (D)
- Barbara Norton (D)
- Patrick Williams (D)
- Alan Seabaugh (R)
- Thomas G. Carmody (R)
- Richard Burford (R)
- Jane H. Smith (R)
- Henry Burns (R)
- Jean M. Doerge (D)
- Rick Gallot (D)
- Hollis Downs (R)
- James R. Fannin (D)
- Sam Little (R)
- Frank Hoffmann (R)
- Kay Katz (R)
- Rosalind Jones (D)
- Major Thibaut (D)
- Bubba Chaney (R)
- Noble Ellington (R)
- Andy Anders (D)
- Billy Chandler (R)
- Rick Nowlin (R)
- Frank A. Howard (R)
- Chris Roy, Jr. (D)
- Herbert Dixon (D)
- Chris Hazel (R)
- Robert Johnson (D)
- Regina Barrow (D)
- James Armes (D)
- Nancy Landry (R)
- Dorothy Sue Hill (D)
- Mike Danahay (D)
- A. B. Franklin (D)
- Brett Geymann (R)
- Chuck Kleckley (R)
- John E. Guinn (R)
- Bernard LeBas (D)
- Bobby Badon (D)
- Ledricka Thierry (D)
- Mickey Guillory (D)
- Jack Montoucet (D)
- Page Cortez (R)
- Rickey Hardy (D)
- Joel Robideaux (R)
- Mike "Pete" Huval (R)
- Bob Hensgens (R)
- Taylor Barras (R)
- Simone B. Champagne (R)
- Sam Jones (D)
- Joe Harrison (R)
- Gordon Dove (R)
- Damon Baldone (D)
- Jerry Gisclair (D)
- Jerome Richard (I)
- Gary Smith (D)
- Nickie Monica (R)
- Elton Aubert (D)
- Eddie J. Lambert (R)
- Karen St. Germain (D)
- Michael Jackson (I)
- Tom McVea (R)
- Avon Honey (D)
- Bodi White (R)
- Clif Richardson (R)
- Hunter Greene (R)
- Patricia Smith (D)
- Steve Carter (R)
- Erich Ponti (R)
- Franklin Foil (R)
- J. Rogers Pope (R)
- John Bel Edwards (D)
- Steve Pugh (R)
- Scott Simon (R)
- Harold Ritchie (D)
- Kevin Pearson (R)
- John Schroder (R)
- Kirk Talbot (R)
- Tony Ligi (R)
- Joseph Lopinto (R)
- John LaBruzzo (R)
- Cameron Henry (R)
- Robert Billiot (D)
- Patrick Connick (R)
- Ricky Templet (R)
- Jim Tucker (R)
- Girod Jackson (D)
- Mert Smiley (R)
- Timothy Burns (R)
- Greg Cromer (R)
- Walt Leger (D)
- Tom Willmott (R)
- Helena Moreno (D)
- Nicholas Lorusso (R)
- Walker Hines (R)
- Juan LaFonta (D)
- Jared Brossett (D)
- Neil Abramson (D)
- Charmaine Stiaes (D)
- Austin Badon (D)
- Wesley Bishop (D)
- Jeff Arnold (D)
- Reed Henderson (D)
- Nita Hutter (R)
- Ernest Wooton (I)
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