Lenar Whitney

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Lenar Ledet Whitney
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 53 district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2012
Preceded by Damon Baldone
Personal details
Born 1959 (age 53–54)
Houma, Terrebonne Parish
Louisiana, USA
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Lee Whitney
Children Two children
Residence Houma, Louisiana
Alma mater Nicholls State University
Occupation Businesswoman

Lenar Ledet Whitney (born 1959) is a businesswoman from her native Houma, Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 53 in Terrebonne Parish.

In 2011, Whitney won the right to succeed the term-limited Democrat Damon Baldone. She defeated fellow Republican Billy Hebert, a member of the Terrebonne Parish Council, 3,709 (59 percent) top 2,552 (41 percent). District 53 encompasses the Oakshire, Broadmoor, Park Avenue, Bayou Blue, Cocodrie, Montegut, Bourg, and Pointe-aux-Chenes sections of Houma, the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish.[1] Whitney is the first woman to represent Terrebonne in the legislature and the first Republican to hold the District 53 seat.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Nate Monroe, "Terrebonne elections yield historic results"". Houma Courier, November 22, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2012. 
Louisiana House of Representatives
Preceded by
Damon Baldone
Louisiana State Representative from District 53 (Terrebonne Parish)

Lenar Ledet Whitney
2012–

Succeeded by
Incumbent