Mike Walsworth

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Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth
Mike Walsworth
Louisiana State Senate District 33 (Ouachita, Claiborne, Morehouse, Union, and West Carroll parishes)
Preceded by	Robert Jocelyn Barham
Louisiana State Representative District 15 (Ouachita Parish)
In office 1996 – 2008
Preceded by	Charles R. Anding
Succeeded by	Frank Hoffman

Born	March 27, 1956 (1956-03-27) (age 52) West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Divorced
Children	One daughter: Lindsay Michelle Walsworth
Occupation	Real estate developer
Religion	Church of Christ

Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth (born March 27, 1956) is a term-limited Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, who represents District 15 (Ouachita Parish). He was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in the October 20, 2007, jungle primary. His Senate District 33 includes Ouachita, Claiborne, Morehouse, Union, and West Carroll parishes. He defeated the Democratic State Representative Charles McDonald of the Fairbanks community in northern Ouachita Parish to succeed the term-limited Republican Senator Robert J. Barham of Oak Ridge in Morehouse Parish. Walsworth polled 17,292 (52 percent) to McDonald's 16,058 (48 percent). McDonald's House seat, to which he was term-limited, was narrowly won in the November 17 general election by a Republican, Sam Little, a retired farmer from Bastrop, the seat of Morehouse Parish.

Walsworth was a candidate for a seat on the Republican State Central Committee from his former State Representative District 15 berth in the Louisiana closed primary scheduled for February 9, 2008. However, he withdrew his candidacy two days before the election, and the position went by default to M. Randall "Randy" Donald.

Walsworth was first elected to the state House in the 1995 primary, when he unseated the Democrat Charles R. Anding. He assumed the seat in 1996.

Walsworth was born to the late Leo Walsworth and the former Lila "Tootsie" Kitchens (1921-2007) in West Monroe adjacent to Monroe in Ouachita Parish. His maternal grandparents, Marshall and Emily Kitchens, operated a grocery store in Monroe. Walsworth graduated from West Monroe High School in 1974. Thereafter, he procured a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (then Northeastern Louisiana University). He is a real estate developer. He previously worked in management of Coca-Cola. He was a member of the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee from 1984-1996. He is affiliated with the Greater Ouachita Lions Club, the American Red Cross, Boys and Girls Clubs, the Civitan Club, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, and the American Heart Association. He is also involved in the United Way, the National Rifle Association, and the ULM Alumni Association. Walsworth is the song leader at a local Church of Christ. He is the father of one daughter, Lindsay Michelle Walsworth, a ULM student.

"Looking at the generation, not the next election" is a motto of the Walsworth campaign. In the legislature, Walsworth worked to establish the Ouachita Port Commission and the Ouachita Expressway Commission. He authored the new law which prohibits video voyeurism. He worked on the Ethics Reform Bill to prohibit lawmakers from doing business with the state. He also worked to pass tort reform in his first legislative session. He has pushed for funding of rural schools, which abound in Senate District 15.

In his initial election to the House, Walsworth defeated Charles Anding, 7,745 (55 percent) to 6,403 (45 percent). In 1999, with 9,060 (67 percent), he defeated the Democrat Royce Calhoun, with 4,441 (33 percent) to win his second term in the House. He was unopposed in 2003.

Political offices
Preceded by Charles R. Anding (D)	Louisiana State Representative from District 16 (Ouachita Parish) Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth (R) 1996–2008	Succeeded by Frank Hoffman (R)

Political offices
Preceded by Robert Jocelyn Barham (R)	Louisiana State Senator from District 33 (Ouachita, Claiborne, Morehouse, Union, and West Carroll parishes) Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth (R) 2008–	Succeeded by Incumbent

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http://www.mikewalsworth.com/

http://www.enlou.com/officeholders/housedistrict15.htm

http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcpr&rqsdta=10239937

http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcpr&rqsdta=10219537

http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcms3&rqsdta=102007

http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcpr&rqsdta=02090837

http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dclassifieds?Dato=20070921&Kategori=OBITUARY&Class=30&Type=CAT30200&Lopenr=709000193&Selected=8

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"Meet the Next Governor of Louisiana" louisianaconservative.com April, 2007

"Senate Candidate Mike Walsworth Leads the Way" louisianaconservative.com August, 2007

"REPRESENTATIVE MIKE WALSWORTH “A Warrior for What Is Right”" louisianaconservative.com September, 2007

"MONROE NEWSSTAR ENDORSES MIKE WALSWORTH - SENATE DISTRICT 33" louisianaconservative.com October, 2007

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