Richard Alvin Tonry

Richard Alvin Tonry (born June 23, 1935) is a former Louisiana politician affiliated with the Democratic Party and a one-term congressman.

Tonry was born in New Orleans. He graduated from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, in 1962. He earned a law degree from Loyola University of New Orleans in 1967. He practiced law in the New Orleans area for almost a decade before being elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1975.

Shortly after taking his state house seat, Tonry announced his candidacy for Louisiana's 1st congressional district after 36-year incumbent F. Edward Hébert announced his retirement. He narrowly defeated Republican Bob Livingston, an assistant state attorney general, in one of the last elections held before Louisiana adopted its jungle primary. A special election would be called and Republican Bob Livingston was elected to replace him.^[1]

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^ Richard Tonry

External links

Richard Alvin Tonry at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Felix Edward Hebert	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district 1977	Succeeded by Bob Livingston

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana

1st district	Livingston, E. • White • Johnson • White • Slidell • Sére • St. Martin • Dunbar • Eustis • Bouligny • Sypher • Lawrence • Gibson • Hunt • St. Martin • Wilkinson • Meyer • Estopinal • O'Connor • Fernández • Hébert • Tonry • Livingston, R. • Vitter • Jindal • Scalise

2nd district	Gurley • Thomas • Ripley • Chinn • Dawson • la Branche • Thibodeaux • Conrad • Bullard • Landry, J. A. • Hunt • Taylor • Mann • Sheldon • Ellis • Hahn • Wallace • Lagan • Coleman • Lagan • Davey • Buck • Davey • Gilmore • Dupré • Spearing • Maloney • Boggs, T. H. • Maloney • Boggs, T. H. • Boggs, L • Jefferson • Cao • Richmond

3rd district	Brent • Overton • Bullard • Garland • Moore • Dawson • Harmanson • Penn • Perkins • Davidson • Newsham • Darrall • Acklen • Darrall • Kellogg • Gay • Price • Broussard • Martin • Montet • Mouton • Domengeaux • Willis • Caffery • Treen • Tauzin • Melançon • Landry, J. M.

4th district	Bossier • Morse • Moore • Jones • Sandidge • Landrum • Vidal • Newsham • McCleery • Boarman • Smith • Levy • Elam • Blanchard • Ogden • Breazeale • Watkins • Sandin • Brooks • Waggonner • Leach • Roemer • McCrery • Fields • McCrery • Fleming

5th district	Ransdell • Elder • Wilson • Mills • McKenzie • Passman • Huckaby • McCrery • Cooksey • Alexander

6th district	Sheridan • Nash • Robertson, E. • Lewis • Irion • Robertson, E. • Robertson, S. • Favrot • Wickliffe • Morgan • Sanders, Sr. • Favrot • Kemp • Sanders, Jr. • Griffith • Sanders, Jr. • Morrison • Rarick • Moore • Baker • Cazayoux • Cassidy

7th district	Pujo • Lazaro • De Rouen • Plauche • Larcade • Thompson • Edwards • Breaux • Hayes • John • Boustany

8th district	Aswell • Overton • Dear • Allen • Long, Doc • McSween • Long, G. • Long, S. • Long, G. • Long, C. • Holloway

At-large	Clark • Poydras • Robertson • Butler • Johnston • Sheridan

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Name	Tonry, Richard Alvin
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	June 23, 1935
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