Clyde C. Holloway
Clyde Holloway | |
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| Member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from the 4th district | |
| In office May 13, 2009 – October 16, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Dale Sittig |
| Succeeded by | Charles DeWitt |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 8th district | |
| In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Catherine Small Long |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clyde Cecil Holloway November 28, 1943 Lecompte, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 2016 (aged 72) Forest Hill, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Clyde Cecil Holloway (November 28, 1943 – October 16, 2016) was an American politician, small business owner, and Republican politician from Louisiana who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and as one of five members of the Louisiana Public Service Commission.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Clyde was born to James and Ever Holloway as the fourth of seven children. In 1968, he started the Clyde Holloway Nursery with his wife, Catherine K. Holloway.[2] The couple also operated the Forest Hill Speedway for over two decades. He was notable for challenging a federal judge's court order, that would have required the Rapides Parish School Board to further racially integrate, by shutting down the public school in his hometown of Forest Hill.[3]
Political career
[edit]Holloway won election to Louisiana's 8th congressional district as a Republican, and was re-elected two more times before being redistricted to the 6th district and losing re-election. Holloway won the first round of votes against Richard Baker, but lost in the runoff with 49.4% of the vote to Baker's 50.6%. He was a candidate for Governor in the 1991 jungle primary, ultimately running a distant fourth behind Governor Buddy Roemer, State Representative and former Ku Klux Klan wizard David Duke, and the ultimate winner, former Governor Edwin Edwards.
Later career and death
[edit]Holloway served as a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission since 2009 and was its chairman at the time of his death. He was buried with a memorial arrangement at Forest Hill Town Hall.
References
[edit]- ^ United States Congress. "Clyde C. Holloway (id: H000729)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "Memorial arrangements for Clyde C. Holloway". KALB-TV. October 18, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "Clyde C. Holloway Obituary (1943–2016) The Town Talk". Legacy.com. Retrieved June 4, 2022.