Elbert Guillory

Elbert Guillory
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 24th district
In office
May 2009 – January 2016
Preceded byDon Cravins Jr.
Succeeded byGerald Boudreaux
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 40th district
In office
January 2007 – January 2009
Preceded byDon Cravins Jr.
Succeeded byLedricka Thierry
Personal details
Born
Elbert Lee Guillory

(1944-06-24) June 24, 1944 (age 80)
Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (Before 2007, 2013–present)
Democratic (2007–2013)
EducationSouthern University
Norfolk State University (BS)
Rutgers University, Newark (JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Elbert Lee Guillory (born June 24, 1944)[1] is an American politician who is a former member of the Louisiana State Senate. A Republican, he represented District 24, including his native Opelousas, and several rural precincts, from May 2, 2009, when he won a special election, until January 11, 2016, when his full term to which he was elected in 2011 ended.[2] Guillory previously served from 2006 to 2009 as state representative for District 40.[2][3] Guillory is running to represent Louisiana's 6th congressional district in the 2024 election.[4]

  1. ^ "Sen. Elbert Guillory (R-LA 24th District)". AAUW Louisiana. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  2. ^ a b "Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  3. ^ "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016: St. Landry Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  4. ^ Cline, Sara (July 17, 2024). "Race for Louisiana's new second majority-Black congressional district is heating up". ABC News. Retrieved 25 July 2024.