Lenar Whitney | |
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Republican National Committeewoman from Louisiana | |
In office March, 2012 – April 6, 2024 Serving with Roger Villere | |
Succeeded by | Gena Gore |
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 53 district | |
In office January 9, 2012 – January 11, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Damon Baldone |
Succeeded by | Tanner Magee |
Personal details | |
Born | February 1959 (age 65) Houma, Terrebonne Parish Louisiana, US |
Political party | 2Republican Party |
Parent(s) | Harris John Ledet (1933–2014) Carlene Boquet Ledet |
Residence(s) | Houma, Louisiana |
Alma mater | Nicholls State University |
Occupation | Businesswoman |
Lenar Marie Ledet Whitney (born February 1959) is an American businesswoman from Houma, Louisiana, who is a Republican former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 53 in Terrebonne Parish.[1] She was a member of the Louisiana delegation of the Republican National Committee. Whitney lost her election on Saturday April 6, 2024 for an additional term on the RNC. Whitney was soundly defeated by Gena Gore. Whitney lost her bid for a second term in the runoff election held on November 21, 2015. A year earlier, she had been an unsuccessful candidate in the nonpartisan blanket primary for Louisiana's 6th congressional district seat.