Mack Cormier is an American politician for the

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Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

. He is a member of the

Louisiana House of Representatives The Louisiana House of Representatives (; ) is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. This chamber is composed of 105 representatives, each of whom represents approximately 4 ...

for the 105th district. Cormier ran for the Louisiana House in the

2019 Louisiana elections A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 12, 2019, with a runoff on November 16, 2019, for races in which no candidate was able to secure an absolute majority. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary sys ...

. Cormier forced

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Chris Leopold Christopher J. Leopold (born April 22, 1968) is a businessman from Belle Chasse, Louisiana, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, who is a former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 105, ...

, a Republican, into a runoff election, and defeated Leopold in the runoff. His father, Amos Cormier Jr., and brother, Amos Cormier III, have served as president of

Plaquemines Parish Plaquemines Parish ( ; ; ; ) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 23,515 at the 2020 census, the parish seat is Pointe à la Hache and the largest community is Belle Chasse. The parish was formed in 1807. ...

. On Saturday, November 18, Cormier was defeated in his re-election bid by Republican Jacob Braud.

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Living people People from Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the Louisiana State Legislature {{Louisiana-politician-stub