Charles "Bubba" Chaney

American politician
Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney
Louisiana State Representative from District 19 (all or parts of East Carroll, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, and West Carroll parishes in northeastern Louisiana)
In office
2008–2020
Preceded byFrancis C. Thompson
Succeeded byFrancis C. Thompson
Personal details
Born (1946-09-23) September 23, 1946 (age 77)
Political partyDemocratic (until 2011)
Republican (2011-present)
SpouseSharon Crawford Chaney
Residence(s)Rayville, Richland Parish
Louisiana, USA
Alma materLouisiana State University
OccupationBusinessman

Charles R. Chaney, known as Bubba Chaney (born September 23, 1946), is a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 19, which includes his home city of Rayville in Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana.[1]

A graduate of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Chaney is the owner and manager of Albert's Men's Wear in Rayville. He is married to the former Sharon Crawford.[2]

On February 7, 2011, Chaney made headlines by vaulting from the Democrats to the Republicans. His switch was notable because it gave the GOP its first majority in the Louisiana House of Representatives since Reconstruction.[3] In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, 2011, Chaney was unopposed for his second term in the House.[4]

Legislative record

Chaney is a former member of the Louisiana House Committee on Education. In 2010, he sponsored legislation to broaden the approval process for textbooks in public schools. This action brought him into opposition from the conservative Louisiana Family Forum, which Chaney said "absolutely ambushed" him.[5] Chaney's score from the Louisiana Family Forum was 56 percent in 2008 and 78 percent in 2009.[6] As of 2015, he was a member of the House committees on (1) Agriculture, (2) Appropriations, (3) Budget, and (4) Natural Resources and Environment.[2]

Chaney ran unopposed in the October 24, 2015, primary election.[7]

Chaney is term-limited in the October 12, 2019, nonpartisan blanket primary for his House seat. Instead his House predecessor, term-limited state Senator Francis C. Thompson, will seek to succeed Chaney in the House, in which Thompson previously served from 1975 to 2008.[8]

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Notes

  1. ^ Chaney's bio on the Louisiana Legislature site Archived February 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (accessed 2011-02-13).
  2. ^ a b "Bubba Chaney's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Hilburn, Greg (2011-02-08). "Chaney switches to GOP". The Monroe News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. Retrieved 2011-02-09.[permanent dead link] See also "Chaney latest to switch to the GOP". New Orleans Times-Picayune. No. Metro Edition. 2011-02-13. p. A7. Retrieved 2011-12-13. Prior to Chaney's switch the Republicans had a plurality but not a majority in Louisiana's 105-member House of Representatives.
  4. ^ "Louisiana primary election returns, October 22, 2011". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  5. ^ Barrow, Bill (2010-04-22). "Louisiana Family Forum forces shelving of textbook selection bill". The New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  6. ^ Chaney's rating on Project VoteSmart (accessed 2011-02-13).
  7. ^ "See who has already won election". The Monroe News-Star. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  8. ^ Sam Hanna, Jr., "Who Wants to Serve?", The Colfax Chronicle, January 31, 2019, p. 4.
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Preceded by Louisiana State Representative from District 19
Charles R. "Bubba" Chaney
2008–2020 		Succeeded by