NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Clyde C. Holloway

Clyde Cecil Holloway (born November 28, 1943) is a small businessman from Forest Hill, Louisiana, who was a staunchly conservative Republican congressman from central Louisiana between 1987 and 1993. Although he won three consecutive elections to the U.S. Congress from a historically Democratic district, he has lost eight elections, six consecutively, in his public career and is frequently now considered a perennial candidate for office. November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Forest Hill is a village located in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... A perennial candidate is one who frequently runs for public office with a record of success that is either infrequent or non-existent. ...

Holloway was born in the small town of Lecompte (pronounced LEH COUNT) in Rapides Parish. He has spent most of his life in Forest Hill, Louisiana, located south of Alexandria. He attended the National Aeronautics School in Kansas City, Kansas. He owns a tree and shrub nursery in Forest Hill. He is also the chairman of the board of the private Forest Hill Neighborhood School. Lecompte is a town located in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. ... Rapides Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Forest Hill is a village located in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. ... Alexandria is a city in Louisiana, U.S.A.; it is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. ... Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County; it is part of the Unified Government [1] which also includes the cities of Bonner Springs and Edwardsville. ...

The first congressional campaign, 1980

Holloway first ran for Congress in 1980 against entrenched Democratic] incumbent Gillis W. Long. Holloway depicted himself as a Reagan conservative and an opponent of Republican U.S. District Judge Nauman Scott's cross-parish school busing orders. Robert Mitchell, the Republican loser to Long in the 1978 race, also ran again. Long prevailed with 75,433 votes (68.9 percent) to Holloway's 27,816 (25.4 percent) and Mitchell's 6,243 (5.7 percent). As it turned out, Holloway was laying the groundwork in the 1980 campaign for his eventual three elections to the U.S. House. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... Gillis William Long (May 4, 1923 â€“ January 20, 1985) was among numerous members of the powerful Long political dynasty who held public office in Louisiana during the twentieth century. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 â€“ June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981â€“1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967â€“1975). ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ...

Choosing a successor to Gillis Long

In 1985, Gillis Long died on the day of Reagan's second inauguration. A special election was held to fill out the term, and Holloway entered as the lone Republican candidate. Long's widow, Catherine Small "Cathy" Long (born 1924), and Alexandria attorney John W. "Jock" Scott, II, (born 1947), a state representative in his third and final term, also ran. Mrs. Long, a native of Dayton, Ohio, was a landslide winner, with 61,791 votes (57.8 percent). Scott finished second with 27,138 (25.4 percent), and Holloway trailed with 18,013 votes (16.8 percent). This article is about the year. ... An inauguration is a ceremony of formal investiture whereby an individual assumes an office or position of authority or power. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alexandria is a city in Louisiana, U.S.A.; it is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: Gem City Location Coordinates , Government Country State County United States Ohio Montgomery Founded Incorporated April 1, 1796 1805 Mayor Rhine L. McLin Geographical characteristics Area City 146. ...

Mrs. Long was as liberal as her husband had been in politics. William J. "Bill" Dodd, an astute observer of Louisiana politics, called her "the perfect political wife." She told the Alexandria Daily Town Talk that a U.S. representative's main responsibility is to bring as much national funding home to the congressional district as possible, a view at odds with those conservatives who abhor pork-barrel spending. She decided not to seek the seat for a full term in 1986. William Joseph Bill Dodd held a half dozen important positions in Louisiana government in the mid-twentieth century, including the office of lieutenant governor, but he never achieved his ultimate goal, the states powerful Napoleonic-style governorship. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Mr. Holloway goes to Congress, 1987

In 1986, Holloway was the lone Republican in the jungle primary to succeed Mrs. Long. His principal opponent was Faye Williams, a black liberal Democratic woman attorney from Alexandria, who supported abortion and expanded social programs. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the jungle primary, all candidates run in the same initial election regardless of party label. ...

The other contenders were Morgan Godeau, Joe Sevario, and Carson K. Killen, of St. Amant in Ascension Parish, who had been an aide to Gillis Long and presumably Long's choice as his successor. Killen was later elected to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and was the executive director of the Louisiana Police Jury (the equivalent of a county commission in other states) Association. Williams led Holloway in the primary, 46,025 (26 percent) to 41,618 (23 percent), a margin of 4,407 votes. Goudeau was third with 36,304 ballots (20 percent), followed by Sevario with 34,847 votes (19 percent), and Killen with 21,116 votes (12 percent). Ascension Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... In local government in the United States, a county commission is a group of elected officials charged with adminstering the county government. ...

Polls indicated that Williams would defeat Holloway in the general election in part because the district was 90 percent historically Democratic. High turnout, particularly in the large black community, was expected to benefit Williams. Holloway, however, pulled an upset. He received 102,276 votes (51.4 percent) to Mrs. Williams' 96,864 (48.6 percent). He was heavily dependent on Avoyelles Parish and his native Rapides Parish. He was estimated to have received 73 percent of the white vote and 1 percent of the black vote. Williams would presumably have won if she had received 29 or 30 percent of the white vote, instead of the 27 percent that she obtained. Williams may have been damaged by reports that her black ex-husband had murdered her white boyfriend. The high turnout in fact helped Holloway more than it did Williams. A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ... Avoyelles Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...

On the same day that Holloway was elected to the U.S. Congress, another Republican, Richard Hugh Baker of Baton Rouge, won a U.S. House seat. Holloway and Baker would be only the fourth and fifth Republicans to have served in the U.S. House from Louisiana since Reconstruction, following David C. Treen in 1973, Henson Moore (Baker's predecessor) in 1975 and Bob Livingston in 1977. The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... Richard Baker is the name of several well-known people, including: Richard Baker (chronicler) (1568â€“1645), English chronicler Richard Baker (broadcaster) (born 1925), BBC broadcaster Richard Baker (composer/conductor) (born 1972), British composer and conductor Richard Baker (politician) (b. ... Capitol Building Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana, a state of the United States of America. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Reconstruction-era military districts in the South For other uses, see Reconstruction (disambiguation). ... David Conner Treen, Sr. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... William Henson Moore, III, the president and CEO of the American Forest & Paper Association since 1995, was only the second Republican to represent Louisiana in the U.S. House of Representative since Reconstruction. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Robert Linligthgow Livingston, Jr. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

However, Holloway was only the second Louisiana Republican to win an undisputed victory in a contested congressional election since Reconstruction. Moore and Livingston had run in disputed elections in 1974 and 1976, respectively, only entering the U.S. House through special elections. Baker had run unopposed, and as it turned out did not face a Democratic opponent, Marjorie McKeithen, until 1998. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

In the U.S. House, Holloway was considered a "protectionist" and an opponent of "free trade" policies, which he believes have contributed to economic troubles in Louisiana. He supported efforts to restrict abortion, with a goal of ultimate elimination. He voted to cut government spending. He was skeptical of international organizations which undermined U.S. sovereignty. He portrayed himself as the champion of the middle class, much as Long had done during his heyday. He advocated rolling back "big government," cutting taxes to spur economic growth, restoring school prayer, and ending abortion. Protectionism is the economic policy of promoting favored domestic industries through the use of high tariffs and other regulations to discourage imports. ... Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ...

In 1988, Williams and Holloway again squared off in the general election. Holloway was helped by the presence of the successful Republican presidential nominee, George Herbert Walker Bush. This time, Holloway defeated Williams in a single round. He received 116,241 votes (57 percent) to her 88,564 ballots (43 percent). After her defeats, Williams left Alexandria and relocated to Washington, D.C. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George H. W. Bush - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Flag Seal Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ...

In 1990, Holloway defeated two state senators in the jungle primary, Cleo Fields of Baton Rouge and William Joseph "Joe" McPherson, Jr., the latter of Holloway's own Rapides Parish. Holloway polled 113,607 votes (56 percent) to 59,511 (30 percent) for Fields, and 18,170 (14 percent) for McPherson. This article is about the year. ... Cleo Fields (born November 22, 1962) is an negro lawyer and politician. ...

The ill-fated gubernatorial race, 1991

Holloway's three consecutive House victories, two with more than 55 percent of the vote, made him feel secure in running for governor in 1991; he could run statewide in an off year from congressional races without surrendering his House seat. He won the endorsement of state Republican delegates against the sitting Republican governor, Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III, who had been elected as a Democrat in 1987 in the primary. In the 1991 primary, Holloway finished a weak fourth, with 82,683 (5.3 percent). List of Governors of Louisiana First French Era Sieur Sauvole de la Villantry 1699-1701 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne, Sieur de Bienville 1701-1713 Antonine de la Mothe Cadillac 1713-1716 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1716-1717 De lEpinay 1717-1718 Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1718... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Elson Buddy Roemer, III, was governor of Louisiana from 1988 to 1992 and a Democratic member of the U.S. House from 1981-1988. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Instead, the general election featured unendorsed Republican David Duke slugging it out with former Governor Edwin Washington Edwards. Holloway refused to endorse either Duke or Edwards. Edwards won a clear victory for a fourth term in part because the third place candidate, Roemer, endorsed Edwards in the showdown with Duke, who was unpopular among many Republicans because of his Ku Klux Klan ties to the "Radical Right." Had Holloway not run for governor and had his supporters all voted for Roemer, then Roemer, not Duke, would have faced Edwards in the general election. One reason Holloway supporters rejected Roemer was the outgoing governor's support for abortion. David Duke David Ernest Duke (born July 1, 1950) is a former Louisiana State Representative and former leader of the Ku Klux Klan in the United States. ... Edwin Washington Edwards (born 7 August 1927) is a United States politician who served as governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972 - 1980, 1984 - 1988, and 1992 - 1996), more terms than any other Louisiana governor. ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ...

Winning 15 of 17 parishes and still losing

After his gubernatorial disaster, Holloway mapped plans to seek reelection to Congress in 1992. Louisiana lost a congressional district as a result of the 1990 Census, and Holloway's Alexandria-based Eighth District was eliminated. His home in Forest Hill was drawn into a revised Sixth District stretching from Baton Rouge on the south to Alexandria on the north. He faced two opponents, fellow Republican Representative Richard Baker and the Democratic mayor of Alexandria, [[Edward G. "Ned" Randolph, Jr. Holloway led in the jungle primary with 52,012 votes (37 percent) to Baker's 46,990 (33 percent), and Randolph's 42,819 (30 percent). 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article is about the year. ...

In the general election held on the day of the Bill Clinton-George Herbert Walker Bush presidential contest, Holloway won 15 of the new district's 17 parishes. However, Baker won large majorities in the two largest parishes, Livingston Parish and his home base, East Baton Rouge Parish. That was enough for Baker to win the seat, 123,953 votes (51 percent) to Holloway's 121,225 (49 percent). This narrow loss was devastating to Holloway. Had he been able to hold down Baker's margin in East Baton Rouge Parish, he would have secured a fourth House term. William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Livingston Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...

The Sixth Congressional District had been drawn in such a way that the winner was likely to have been a Republican, since black residents of the surrounding area had been drawn into the majority-black Fourth Congressional District. (Ironically, that district was won by Cleo Fields, Holloway's unsuccessful opponent in 1990.) Tens of thousands of Democrats in the once historically Democratic Sixth District were forced through the jungle primary to choose between two Republican candidates for Congress or to skip that race on the ballot. Apparently most of the Democrats]] in this district supported Baker. While Baker was only slightly less conservative than Holloway, Democratic voters saw him as the lesser of two evils. Such a dilemma for Democrats was not what Edwards had in mind when he fashioned the jungle primary some fifteen years earlier. Cleo Fields (born November 22, 1962) is an negro lawyer and politician. ...

The making of a perennial candidate

Holloway has since waged losing but determined campaigns to return to Congress. In the heavily Republican]] year of 1994, he moved to the Lafayette-based Seventh Congressional District in southwestern Louisiana and ran against Democratic Congressman Jimmy Hayes. Hayes polled 72,424 votes (53 percent) to Holloway's 54,253 (40 percent). Another 7 percent of voters supported a candidate who ran as "no party." Hayes surprised many observers by becoming a Republican himself in 1995. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... James Allison Jimmy Hayes (b. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1996, Holloway entered the race for the revised (again) Fifth District, which covered the northeast quadrant of Louisiana, stretching to south of Alexandria to include his Forest Hill residence. Holloway ran third in the primary to fellow Republican John Cooksey, a Monroe ophthalmologist, and Democratic State Senator Francis Thompson, a large landowner in Delhi in Richland Parish. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The city of Monroe is the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ... Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases of the eye and their treatment. ... Delhi is a town located in Richland Parish, Louisiana. ... Richland Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...

Cooksey polled 60,853 ballots (34 percent) to Holloway's 48,226 (27 percent). Thompson, with 50,144 votes (28 percent), hence went into the 1996 general election with Cooksey. Holloway's weak showing in Ouachita Parish in particular kept him from proceeding to the second round of balloting, just as his weak showing in East Baton Rouge Parish had doomed him in 1992. Thwarted once more, Holloway endorsed Cooksey, with whom he shared a similar conservative philosophy, and helped him to raise money. Cooksey went on to win the seat handily, 135,990 (58 percent) to the more liberal Thompson's 97,363 (42 percent). Cooksey served three terms before leaving the House. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

2,705 votes short

When Cooksey decided to run for the U.S. Senate against Mary Landrieu in 2002, Holloway entered the race to succeed him in the House. For a time, Holloway appeared strong. He had the support of House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois and then Majority Whip Tom DeLay of Texas. But he finished third in the jungle primary with 42,573 votes (23 percent). Leading the pack was the eventual winner, Democrat Rodney Alexander of Quitman, with 52,952 votes (29 percent). Newcomer Lee Fletcher, a young Republican entrepreneur from Monroe, who had also previously been an aide to Cooksey, finished second in the primary with 45,278 (25 percent). A fourth candidate, Republican State Senator Robert J. Barham, had 34,533 votes (19 percent). (Three minor candidates shared the remaining 5 percent.) The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Mary Loretta Landrieu (born November 23, 1955) is the senior Democratic United States Senator for the state of Louisiana. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Dennis Hastert John Dennis Hastert, born January 2, 1942, is an American politician, and has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 1999 (he surpassed Joseph Gurney Cannon as the longest-serving Republican Speaker on June 1, 2006). ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 kmÂ²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ... Thomas Dale The Hammer DeLay (born April 8, 1947) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas, the former House Majority Leader, and a prominent member of the Republican Party. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area Ranked 2nd - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 kmÂ²) - Width 660 miles (1,065 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ... Rodney Alexander (born December 5, 1946) is an American politician from the Republican Party. ... Quitman is a village located in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. ...

Alexander then defeated Fletcher in the general election by only 974 votes, 86,718 to 85,744. There were allegations that some disenchanted Holloway supporters in Rapides Parish, particularly Alexandria, voted for Alexander to thwart young Fletcher, to "punish" him for winning the runoff berth by 2,705 votes over Holloway.

The seat stayed in Democratic] hands for less than two years, however. In the summer of 2004, Alexander switched to the Republican Party and quickly gained enough support from the Republican Party establishment to end any hopes Holloway had of running in that year's election. It was Holloway's rival from 1985, Jock Scott, who decided to take on Alexander that year. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Running for lieutenant governor, 2003

In 2003, Holloway ran for lieutenant governor but was overwhelmed by the Democrat Mitch Landrieu, younger brother of Senator Mary Landrieu. He originally ran on a "ticket" with the chairman of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, John "Jay" Blossman, Jr., of suburban New Orleans. When Blossman withdrew from the gubernatorial race in light of weak poll numbers, Holloway remained a candidate for lieutenant governor. He polled 249,668 votes (only 19 percent) to Landrieu's 674,803 (53 percent). The other 28 percent was shared by several other candidates, including Melinda Schwegmann, a former Democratic lieutenant governor (1992-1996) and then serving state representative who switched to the GOP in 2003. The returns were disastrous for Holloway, who lost even Rapides Parish by some 1,000 votes, the parish that had initially sustained him in his early congressional races. He led in La Salle, Caldwell, and West Carroll parishes, all small parishes in north Louisiana. He also scored pluralities in Avoyelles and Evangeline parishes, both from his old Eighth Congressional District. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... Lt. ... Mary Loretta Landrieu (born November 23, 1955) is the senior Democratic United States Senator for the state of Louisiana. ... Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) is an independent regulatory agency serving the public of Louisiana by managing its public utilities and motor carriers. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... La Salle Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Caldwell Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... West Carroll Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Avoyelles Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ... Evangeline Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...

To Holloway's opponents, his string of losses makes him a perennial candidate who by good fortune won three House election but is no longer a serious politician. To his supporters, he remains a man of determination who never quits, no matter what the odds may be against him, and who believes that right will yet prevail.

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Categories: American politicians | Louisiana politicians | Pro-life politicians | Members of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana | People from Alexandria, Louisiana | People from the Southern United States | 1943 births | People from Louisiana Gillis William Long (May 4, 1923 â€“ January 20, 1985) was among numerous members of the powerful Long political dynasty who held public office in Louisiana during the twentieth century. ... Rodney Alexander - Website - Louisiana 5th Richard Baker - Website - Louisiana 6th Charles W. Boustany Jr. ... The 8th Louisiana Congressional District is a defunct Congressional district and no longer exists after Louisiana lost its eighth Congressional seat in the 1990 U. S. Census. ...

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