Former Gov. Mike Foster

Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. (born 11 July 1930 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a Louisiana politician. A Republican, he was elected Governor of Louisiana in 1995 and 1999, serving from January of 1996 to 11 January 2004. His grandfather, Murphy J. Foster, was governor of the state in the late 19th century. Former Gov. ... Former Gov. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Shreveport, Louisiana is the third largest metropolitan city in the state of Louisiana, USA. It is located in Caddo Parish, and as of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 200,145; as of 2005, following the evacuation of New Orleans due to the effects of Hurricane... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city Baton Rouge due to the evacuation of New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... 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... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Murphy James Foster (January 12, 1849 - June 21, 1921) is a Louisiana politician who served two terms as Governor of Louisiana (1892 - 1900). ...

In his 1995 campaign for governor, Foster paid more than $150,000 for David Duke's mailing list of supporters. After failing to report the purchase as a campaign expenditure, Foster became the first Louisiana governor to admit and pay a fine for a violation of the state's ethics code. Foster insists he did not need to report the expenditure, since he paid with his personal funds and never actually used the list in the campaign. (La. Campaign Finance Opinion No. 99-630) David Duke David Duke (born July 1, 1950) is a former leader of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in the United States, and former Louisiana State Representative. ...

Foster initially supported Duke's run for the Senate in 1996 but under pressure from the Republican Party did not officially endorse him.

One of Foster's initiatives as governor was to remove a legal mandate that motorcyclists wear helmets while on the road. This initative was later turned back around by current Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco.

Foster was the Louisiana campaign chairman for George W. Bush in 2000. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the current President of the United States and former Governor of the State of Texas. ...

External links

• Biography on sec.state.la.us