Vance McAllister | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th district | |
In office November 16, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Rodney Alexander |
Succeeded by | Ralph Abraham |
Personal details | |
Born | Vance Michael McAllister January 7, 1974 Oak Grove, West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Kelly Duncan (m. 1997) |
Children | 5 |
Residence | Swartz, Louisiana |
Alma mater | University of Louisiana at Monroe |
Occupation | Diversified businessman |
Vance Michael McAllister Sr. (born January 7, 1974) is an American businessman and Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th congressional district. He won a special runoff election held on November 16, 2013, for the seat vacated by fellow Republican Rodney Alexander.
On April 8, 2014, the day after a information about an affair was posted, McAllister said that he planned to run for re-election.[1] On April 28, 2014, he announced that he would serve out his term and not run for re-election.[2][3] However, he later changed his mind and ran for re-election, for a full term.[4] He did not survive the "top two" primary, receiving 11.1 percent of the vote, and so was not in the runoff election on December 6.