John Alario - Revision history

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 In 2018, Alario used parliamentary maneuvers in the Senate to block passage of legislation by Republican Representative [[Tanner Magee]] of Houma in Terrebonne Parish to permit [[Uber]] to operate in the state. ''The Baton Rouge Advocate'' reported that Alario's intransigence on the matter is related to his friendship with Democratic former state Senator Francis Heitmeier of New Orleans, who sells [[insurance]] to cab companies, which oppose the legislation. Magee said that his bill could easily have cleared the legislature except for "one really important person who's just not on board," a reference to Alario, whose name Magee specifically declined to use.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_dbaa0c36-a4a8-11e8-abc8-b70c5e234a0b.html|title=This Louisiana politician sank ride-sharing bill; his close pal sells insurance to cabs|author=Rebekah Allen|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=August 23, 2018|accessdate=August 23, 2018}}</ref>
-[[Moon Griffon]], the statewide [[radio]] talk show host based in Lafayette, has long criticiized Alario and what Griffon sees as the Senate President's [[liberal]] policies. Alario could not seek a fourth Senate term in the nonpartisan blanket primary to be held on October 12, 2019. He is not seeking to return to the state House of Representatives, as is his ally, Democratic state Senator [[Francis C. Thompson]] of Delhi in Richland Parish, who faces no opposition in his switching from the Senate to the House, in which Thompson had previously served.
+[[Moon Griffon]], the statewide [[radio]] talk show host based in Lafayette, has long criticiized Alario and what Griffon sees as the Senate President's [[liberal]] policies. Alario could not seek a fourth Senate term in the nonpartisan blanket primary to be held on October 12, 2019. He is not seeking to return to the state House of Representatives, as is his ally, Democratic state Senator [[Francis C. Thompson]] of Delhi in Richland Parish, who faced no opposition in his switching from the Senate to the House, in which Thompson had previously served. Thompson subsequently switched to Republican affiliation.
 Alario will be succeeded in the state Senate by another Republican, [[Patrick Connick]] of Harvey in Jefferson Parish, who had no opponent in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019. Connick practices law in Marrero and is the departing state representative for House District 84.
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 In 2003, Alario was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield, north of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]].
-In August 2022, Alario announced his engagement to Trina Edwards, the widow of the late Governor Edwin Edwards, a close Alario ally. The two married in 2023 and in 2025 were renovating an historic home on Huey P. Long Boulevard in Gretna which was built in 1926.<ref>{{cite wkekb|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/trina-edwards-john-alario-are-renovating-a-home-and-moving-to-gretna/article_547bbb72-d26c-5673-9af8-f51f3f17fdfb.html#tncms-source=featured-2|title=Trina Edwards and John Alario are renovating a historic home and moving to Gretna|author=Jan Risher|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
+In August 2022, Alario announced his engagement to Trina Edwards, the widow of the late Governor Edwin Edwards, a close Alario ally. The two married in 2023 and in 2025 were renovating an historic home on Huey P. Long Boulevard in Gretna which was built in 1926.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/trina-edwards-john-alario-are-renovating-a-home-and-moving-to-gretna/article_547bbb72-d26c-5673-9af8-f51f3f17fdfb.html#tncms-source=featured-2|title=Trina Edwards and John Alario are renovating a historic home and moving to Gretna|author=Jan Risher|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
 ==References==

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 |religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
 }}
-'''John A. Alario, Jr.''' (born September 15, 1943), is a former president of the [[Louisiana]] State Senate. A three-term state senator from Westwego in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [|New Orleans]], Alario from 1972 to 2008 was a member of the state House of Representatives and was twice the House Speaker. His successor as Senate president is [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]], who carried the support of all Republicans in the state Senate.
+'''John A. Alario, Jr.''' (born September 15, 1943), is a former president of the [[Louisiana]] State Senate. A three-term state senator from Westwego in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]], Alario from 1972 to 2008 was a member of the state House of Representatives and was twice the House Speaker. His successor as Senate president is [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]], who carried the support of all Republicans in the state Senate.
 Along with Mallory Horne of [[Florida]], [[John Hainkel]] of Louisiana, and Libby Mitchell of [[Maine]], Alario is one of only four persons who previously held both of the top state legislative offices, House Speaker, and Senate President in their states.

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 In 2003, Alario was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield, north of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]].
-In August 2022, Alario announced his engagement to Trina Edwards, the widow of the late Governor Edwin Edwards, a close Alario ally. The two married in 2023 and in 2025 were renovating an historic home in Gretna.<ref>{{cite wkekb|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/trina-edwards-john-alario-are-renovating-a-home-and-moving-to-gretna/article_547bbb72-d26c-5673-9af8-f51f3f17fdfb.html#tncms-source=featured-2|title=Trina Edwards and John Alario are renovating a historic home and moving to Gretna|author=Jan Risher|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate|date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
+In August 2022, Alario announced his engagement to Trina Edwards, the widow of the late Governor Edwin Edwards, a close Alario ally. The two married in 2023 and in 2025 were renovating an historic home on Huey P. Long Boulevard in Gretna which was built in 1926.<ref>{{cite wkekb|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/trina-edwards-john-alario-are-renovating-a-home-and-moving-to-gretna/article_547bbb72-d26c-5673-9af8-f51f3f17fdfb.html#tncms-source=featured-2|title=Trina Edwards and John Alario are renovating a historic home and moving to Gretna|author=Jan Risher|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
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 |party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (2010)
 |spouse=Alba Williamson Alario<br> (died 2006)<br>
-Engaged to Trina Edwards (2022)
+Trina Edwards Alario (married 2023)
 |children=John W., Jan M., Christopher Brian, and Kevin George Alario<br>
-Parents:<br>
+Stepson Eli Edwards<br>
 John, Sr., and Elsie Lombas Alario
 |alma-mater=West Jefferson High School<br>
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 |religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
 }}
-'''John A. Alario, Jr.''' (born September 15, 1943), is a former president of the [[Louisiana]] State Senate. A three-term state senator from Westwego in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]], Alario from 1972 to 2008 was a member of the state House of Representatives and was twice the House Speaker. His successor as Senate president is [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]], who carried the support of all Republicans in the state Senate.
+'''John A. Alario, Jr.''' (born September 15, 1943), is a former president of the [[Louisiana]] State Senate. A three-term state senator from Westwego in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [|New Orleans]], Alario from 1972 to 2008 was a member of the state House of Representatives and was twice the House Speaker. His successor as Senate president is [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]], who carried the support of all Republicans in the state Senate.
 Along with Mallory Horne of [[Florida]], [[John Hainkel]] of Louisiana, and Libby Mitchell of [[Maine]], Alario is one of only four persons who previously held both of the top state legislative offices, House Speaker, and Senate President in their states.
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 In 2003, Alario was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield, north of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]].
-In August 2022, Alario announced his engagement to Trina Edwards, the widow of the late Governor Edwin Edwards, a close Alario ally.
+In August 2022, Alario announced his engagement to Trina Edwards, the widow of the late Governor Edwin Edwards, a close Alario ally. The two married in 2023 and in 2025 were renovating an historic home in Gretna.<ref>{{cite wkekb|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/trina-edwards-john-alario-are-renovating-a-home-and-moving-to-gretna/article_547bbb72-d26c-5673-9af8-f51f3f17fdfb.html#tncms-source=featured-2|title=Trina Edwards and John Alario are renovating a historic home and moving to Gretna|author=Jan Risher|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate|date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
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 |resting_place=
 |party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (2010)
-|spouse=Alba Williamson Alario (died 2006)<br>
+|spouse=Alba Williamson Alario<br> (died 2006)<br>
 Engaged to Trina Edwards (2022)
 |children=John W., Jan M., Christopher Brian, and Kevin George Alario<br>

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 |term_end3=January 1996
 |preceded3=[[Jimmy Dimos]]
-|succeeded3=[[Huht Downer|Huntington Blair "Hunt" Downer]]
+|succeeded3=[[Hunt Downer|Huntington Blair "Hunt" Downer]]
 |term_start4=January 1984
 |term_end4=January 1988

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 |term_start4=January 1984
 |term_end4=January 1988
-|preceded4=[[John Hainkel|John Joseph Hainkel, Jr.
+|preceded4=[[John Hainkel|John Joseph Hainkel, Jr.]]
 |succeeded4=Jimmy Dimos
 |office5=Louisiana State Representative for District 83 (Jefferson Parish)