Currently a Republican, Alario previously represented District 83 in the Louisiana House of Representatives as a Democrat between 1971 and 2007.
12 Facts About John Alario
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John Alario was term-limited from the Senate in 2019, and chose not to seek another office.
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John Alario was the President of the Louisiana State Senate, serving in that role between 2012 and 2020; he is a former two-term Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
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John Alario is the first politician in Louisiana history to hold both roles for two terms each, as well as the longest-serving legislator in state history.
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John Alario has been the owner of John A Alario, Jr.
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John Alario was first elected as a Democrat to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1971, representing the 83rd district in suburban Jefferson Parish.
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In 1984, John Alario was chosen to be Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives under Governor Edwin Edwards.
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John Alario lost that title under Governor Buddy Roemer in 1988, but won it back in 1992 to serve another 4-year term.
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John Alario was considered to be a prominent political ally of Edwards, with Edwards twice selecting him to serve as Speaker.
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In 2010, John Alario switched to the Republican Party due to the national direction of the Democratic Party and the increasingly-Republican politics of Louisiana.
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John Alario is the second Republican Senate President since Reconstruction.
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John Alario remarried in 2023 to Trina Scott Edwards, who is the widow of former Governor Edwin Edwards.