Republican businessman Barrow Peacock of Shreveport today announced he would be a candidate for the District 37 seat in the Louisiana state Senate.
The seat is being vacated by state Sen. B.L. "Buddy Shaw," who announced in January he will not run for re-election.
Just after Shaw's announcement, state Rep. Jane Smith (R-Dist. 8, Bossier), who is being term-limited out of the state House of Representatives at the end of her present term, announced on Jan. 18 her intentions to run for the District 37 seat.
District 37 is split between Shreveport and Bossier, with Shreveport having 53% of the vote to Bossier's 47%. The district saw few changes in this year's reapportionment other than a 4% drop in minority voters (from 24% to 29%).
Peacock, 41, is a partner in BHB Properties, a Shreveport investment and real estate firm. He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and B. A. in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. A licensed Certified Internal Auditor, Peacock is a Louisiana Notary Public, and holds a Louisiana real estate license.
"For too long Louisiana has taxed too much and spent too much. Louisiana hasn't grown, the government has," Peacock said.
He supports term limits, will oppose new taxes, supports limiting the size of government, seeks to promote conservative values in Louisiana, would oppose any attempt to bring back the Stelly Tax, and would work to create a "Job Friendly" Louisiana.
Peacock serves as an elected member of the Louisiana State Republican Central Committee.
In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of Christus Schumpert Health Foundation, the Board of Directors of Louisiana Association for the Blind, and the Board of Directors of the Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana, on which he serves also as Finance Chairman. He is a member of the National Rifle Association, the Shreveport Rotary Club, a holder of a Louisiana Concealed Handgun permit, and serves as an Auxiliary
Deputy Sheriff in Caddo Parish.
He is married to the former Melanie Fuller and they are the parents of three sons. They are members of First Methodist Church in Shreveport.
The election is scheduled for October 22.
The seat is being vacated by state Sen. B.L. "Buddy Shaw," who announced in January he will not run for re-election.
Just after Shaw's announcement, state Rep. Jane Smith (R-Dist. 8, Bossier), who is being term-limited out of the state House of Representatives at the end of her present term, announced on Jan. 18 her intentions to run for the District 37 seat.
District 37 is split between Shreveport and Bossier, with Shreveport having 53% of the vote to Bossier's 47%. The district saw few changes in this year's reapportionment other than a 4% drop in minority voters (from 24% to 29%).
Peacock, 41, is a partner in BHB Properties, a Shreveport investment and real estate firm. He holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and B. A. in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. A licensed Certified Internal Auditor, Peacock is a Louisiana Notary Public, and holds a Louisiana real estate license.
He supports term limits, will oppose new taxes, supports limiting the size of government, seeks to promote conservative values in Louisiana, would oppose any attempt to bring back the Stelly Tax, and would work to create a "Job Friendly" Louisiana.
Peacock serves as an elected member of the Louisiana State Republican Central Committee.
In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of Christus Schumpert Health Foundation, the Board of Directors of Louisiana Association for the Blind, and the Board of Directors of the Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana, on which he serves also as Finance Chairman. He is a member of the National Rifle Association, the Shreveport Rotary Club, a holder of a Louisiana Concealed Handgun permit, and serves as an Auxiliary
Deputy Sheriff in Caddo Parish.
He is married to the former Melanie Fuller and they are the parents of three sons. They are members of First Methodist Church in Shreveport.
The election is scheduled for October 22.
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