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American politician
John Illg
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 78th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2020
Preceded byKirk Talbot
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationLouisiana State University (BA)

John R. Illg Jr. is an American politician serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 78th district. He is commonly known by the nickname "Big John" in reference to his weight of 470 lbs.

Political career

Illg first ran for the 78th district seat in 2007 but was defeated by Kirk Talbot. In 2019, he ran again and successfully secured the seat by defeating William Wallis, replacing Talbot, who had transitioned to the Louisiana State Senate. Illg officially assumed office on January 13, 2020. He ran unopposed in 2023, winning re-election without opposition.

References

  1. Tyler, Bridges (2023-05-26). "You can call him Rep. John Illg. Or, better yet, just call him Rep. Big". NOLA. Archived from the original on 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  2. Hunter, Michelle (2019-10-12). "John 'Big John' Illg claims 78th House District seat in East Jefferson". NOLA. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  3. Paterson, Blake (2023-08-08). "Qualifying is over. See the Jefferson Parish candidates running for office in the Oct. 14 primary". NOLA. Retrieved 2024-10-19.

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Louisiana House of Representatives
Preceded byKirk Talbot Louisiana State Representative for District 78 (Jefferson Parish)
2020–
Succeeded byIncumbent
Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
Phillip DeVillier (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Michael T. Johnson (R)
  1. Danny McCormick (R)
  2. Steven Jackson (D)
  3. Tammy Phelps (D)
  4. Joy Walters (D)
  5. Dennis Bamburg Jr. (R)
  6. Michael Melerine (R)
  7. Larry Bagley (R)
  8. Raymond Crews (R)
  9. Dodie Horton (R)
  10. Wayne McMahen (R)
  11. Rashid Armand Young (D)
  12. Chris Turner (R)
  13. Jack McFarland (R)
  14. Michael Echols (R)
  15. Foy Gadberry (R)
  16. Adrian Fisher (D)
  17. Pat Moore (D)
  18. Jeremy LaCombe (R)
  19. Francis C. Thompson (R)
  20. Neil Riser (R)
  21. C. Travis Johnson (D)
  22. Gabe Firment (R)
  23. Shaun Mena (D)
  24. Rodney Schamerhorn (R)
  25. Jason Brian DeWitt (R)
  26. Ed Larvadain III (D)
  27. Michael T. Johnson (R)
  28. Daryl Deshotel (R)
  29. Edmond Jordan (D)
  30. Charles Owen (R)
  31. Troy Hebert (R)
  32. R. Dewith Carrier (R)
  33. Les Farnum (R)
  34. Wilford Carter Sr. (D)
  35. Brett F. Geymann (R)
  36. Phillip Tarver (R)
  37. Troy Romero (R)
  38. Rhonda Butler (R)
  39. Julie Emerson (R)
  40. Dustin Miller (D)
  41. Phillip DeVillier (R)
  42. Chance Keith Henry (R)
  43. Josh Carlson (R)
  44. Tehmi Jahi Chassion (D)
  45. Brach Myers (R)
  46. Chad Michael Boyer (R)
  47. Ryan Bourriaque (R)
  48. Beau Beaulieu (R)
  49. Jacob Jules Gabriel Landry (R)
  50. Vincent St. Blanc III (R)
  51. Beryl Amedee (R)
  52. Jerome Zeringue (R)
  53. Jessica Domangue (R)
  54. Joseph Orgeron (R)
  55. Bryan Fontenot (R)
  56. Beth Anne Billings (R)
  57. Sylvia Elaine Taylor (D)
  58. Ken Brass (D)
  59. Tony Bacala (R)
  60. Chad Brown (D)
  61. C. Denise Marcelle (D)
  62. Roy Daryl Adams (D)
  63. Barbara West Carpenter (D)
  64. Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (R)
  65. Lauren Ventrella (R)
  66. Emily Chenevert (R)
  67. Larry Selders (D)
  68. Dixon McMakin (R)
  69. Paula Davis (R)
  70. Barbara Reich Freiberg (R)
  71. Roger William Wilder, III (R)
  72. Robby Carter (D)
  73. Kimberly Coates (R)
  74. Peter F. Egan, Sr. (R)
  75. John Wyble (R)
  76. Stephanie Berault (R)
  77. Mark Wright (R)
  78. John Illg (R)
  79. Debbie Villio (R)
  80. Polly Thomas (R)
  81. Jeffrey Wiley (R)
  82. Laurie Schlegel (R)
  83. Kyle Green (D)
  84. Timothy P. Kerner Sr. (R)
  85. Vincent Cox III (R)
  86. Nicholas Muscarello (R)
  87. Rodney Lyons (D)
  88. Kathy Edmonston (R)
  89. Christopher Kim Carver (R)
  90. Brian Glorioso (R)
  91. Mandie Landry (D)
  92. Joseph A. Stagni (R)
  93. Alonzo Knox (D)
  94. Stephanie Hilferty (R)
  95. Shane Mack (R)
  96. Marcus Bryant (D)
  97. Matthew Willard (D)
  98. Aimee Adatto Freeman (D)
  99. Candace Newell (D)
  100. Jason Hughes (D)
  101. Vanessa Caston LaFleur (D)
  102. Delisha Boyd (D)
  103. Michael Bayham (R)
  104. Jack Galle (R)
  105. Jacob Braud (R)


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