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James David Caldwell, Sr., known as Buddy Caldwell (born May 20, 1946), is an American politician and lawyer affiliated with the Republican Party who is the departing attorney general of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Prior to serving as attorney general, Caldwell was the district attorney for Madison, East Carroll, and Tensas parishes from 1979 to 2008. Caldwell, who resides in Tallulah, the seat of Madison Parish, is also an entertainer, guitarist, and songwriter known for his impersonation of Elvis Presley.〔(Dhimmi This! )〕 Early in 2011, Louisiana political commentator Jeff Crouere speculated that Caldwell, then a member of the Democratic Party was "considering a switch to the GOP to prevent a challenge this fall" as Democrats faced increased difficulty statewide.〔 Online publication delayed.〕 Caldwell ended up officially switching parties on February 2. 2011. Caldwell was unopposed for a second term as attorney general in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, 2011. With his switch of parties, Attorney-General Caldwell became the first Republican to hold the office of Louisiana Attorney General since the end of Reconstruction. ==Early years, family, education== Caldwell was the fourth of seven children born to J. D. Caldwell (1910–1987), and the former Genevieve Minsky (1916–2001)〔(Social Security Death Index Interactive Search )〕 in tiny Columbia, Louisiana, the seat of Caldwell Parish, and the home of former Governor John McKeithen and McKeithen's son, the late Louisiana Secretary of State W. Fox McKeithen, a Caldwell family friend. The Caldwells moved permanently to rural Madison Parish in 1949. J.D. Caldwell obtained a master's degree in music from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and sang earlier with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. After moving to Tallulah, the senior Caldwell became a farmer and clothing merchant. Mrs. Caldwell, a registered nurse, held a degree from Touro Infirmary of New Orleans. She was a public health nurse and later a Madison Parish school health nurse for thirty years.〔(James D. "Buddy" Caldwell for Louisiana Attorney General 2007 )〕 Buddy Caldwell is not related to the late Louisiana Second Judicial District Court Judge David T. Caldwell of Jonesboro or to that Judge Caldwell's son, James David "Jimmy" Caldwell (born ca. 1949), a practicing attorney in Shreveport. Caldwell graduated from Tallulah High School in 1964. Caldwell lettered in basketball, football, and track. He worked in his mother's family drug store during his teen years.〔 Caldwell also played semi-professional baseball in North Louisiana while he was still in high school, as did several other Louisiana politicians, including the late Education Superintendent Bill Dodd and former State Representatives Lantz Womack of Winnsboro, the seat of Franklin Parish, and L.D. "Buddy" Napper of Ruston, the seat of Lincoln Parish.〔 William J. "Bill" Dodd, ''Peapatch Politics: The Earl Long Era in Louisiana Politics,'' Baton Rouge: Claitors Publishing, 1991〕 Caldwell earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, with a minor in history, from Tulane University in New Orleans, where he played football and ran track. In 1973, he received his law degree from the Tulane University Law School and thereafter established his solo law practice in Tallulah, which he maintained until becoming district attorney six years later.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buddy Caldwell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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