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Vance McAllister
Vance Michael McAllister, Sr. (born January 7, 1974), is a Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th congressional district. He won a special runoff election held on November 16, 2013, for the seat vacated by fellow Republican Rodney Alexander.
According to returns from the office of Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler in Baton Rouge, McAllister defeated Riser, 54,449 (59.7 percent) to 36,837 (40.3 percent), with all 981 precincts reporting.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=5th congressional district special election returns, November 16, 2013 )〕A year later, McAllister placed fourth, with 26,605 votes (11.1 percent), in a competitive primary for a full term in the U.S. House.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Election results 11/4/2014 )〕
==Background==
McAllister is a lifelong resident of northeast Louisiana. He was born to Gene and Kathy McAllister in Oak Grove, Louisiana. The senior McAllister worked for forty-two years at the former International Paper Company mill in Bastrop. McAllister grew up on a small community in West Carroll Parish and graduated in 1992 from Forest High School in Forest, Louisiana, south of Oak Grove. Immediately after high school, McAllister entered the United States Army, in which he became a combat medic and served a tour of duty in South Korea. Later, he was stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky.〔James Ronald Skains, "Riser, McAllister placed in runoff for Congress seat", ''The Piney Woods Journal'', November 2013, pp. 1-4〕 He subsequently joined the Louisiana National Guard and attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe but dropped out to accept employment from Mustang Engineering, a company which sent him on foreign assignments. He remained affiliated with Mustang until he resigned to run for Congress.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Vance McAllister )〕
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