Kevin Reilly Politician

Kevin Patrick Reilly, Sr. (July 22, 1928 – October 28, 2012), was the executive officer of the Lamar Advertising Company who served from 1972 to 1988 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 68 in East Baton Rouge Parish.Reilly did not seek a fifth term in the House but was instead defeated in 1987 in the nonpartisan blanket primary for state treasurer by his House colleague and fellow Democrat, future U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu. In 1992, Reilly was named Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, a position which he maintained for a total of nine years under both Governors Edwin Edwards and Murphy J. Foster, Jr.Sean Eugene Reilly is chief operations officer and vice president of mergers and acquisitions for Lamar Advertising. A Democrat, he succeeded his father in the legislature and held the District 68 seat for two terms from 1988 to 1996 but did not seek a third term in the 1995 primary.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1928
Birth place
Boston
Date of deathOctober 28, 2012
Place of death
Baton Rouge Louisiana
Education
Roxbury Latin School
Harvard University
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military operations
Korean War
military branch
United States Navy
officeLouisiana State Representative from District 68 (East Baton Rouge Parish)
party
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)

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