Michael J. Michot

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Michael John "Mike" Michot (born December 12, 1963) is the senior Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate, having represented District 23 (Lafayette Parish) since the year 2000. He is the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. Michot was unopposed for his third Senate term in the jungle primary held on October 20, 2007. Previously, he served in District 43 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1996-2000. Michot was elected as a Democrat to the House but switched parties on June 23, 1997, not quite midway in his term. He is the son of the semiretired businessman and former state Education Superintendent Louis J. Michot of Lafayette. Michot considered running in the 2006 special election for Louisiana secretary of state but never filed his candidacy papers. The position went instead to his state Senate colleague Jay Dardenne of Baton Rouge. He was elected to the House in the 1995 primary with 69 percent of the vote. He defeated both a Republican and a No Party challenger.