Mike "Pete" Huval | |
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| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 46th district | |
| In office April 2011 – January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Henry Mills, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Chad Michael Boyer |
| Member ofSt. Martin Parish Council, District 4 | |
| In office 1996–2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Paul Huval February 1956 (1956-02) (age 70) St. Martinville, Louisiana |
| Party | Democratic (until 2011) Republican (since 2011) |
| Spouse | Monica Mayeux Huval |
| Children | 1 (from previous marriage) |
| Occupation | Insurance agent, politician |
Michael Huval, also known asMike "Pete" Huval (born February 28, 1956), is an American politician and insurance agent fromBreaux Bridge,Louisiana who served as aRepublican member of theLouisiana House of Representatives for District 46 inSt. Martin Parish from 2011 until 2024.
A native of St. Martin Parish, Huval attended theUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is a former president of both the Breaux BridgeChamber of Commerce and the localKiwanis International.[1]
A formerDemocrat who switched parties to make the state House race, Huval previously served for nearly sixteen years from District 4 on the St. Martin Parish governing council. He won his first race for the council, then known as the police jury, in the fall of 1995, with 51 percent of the vote in a three-candidate all Democratic race.[2] In that capacity, he was active in the Louisiana Police Jury Association. In 2003, he launched Mike Huval Agency, a private insurance firm based inBreaux Bridge andOpelousas inSt. Landry Parish.[1]
Huval won his House seat on April 2, 2011, in aspecial election to fill the vacancy created by the election of RepresentativeFred Mills to theLouisiana State Senate. Huval defeated fellow Republican Craig G. Prosper, a city council member from theparish seat ofSt. Martinville, 4,338 (58 percent) to 3,144 votes (42 percent).[3]
He and his family are active in the St. JosephCatholic Church inParks in St. Martin Parish. He is also a member of theKnights of Columbus Catholic men's organization. Huval and his wife, Monica (née Mayeux), reside in the City of Breaux Bridge ofSt. Martin Parish, Louisiana. He is the father of one grown daughter, Brooke Lynn Huval.[1][self-published source]
Huval speaksFrench, and in December 2022, spoke with the French presidentEmmanuel Macron during the latter's visit to Louisiana.[4]
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| Preceded by | Louisiana State Representative for District 46 (St. Landry Parish) 2011– | Succeeded by |
