Weldon Russell
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Robert Weldon Russell III | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 72nd district | |
| In office 1984–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Tyrus Cobb Lanier[1] |
| Succeeded by | Buster Guzzardo[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 79–80) Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Louise Furniss Russell (married 1974–2013, her death) |
| Children | Blaine Lamar Russell (1979–1982) R. Weldon Russell, IV |
| Alma mater | Amite High School Southeastern Louisiana University |
| Occupation | Realtor |
| Website | weldonrussell |
Robert Weldon Russell III, known as Weldon Russell (born 1946),[2] is a Democrat and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives who served from District 72 between 1984 and 1988 during the third administration of Governor Edwin Washington Edwards.
One of fourteen candidates in Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election held on October 19, 2013, Russell finished in eighth place with 2,554 votes (2 percent). He led only in his own Tangipahoa Parish and adjoining St. Helena.[3]
Russell was born in Washington Parish, Louisiana, and graduated from Amite High School in Amite in Tangipahoa Parish. He attended Tulane University in New Orleans, from which he obtained an education degree and played on the Green Wave varsity football and track teams, He was a member of the United States Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. Russell also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond.[2] He is a former member of the Amite City Council.[4]
Russell and his wife, the former Mary Louise Furniss (1953–2013), a native of Las Vegas, Nevada and herself a Realtor, had three children, Blaine Lamar Russell (1979–1982), R. Weldon Russell, IV, and Bridget Russell Hebert and her husband Eric. Mrs. Russell is interred at Amite Memorial Gardens.[5] He is a Methodist.[2]