Reid Falconer Explained

Ramsey Reid Falconer
Term Start:January 2016
Term End:January 2020
Preceded:Timothy Burns
Succeeded:Richard Nelson
Birth Date:December 26, 1956
Alma Mater:Louisiana State University
Residence:Madisonville
St. Tammany Parish
Louisiana, USA
Spouse:Celeste G. Falconer, 1980
Party:Republican

Ramsey Reid Falconer, known as Reid Falconer (born December 26, 1956),[1] is a former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 89 in St. Tammany Parish in suburban New Orleans, Louisiana. On January 11, 2016, he succeeded the term-limited Republican Representative Timothy Burns. In 2019, he ran for District 11 in the Louisiana State Senate, but lost to fellow Republican Patrick McMath.

In the October 24, 2015 primary election, Falconer, with 7,135 votes (66 percent), defeated another Republican candidate, Pat Phillips, who polled 3,683 votes (34 percent).[2] Phillips had also unsuccessfully opposed Tim Burns in the 2011 primary.

2019 lawsuit

Falconer is currently suing FanDroppings LLC, owners of the TigerDroppings website. Falconer is requesting information on the website's user posting allegedly fake information involving a criminal complaint at Southeastern University.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ramsey Falconer, December 1956. Louisiana Secretary of State. October 26, 2015.
  2. Web site: Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015. Louisiana Secretary of State. October 26, 2015.
  3. Web site: Political candidate files lawsuit to get TigerDroppings user's personal information.