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Updated: 10/20/2009
Senator Alario, now in his first term as the State Senator of District 8,
previously served nine terms as the State Representative of District 83. Senator
Alario also served two terms as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in
1984 and 1992. He is the Dean of the Legislature, Chairman of the Select
Committee on Coastal Restoration and Flood Control, and a member of the Senate
Finance Committee, Commerce Committee, State Bond Commission, and the Joint
Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Senator Alario has served as Chairman of
the Appropriations, Ways and Means, and House Executive Committees, as well as
Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and Joint Legislative
Committee on Capital Outlay. He also served as a member of the Natural
Resources, Retirement, House and Governmental Affairs, Municipal, Parochial and
Cultural Affairs, Commerce, and Judiciary Committees, as well as the Interim
Emergency Board, Revenue Estimating Conference, Legislative Budgetary Control
Council, Joint Committee on Charities, House Legislative Services Council,
Special Committee on Homeland Security, and the Louisiana Recovery District.
Senator Alario has four children and three
grandchildren. He is a 1965 graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University, and
the West Jefferson High School Class of 1961. He was a teacher with the
Jefferson Parish School System from 1965-1966, and an Accountant from 1966-1972.
Since 1972, he has been a Tax Consultant and owner of John A. Alario, Jr. Income
Tax Service.
In 1994, the Louisiana House of
Representatives unanimously passed a resolution designating a new committee room
addition in the State Capitol as "Alario Hall." This distinction by the
membership of the House of Representatives was in recognition of Speaker
Alario's efforts and tremendous foresight in spearheading construction of
additional committee rooms, in order that the citizens of Louisiana would have a
place to offer input and participate in the legislative process.
Senator Alario is serving on the
Governor's Advisory Commission on Coastal Protection, Restoration and
Conservation, the Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal
Authority, and the American Legislative Exchange Council Tax and Fiscal Policy
Task Force. Other activities include membership in the Knights of Columbus,
Westwego Volunteer Fire Department, and the National Society of Public
Accountants. He has served on the Democratic Executive Committee in Jefferson
Parish, and in 1972, he attended the Democratic National Convention in Miami. In
1973, he was elected to the Constitutional Convention, and in 1996 and 2000, he
was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Senator Alario also served
on the Board of the Louisiana Epilepsy Association, Task Force for Juvenile
Facilities in Jefferson Parish, Development Advisory Board of Archbishop Shaw
High School, West Jefferson Metroplex Civic Center Committee, and the Louisiana
Kidney Foundation. In 1984, he served as Chairman of the Louisiana Exposition
Authority.
Senator Alario is the recipient of
numerous honors and distinctions for his many years of service, including: The
Jefferson Parish Public School System Distinguished Citizen Award, Southeastern
Louisiana University Golden Ambassador Award, Chamber of Commerce Business
Champion Award, Professional Firefighters Association Outstanding Legislator
Award, Police Jury Outstanding Legislator Award, Louisiana State Troopers
Association Legislator of the Year Award, Louisiana Federation of Teachers
Representative of the Year Award, ARC Association for Retarded Citizens
Outstanding Legislator Award, Southeastern Louisiana University Business Alumnus
Award, Jefferson Parish Marine Fisheries Loyal Support of Fishing Industry
Award, Alliance of Louisiana Developmental Centers Outstanding Legislator Award,
Southeastern Louisiana University Distinguished Alumnus Award, Michael J. Yenni
Lifetime Democratic Achievement Award, the Hale Boggs Outstanding and Dedicated
Service to Community Award, the Waggaman Jaycees Distinguished Service Award,
West Jefferson High School Outstanding Alumnus Award, Southeastern Louisiana
University Support and Dedication Award, Legislator Champion Award/LATAN,
Special Olympics Champion Award 2008, Mervin L. Trail, MD Founder's Award, and
the Louisiana Family Forum 2009 Family Advocate Award. Senator Alario is also an
inductee into the West Jefferson High School Hall of Fame, and the Louisiana
Political Hall of Fame.
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