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|birth_place = Amite, Louisiana, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |spouse = Donna Hutto |alma_mater = U.S. Military Academy Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge |religion = Roman Catholicism |allegiance = |branch = |serviceyears = 1988–1996 |unit = 25th Infantry Division 82nd Airborne Division }} John Bel Edwards (born September 16, 1966) is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician who is the Governor-elect of Louisiana. He is a United States Army veteran, having served with the 82nd Airborne Division. He is the Minority Leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives, having represented the 72nd District since 2008. Edwards left the legislature to run for Governor in the 2015 election. He defeated Republican U.S. Senator David Vitter in the November 21 general election, becoming the first Democrat to win a statewide election in Louisiana since 2008, when Mary Landrieu won her third term in the United States Senate. ==Early life and career== Edwards was born and raised in Amite, Louisiana, the son of Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Frank M. Edwards, Jr., a member of the administration of Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards (no relation).〔 John Bel Edwards graduated from Amite High School in 1984 as valedictorian.〔 In 1988, Edwards received a bachelor's degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy, where he was on the Dean's List and served as vice chairman of the panel that enforced the West Point honor code.〔 Edwards completed Airborne School in 1986, while he was a student at West Point. After receiving his commission he completed the Infantry Officer Basic Course at Fort Benning (1988), Ranger School (1989), and the Infantry Officer Advanced Course (1992). Edwards served in the Army for eight years, primarily in the 25th Infantry Division and 82nd Airborne Division, including command of a company in the 82nd's 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He ended his military career in order to return to Louisiana because of family considerations. Edwards earned a law degree from the Louisiana State University's Paul M. Hebert Law Center in 1999. He is a practicing attorney with the Edwards & Associates Law Firm in Amite. As an attorney, Edwards handles a variety of cases, although he does not practice criminal law due to his brother's status as the local sheriff.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Bel Edwards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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