Al Ater
Acting Secretary of State of Louisiana
In office
July 15, 2005 – November 10, 2006
GovernorKathleen Blanco
Preceded byW. Fox McKeithen
Succeeded byJay Dardenne
Louisiana State Representative from Concordia parish
In office
1983–1992
Personal details
Born
Alan Ray Ater

(1953-12-15)December 15, 1953
Decatur, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 21, 2017(2017-05-21) (aged 63)
Houston Hospice, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materNorthwestern State University

Al Ater was an American politician in Louisiana. He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and as Louisiana Secretary of State.

He served in the Louisiana House from 1984 until 1992.[1] He was a Democrat.[2] He was Louisiana's Secretary of State during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.[3] He had a wife Susie and three children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Al Ater dies at age 63". Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper. May 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Al Ater, ex-lawmaker, secretary of state, dies at age 63". www.kalb.com.
  3. ^ "Al Ater, ex-lawmaker, secretary of state, dies at age 63". Shreveport Times.
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