Buddy Caldwell

James David Caldwell Sr., known as Buddy Caldwell (born May 20, 1946), is an American attorney and politician from the state of Louisiana. He served as Attorney General of Louisiana.

Buddy Caldwell
44th Attorney General of Louisiana
In office
January 14, 2008  January 11, 2016
GovernorBobby Jindal
Preceded byCharles Foti
Succeeded byJeff Landry
Personal details
Born
James David Caldwell

(1946-05-20) May 20, 1946
Columbia, Louisiana, U.S
Political partyDemocratic (before 2011)
Republican (2011–present)
SpousePat Caldwell (third wife)
Children7 (including stepchildren)
Alma materTulane University (BA, JD)

Caldwell lost his 2015 reelection bid to Jeff Landry.[1] In 2018, the interim mayor of Tallulah, Louisiana, appointed Caldwell as interim city attorney.[2]

See also

References

  1. Ken Daley (2015-11-22). "Landry knocks off Caldwell in Louisiana attorney general's race | Local Politics". nola.com. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. Waggenspack, Tyler (2018-09-24). "Tallulah appoints former state attorney general as city attorney". KNOE. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
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