Name Jack McFarland | Role Louisiana politician | |
Jack Gideon McFarland (born November 1969) is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 13, which encompasses Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, and Winn parishes in north Louisiana. On January 11, 2016, McFarland succeeded outgoing Republican Representative James R. Fannin, who was elected to the District 35 seat in the Louisiana State Senate in the primary election held on October 24, 2015.
In that same primary, McFarland, with 7,719 votes (60.3 percent), defeated his Democratic opponent, Philip Lawrence, who polled 5,091 votes (39.7 percent).
McFarland resides in Winnfield and has lived in the other Winn Parish communities of Chatam, Calvin, and Dodson. He has served on the Winn Parish Police Jury and worked at the Police Jury Association of Louisiana. He was formerly employed by the Winn Parish Enterprise weekly newspaper.