{{Short description|American politician and businessman (born 1956)}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Bodi White | state_senate1 = Louisiana | district1 = 6th | term_start1 = January 2012 | term_end1 = January 2024 | preceded1 = Julie Quinn | succeeded1 = Rick Edmonds | state_house2 = Louisiana | district2 = 64th | term_start2 = 2004 | term_end2 = 2012 | preceded2 = Tony Perkins | succeeded2 = Valarie Hodges | birth_date = | birth_name = | birth_place = | spouse = Robin Wunstel White | children = 3 | party = Republican | occupation = Realtor | education = Southeastern Louisiana University (BA)<br/> Loyola University New Orleans | website = | signature = Bodi White Signature.png }} '''Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr.''' (born April 7, 1956) is an American politician from Louisiana who represented District 6 in the Louisiana State Senate from 2012 to 2024. A Republican, White previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 64 between 2004 and 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=6|title=Senator Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr. - Republican District 6|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mack_White_Jr.|title=Mack White Jr.|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=September 19, 2019}}</ref>
==Electoral history== White was first elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2003, succeeding Tony Perkins. In 2011, White successfully ran for the Louisiana State Senate's 6th district, narrowly defeating Exxon executive Mike Mannino in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://centralcitynews.us/?p=3615|title=Bodi White vs. Mike Mannino in Senate District 6|author=CCNAdmin|publisher=Central City News|date=October 13, 2011|access-date=September 19, 2019}}</ref>
In 2016, White ran for East Baton Rouge Parish mayor-president, but lost in the runoff election to Democrat Sharon Weston Broome.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_71b60c7a-bbda-11e6-a90e-eb7d1cfc51e4.html|title=Sharon Weston Broome prevails in tight East Baton Rouge Parish mayor race|author=Andrea Gallo and Steve Hardy|publisher=The Advocate|date=December 10, 2016|access-date=September 19, 2019}}</ref>
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{{S-start}} {{s-par|us-la-sen}} {{Succession box |before=Julie Quinn |title=Louisiana State Senator from District 6 (East Baton Rouge, Livingston, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa parishes)<br/>Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr. |years=2012–2024 |after=Rick Edmonds}} {{s-par|us-la-hs}} {{Succession box |before=Tony Perkins |title=Louisiana State Representative from District 64 (East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes)<br/>Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr. |years=2004–2012 |after=Valarie Hodges}} {{S-end}}
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