Jeffrey Wiley

{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jeffrey Wiley | state_house = Louisiana | district = 81st | term_start = January 8, 2024 | predecessor = [[Clay Schexnayder]] | successor = | birth_date = | birth_place = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | education = [[Southeastern Louisiana University]] ([[Bachelors of Arts|BA]]) | occupation = Retired Sheriff }}

'''Jeffrey Wiley''' is an American politician serving as a member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] from the 81st district. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], Wiley representing parts of [[Ascension Parish]], [[Livingston Parish]], and [[St. James Parish, Louisiana|St. James Parish]], and has been in office since January 8, 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=David |date=2023-10-11 |title=Two vie for seat of outgoing Louisiana House speaker |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/two-vie-for-seat-of-outgoing-louisiana-house-speaker/article_1e3bbe2c-67a0-11ee-81ff-f31f28b006c8.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2023-10-14/resultsRace/Legislative |title=Legislative Race Results - October 14, 2023 |publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State }}</ref> Wiley was the Ascension Parish Sheriff from 1996 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Longtime Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley retires |url=https://www.wbrz.com/news/longtime-ascension-parish-sheriff-jeff-wiley-retires/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |language=en}}</ref>

==Tenure== In 2024, Wiley voted in favor of advancing House Bill 545 from the Administration of Criminal Justice committee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roll Call and Record Vote|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_CmteRecordRolCallVotes/RollCallVotes/ACRJ_04162024.pdf|access-date=2024-04-16|website=Louisiana House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref> The bill, filed by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Beryl Amedee]], would remove legal protections for obscenity from teachers and librarians in all Louisiana public schools.<ref>{{Cite web|title=House Bill 545|url=https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1351530|access-date=2024-04-16|website=Louisiana House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members?ID=81 Official House Profile] *[https://ballotpedia.org/Jeffrey_Wiley Ballotpedia entry for Jeffrey Wiley]

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