{{Short description|Louisiana politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Wayne McMahen | office = | constituency = [[Bossier Parish]] and [[Webster Parish]] | country = United States of America | district = tenth | legislature = | education = [[Louisiana Tech University]] (BS), [[Louisiana State University]] (DVM) | profession = Retired [[veterinarian]] | state_house = Louisiana | term_start = August 1, 2018 | predecessor = Gene Reynolds | party = [[Republican Party of the United States|Republican]] }}
'''Wayne McMahen''', is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] and represents District 10, covering parts of [[Bossier Parish]] and [[Webster Parish]] since 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Louisiana House Member Page |url=https://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members?ID=10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909042829/https://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members?ID=10 |archive-date=2023-09-09 |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=house.louisiana.gov}}</ref>
== Background == Wayne McMahen is a politician and retired veterinarian from [[Springhill, Louisiana|Springhill]], Louisiana. He became a [[Doctor of Veterinary Medicine]] at [[Louisiana State University]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Press-Herald |first=Minden |date=2018-10-30 |title=McMahen to be grand marshal of Springhill Christmas parade |language=en-US |url=https://press-herald.com/mcmahen-to-be-grand-marshal-of-springhill-christmas-parade/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004102344/https://press-herald.com/mcmahen-to-be-grand-marshal-of-springhill-christmas-parade/ |archive-date=2022-10-04}}</ref> He took over his father's business, the McMahen Veterinary Hospital in Springhill, before being elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2018 and retiring.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Press-Herald |first=Minden |date=2018-05-01 |title=Springhill's McMahen wins lifetime achievement at banquet |language=en-US |url=https://press-herald.com/springhills-mcmahen-wins-lifetime-achievement-at-banquet/ |access-date=2023-09-09}}</ref>
McMahen has been on the board of directors for several organizations, including [[Citizens National Bank (Louisiana)|Citizens National Bank]] and the Springhill Medical Center.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.citizensnb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cnb_annual_report_2015.pdf |title=Citizens National Bank 2015 Annual Report |date=2015 |type=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Press-Herald |first=Minden |date=2018-08-01 |title=McMahen sworn in as state representative {{!}} Minden Press-Herald |url=https://press-herald.com/mcmahen-sworn-in-as-state-representative/ |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=press-herald.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
McMahen ran unopposed for the District 10 seat in 2018, after Gene Reynolds resigned.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Press-Herald |first=Minden |date=2018-08-01 |title=McMahen sworn in as state representative |language=en-US |url=https://press-herald.com/mcmahen-sworn-in-as-state-representative/ |url-status=live |access-date=2023-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204192721/https://press-herald.com/mcmahen-sworn-in-as-state-representative/ |archive-date=2022-12-04}}</ref>
In 2022 McMahen authored a bill to make resisting an officer a violent crime. The bill was passed and then vetoed by Governor [[John Bel Edwards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=HB99 |url=http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=241642 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603234729/https://legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=241642 |archive-date=2023-06-03 |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=www.legis.la.gov}}</ref>
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{{Louisiana House of Representatives}}
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