•Owner and operator of Claiborne Hill Veterinary Hospital along with his wife for nearly a quarter century. •Continues to work in family cattle ranching business. •Honored to serve in the Louisiana House of Representatives since 2000. •Served 17 years with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Reserves. •Commissioner for St. Tammany Parish Fire District. •Elected Chairman of the Rural Caucus for two consecutive terms. •Chosen as one of three veterinarians from Louisiana to train in bioterrorism awareness sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control. •Member of the Rural Legislative Task Force. •Past Parish President and State Board Member for the Louisiana Farm Bureau. •Parish Officer for Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association. •Named Legislator of the Year by the St. Tammany Parish Alliance for Good Government. •Graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine. •Married to Susan Searcy Strain. They have two children, Melissa and Michael.