Daryl Andrew Deshotel is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 28th district. Elected in November 2019, he assumed office on January 13, 2020.
Daryl Deshontel | |
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| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 28th district | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Louisiana State University (BS) |
Early life and education
editDeshotel was born in Avoyelles Parish and raised in Hessmer, Louisiana. After graduating from Bunkie High School, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management from Louisiana State University.[1]
Career
editDuring college, Deshontel worked part-time for a computer company, where he became interested in computer programming and building. He co-founded his own computer company, Detel Wireless, in 1999. In 2002, Deshotel and his business partner founded Detel Computer Solutions. In 2014, he sold Detel Wireless to Conterra Ultra Broadband, a telecommunications company owned by Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP.[2] Deshotel remained president of Detel Computer Solutions until 2018.[3] In 2019, Deshotel was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. He assumed office in January 2020.[4] In February 2022, Deshontel invested one million dollars into his campaign account, indicating that he may seek election to statewide office in 2023.[5]
References
edit- ^ "State Representative Daryl Andrew Deshotel". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ Daye, Raymond (April 21, 2019). "Deshotel Disregarded Doubters To Open Detel In Avoyelles". Avoyelles Journal.
- ^ "Louisiana's Detel broadband provider purchased by North Carolina-based Conterra". The Advocate. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "Daryl Deshotel". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ Hilburn, Greg. "Who is Louisiana Rep. Daryl Deshotel and why did he drop $1 million into his own campaign?". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
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