James David Cain [SEP] position held
James David Cain
James David Cain Sr. (born October 13, 1938) is a retired farmer and rancher from the Dry Creek community in eastern Beauregard Parish who is a former Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate.
Cain formerly chaired the Senate Insurance and the Agriculture and Natural Resources committees. In those capacities, he was a strong advocate of protecting his state's underground water sources to prevent depletion.
Background.
Cain was born in Pitkin in southeastern Vernon Parish to Alton J. Cain, Sr.,
U.S. Senator Russell B. Long. Hayes led five opponents in the nonpartisan blanket primary, including fellow Democrats Margaret Lowenthal of Lake Charles and James David Cain of Dry Creek in Beauregard Parish, both of whom were state representatives, and a Republican, David Thibodaux of Lafayette. In the general election, Hayes defeated Lowenthal, who had narrowly led Cain for the second position in the second round of balloting.
In 1990, Hayes again defeated David Thibodaux. The tally was 103,308 (58 percent) for Hayes, 68,430 (38