Vance McAllister
Vance Michael McAllister, Sr. (born January 7, 1974), is a Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th congressional district. He won a special runoff election held on November 16, 2013, for the seat vacated by fellow Republican Rodney Alexander.
According to returns from the office of Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler in Baton Rouge, McAllister defeated Riser, 54,449 (59.7 percent) to 36,837 (40.3 percent), with all 981 precincts reporting.A year later, McAllister placed fourth, with 26,605 votes (11.1 percent), in a competitive primary for a full term in the U.S. House.
Background
McAllister is a lifelong resident of northeast Louisiana. He was born to Gene and Kathy McAllister in Oak Grove, Louisiana. The senior McAllister worked for forty-two years at the former International Paper Company mill in Bastrop. McAllister grew up on a small community in West Carroll Parish and graduated in 1992 from Forest High School in Forest, Louisiana, south of Oak Grove. Immediately after high school, McAllister entered the United States Army, in which he became a combat medic and served a tour of duty in South Korea. Later, he was stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He subsequently joined the Louisiana National Guard and attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe but dropped out to accept employment from Mustang Engineering, a company which sent him on foreign assignments. He remained affiliated with Mustang until he resigned to run for Congress.
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Vance, South Carolina
Vance is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 208 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Vance is located at 33°26′10″N 80°25′11″W / 33.43611°N 80.41972°W (33.436028, -80.419788).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 208 people, 67 households, and 50 families residing in the town. The population density was 414.1 people per square mile (160.6/km²). There were 71 housing units at an average density of 141.4 per square mile (54.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 14.42% White, 84.62% African American, 0.48% Native American, and 0.48% from two or more races.
There were 67 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 31.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.65.
