James Hartwell Fair, Jr., known as Jamie Fair (born 1946), is a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives

Louisiana State Legislature

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 from Bienville Parish

Bienville Parish, Louisiana

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 in north Louisiana

Louisiana

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. A Democrat

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, Fair resides off Louisiana Highway 9

Louisiana Highway 9

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 between Castor

Castor, Louisiana

Castor is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 209 at the 2000 census. It was established in 1900. The name "Castor" refers to the genus Castoridae beaver....

 and Saline

Saline, Louisiana

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. He served in the state House for a single term from 1980-1984.

Fair was elected in 1979 to fill the seat vacated by Speaker

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 E.L. "Bubba" Henry of Jonesboro

Jonesboro, Louisiana

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, who ran unsuccessfully that year for governor of Louisiana. Fair was unseated after a single term in the 1983 election by Jimmy L. Long, not to be confused with Jimmy D. Long

Jimmy D. Long

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, a businessman from Natchitoches

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Natchitoches is a city in and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was named after the Natchitoches Indian tribe. The City of Natchitoches was first incorporated on February...

, who served in the legislature from 1968-2000.

Fair maintains a Saline address; his former wife, Linda Bacon Fair, resides in Castor. The Fairs have at least three sons.