| Thomas Alexander Pressly, IV | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Gaughan Carmody, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Born | April 4, 1986 Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret "Maggie" Nelson Pressly |
| Children | One son |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Thomas Alexander Pressly, IV (born April 4, 1986),[1] is a Shreveport attorney and Republican state representative for District 6 in Bossier and Caddo parishes. He was elected without opposition in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019, to succeed the term-limited Republican Representative Thomas Gaughan Carmody, Jr., a Shreveport real estate broker.
Pressly attended A. C. Steere Elementary School and the First Baptist Church School and graduated from the public Clifton Ellis Byrd High School, all in Shreveport. He received his undergraduate degree in the honors program at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. His legal credentials were earned at the Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans. In college he was an intern in the Office of Presidential Advance during the administration of then U.S. President George W. Bush. In 2013, Pressly was a law clerk for a federal judge in Shreveport.[2]
Pressly said that his priorities in the legislature include building on the success of Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City and completing the inner-city loop connection with Interstate 49, and the the advancement of transportation, health care, and job creation. Pressly vowed to:bring strong, conservative leadership, a willingness to cut government waste, open transparency, and get government off our backs and working for our families. We can make northwest Louisiana a stronger place for all citizens to thrive. It takes common sense, a good work ethic and focus. Iām ready for the task at hand and look forward to taking my message to the voters.[3]
His father, Thomas Pressly, III, born in 1957, is a Shreveport physician, a rheumatologist. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Pressly, Jr., born in 1929, was also a physician. Pressly and his wife, the former Margaret "Maggie" Nelson, have one son.[2]