Frank A. Howard

Who is Frank A. Howard?

Frank A. Howard, also known as Frankie Howard, is a former sheriff of Vernon Parish in western Louisiana, who has been since 2008 a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 24, which includes De Soto, Red River, Sabine, and Vernon parishes.

Howard studied in the continuing education program at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He is also a graduate of the National Sheriff's Institute. Howard is a member of the House committees on Administration of Criminal Justice, Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development and Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. He is also a member of the Louisiana Rural Caucus.

Howard succeeded the former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives Joe Salter, who was term-limited in the 2007 election. In the November 17, 2007 general election, Howard defeated the Democrat Mary Ann Wiggins, 4,333 to 3,898. In the primary on October 20, Howard led three Democrats with 31 percent of the vote. Wiggins trailed with 28 percent and as the second-highest votegetter entered the second round of balloting with Howard.

Howard, then a Democrat, was unopposed for sheriff of Vernon Parish in 1983.