"I am running for Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry to provide new leadership, new reforms and innovative ideas to an office desperately in need of change." -Mike Strain
| Mike Strain & NRA President Wayne LaPierre |
A Life of Experience & Proven Leadership
- Owner and operator of Claiborne Hill Veterinary Hospital along with his wife for nearly a quarter century.
- Continues to work in family cattle ranching business.
- Honored to serve in the Louisiana House of Representatives since 2000.
- Served 17 years with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Reserves.
- Commissioner for St. Tammany Parish Fire District.
- Elected Chairman of the Rural Caucus for two consecutive terms.
- Chosen as one of three veterinarians from Louisiana to train in bioterrorism awareness sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control.
- Member of the Rural Legislative Task Force.
- Past Parish President and State Board Member for the Louisiana Farm Bureau.
- Parish Officer for Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association.
- Named Legislator of the Year by the St. Tammany Parish Alliance for Good Government.
- Graduate of the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine.
- Married to Susan Searcy Strain. They have two children, Melissa and Michael.