Willie Mount
Willie Mount | |
|---|---|
Mount as Mayor of Lake Charles | |
| Member of the Louisiana Senate from the 27th district | |
| In office January 10, 2000 – January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | James J. Cox |
| Succeeded by | Ronnie Johns |
| 25th Mayor of Lake Charles, Louisiana | |
| In office July 1, 1993 – December 1999 | |
| Preceded by | James Sudduth |
| Succeeded by | Rodney Geyen (interim) Randy Roach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willie Landry August 25, 1949 Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Benjamin Mount |
| Residence | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | McNeese State University (BBA, 1974) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
Willie Landry Mount (born August 25, 1949) is an American politician from Louisiana who served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate from 2000 to 2012. She represented District 27, which includes parts of her native Lake Charles and the surrounding cities of Sulphur and Westlake. From 1993 to 1999, Mount was the first woman to serve as the mayor of Lake Charles.
Mount was a candidate in the 2004 U.S. House of Representatives election for Louisiana's 7th congressional district. She was defeated by Republican Charles Boustany in a contested general election campaign that received national attention.