Malinda Brumfield White

Malinda Grace Brumfield White
Louisiana State Representative for District 75 (St. Tammany and Washington parishes)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2016
Preceded by	Harold Ritchie
Succeeded by	Incumbent (pending)
Personal details
Born	April 1967
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Daniel Wayne White
Children	Meagan Faulk Casey Rogers Parker White
Parents	Leo and Lazette Thomas Brumfield
Residence	Bogalusa, Washington Parish Louisiana, USA
Alma mater	Varnado High School Southeastern Louisiana University
Occupation	Businesswoman Real estate agent
Religion	Southern Baptist

Malinda Grace Brumfield White (born April 1967)^[1] is a businesswoman from Bogalusa, who is the Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 75 in Washington and St. Tammany parishes. On January 11, 2016, White succeeds Harold Ritchie, a Bogalusa mortician, who was term-limited after twelve years in the legislature.

In the primary election held on October 24, 2015, White defeated a single opponent, her fellow Democrat Chuck Nassauer, 5,906 votes (54.8 percent) to Nassauer's 4,868 (45.2 percent) to claim the seat vacated by Ritchie.^[2]

White is the daughter of Leo and Lazette Thomas Brumfield. She graduated in 1983 from Varnado High School in Varnado in Washington Parish; thereafter she studied at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. In 1994, she obtained her real estate license. In 2002 she became a certified facilitator of Achieve Global Leadership Curriculum.

She is a departing member of the Bogalusa City Council, the founder and chairwoman of the Bogalusa Blues and Heritage Festival, the founding member of the Bogalusa Gospel Music Festival. White has also served as a member of several civic organizations including, Youth Service Bureau of Washington & St. Tammany Parish, Court Appointed Special Advocate, Washington Parish Poole's Bluff Nature Trail Advisory Council, the Bogalusa Parks, Recreational, and Culture Commission, the Bogalusa Civic League, the Washington Parish Fair Board, Cassidy Park Museums Board, Washington Parish Commission on Human Services, and Washington Parish Economic Development Foundation. She and her husband, Daniel Wayne "Danny" White (born January 1959), operate White's Business Machines in Bogalusa. They have three children, daughter, Meagan Rogers Faulk and husband Aaron, daughter, Casey Rogers and son, Parker White. She is active in the First Baptist Church of Bogalusa.^[3]

References

1. "Malinda White, April 1967". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
2. "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
3. "Malinda Brumfield White Announces Candidacy for Louisiana House". mthermonwebtv.com. June 11, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.