Daryl Deshotel

American politician and businessman
Daryl Deshontel
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 28th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2020
Preceded byRobert Johnson
Personal details
BornAvoyelles Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Children3
EducationLouisiana State University (BS)

Daryl Andrew Deshotel is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 28th district. Elected in November 2019, he assumed office on January 13, 2020.

Early life and education

Deshotel was born in Avoyelles Parish and raised in Hessmer, Louisiana. After graduating from Bunkie High School, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management from Louisiana State University.[1]

Career

During college, Deshontel worked part-time for a computer company, where he became interested in computer programming and building. He co-founded his own computer company, Detel Wireless, in 1999. In 2002, Deshotel and his business partner founded Detel Computer Solutions. In 2014, he sold Detel Wireless to Conterra Ultra Broadband, a telecommunications company owned by Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP.[2] Deshotel remained president of Detel Computer Solutions until 2018.[3] In 2019, Deshotel was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. He assumed office in January 2020.[4] In February 2022, Deshontel invested one million dollars into his campaign account, indicating that he may seek election to statewide office in 2023.[5]

References

  1. ^ "State Representative Daryl Andrew Deshotel". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  2. ^ Daye, Raymond (April 21, 2019). "Deshotel Disregarded Doubters To Open Detel In Avoyelles". Avoyelles Journal.
  3. ^ "Louisiana's Detel broadband provider purchased by North Carolina-based Conterra". The Advocate. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  4. ^ "Daryl Deshotel". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  5. ^ Hilburn, Greg. "Who is Louisiana Rep. Daryl Deshotel and why did he drop $1 million into his own campaign?". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
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