Vic Stelly
Vic Stelly | |
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.jpg) Vic Stelly | |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 35th district | |
| In office 1988–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Margaret Welsh Lowenthal |
| Succeeded by | Brett Frank Geymann |
| Member of the Louisiana Board of Regents for Higher Education | |
| In office 2007–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Victor Theodore Stelly January 11, 1941 Carencro, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, 2020 (aged 79) Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican turned Independent |
| Occupation | Businessman; Politician |
Victor Theodore Stelly (January 11, 1941 – December 26, 2020) was an American politician who was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, best known for the since repealed Stelly Plan tax-shifting amendment. He was also a member of the Louisiana Board of Regents for Higher Education from 2007 through 2013, resigning before his term ended because he was dismayed at cuts to higher education.[1][2]
In 2006, Stelly was selected to the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame.[3]
Political career
[edit]Stelly authored an amendment to the Louisiana State Constitution which became known as the Stelly Plan.[4] This amendment eliminated the state sales tax on food, drugs, and utilities and raised the state income tax.[4] Lost state revenue was replaced with a state income tax increase primarily paid by upper bracket taxpayers.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Stelly was born in Carencro, Louisiana, and moved to Zachary, Louisiana, when he was four years old.[1] His father, Gordon Stelly, was a petro-chemical operator, and his mother Dorothea Olive Martin Stelly, was a stay-at-home mother.[6][1] He was an All-State football player at Zachary High School and graduated from Northwestern in Natchitoches where he also played football.[1] He taught high school in Louisiana, getting his M.A. from Louisiana State University in 1965.[1] Stelly was also an insurance agent for 25 years in Moss Bluff.[1][7]
Death
[edit]Stelly died from complications of COVID-19[8] on December 26, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana, just 15 hours before his wife Terry died of the same illness and sixteen days short of his 80th birthday.[9][10]
His papers are held by the Archives and Special Collections Department of the Frazar Memorial Library at McNeese State University.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Vic Stelly". BestOfSwla. November 4, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ Schmidt, Theresa (June 13, 2012). "Vic Stelly resigns from Board of Regents". KPLC. Gray Media Group, Inc. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Louisiana Political Museum499 E". GOVERNMENT. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ a b c "The Vic Stelly papers" (PDF). McNeese State University Library. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "News Releases". Louisiana Department of Revenue. November 8, 2002. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Dorothea Stelly – Monday, September 10th, 2007". Charlet Funeral Home, Inc. September 10, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "VIC STELLY INSURANCE AGENCY, INC". Open Corporates. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "Victor & Terry Stelly". Johnson Funeral Home. December 26, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ Cole, Davon (December 26, 2020). "Former Louisiana State Representative 'Vic' Stelly dies". KPLC TV. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ Schmidt, Theresa (December 27, 2020). "Lake Area loses two pillars of the community just hours apart". KPLC TV. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- 1941 births
- 2020 deaths
- Louisiana Republicans
- Louisiana independents
- Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Educators from Louisiana
- High school football coaches in Louisiana
- Louisiana State University alumni
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana
- Northwestern State Demons football players
- 20th-century members of the Louisiana State Legislature
- 21st-century members of the Louisiana State Legislature