Page Cortez

Patrick Page Cortez is an American politician and businessman from the state of Louisiana. A Republican, he represented the Louisiana State Senate's 23rd district, based in southern Lafayette, from 2012 to 2024. In 2020, Cortez was unanimously elected Senate President, succeeding term-limited John Alario.
From 2008 until 2012, Cortez represented the 43rd district in the Louisiana House of Representatives. He lives with his wife and two children in Lafayette, where he owns and operates a La-Z-Boy furniture gallery.