Page Cortez


Patrick Page Cortez is an American politician and businessman from the state of Louisiana. A Republican [Party (United States)|Republican], he represented the Louisiana State Senate's Louisiana's [23rd State Senate district|23rd district], based in southern Lafayette, from 2012 to 2024. In 2020, Cortez was unanimously elected President of the [Louisiana State Senate|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.