Michael Echols' Biography
- State House (LA) - District 14, Republican
Contact Information
Office
Box 94062, 900 North 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
8823 Highway 165 North,
Suite 1
Monroe, LA 71203
1800 Riverside Drive
Monroe, LA 71201
Full Name:
Michael Charles Echols
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Christie; 2 Children: Amelia, Everly
Birth Place:
Bastop, LA
Home City:
Monroe, LA
Religion:
Christian
MBA, University of Louisiana Monroe, 2000-2002
BA, Accounting, University of Louisiana Monroe, 1995-1999
Representative, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 14, 2020-present
Candidate, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 14, 2023
Member/Chair, Monroe City Council, District 1, 2016-2017
Candidate, Louisiana House of Representatives, District 14, 2011
Member, Civil Law and Procedure Committee
Member, Health and Welfare Committee
No caucus information on file.
Director of Business Development, Vantage Health Plan Incorporated, 2019-present
Principal, Contractor, Echo Build, 2015-Present
Managing Principal, Echolstar Investments, 2011-Present
Director of Business Development, Affinity Health Group and Vantage Health Plan of Monroe, 2010-Present
Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communication, University of Louisiana Monroe, 2008-2010
Chief Operations Officer, Oglesby Financial Group, 2000-2008
Adjunct Professor, Marketing, Louisiana University of Monroe, 2006-2007
President, Michael Echols Enterprises, 2000-Present
Vice Chair, Louisiana State Arts Council, 2009-present
Vice Chair, Heritage Preservation Commission, 2006-present
Past President, Garden District Neighborhood Alliance, 2004-present
Vice Chair, National Education Foundation, 2002-present
Past President, Downtown Monroe Renaissance
Board Member, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Board Member, Louisiana Association of Health Plans
Vice Chair, Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation, 2009-present
Member, Monroe Chamber of Commerce Board
President, Monroe Rotary
Founding Board Member, Monroe Symphony Orchestra Endowment
Member, North Louisiana Economic Partnership Board
Past Chair, Northeast Louisiana Arts Council
Founding Board Member, The Center for Children and Families
Board Member, Twin City Art Foundation
Past President, Monroe Kiwanis Club, 2004-2007