Q:Facts: - preceded: greg barro - party: republican party - spouse: elizabeth ann '' betsy '' anderson malone - office: louisiana bossier parishes -rrb- state senator from district 37 -lrb- caddo and - term end: 2008 - succeeded: b.l. '' buddy '' shaw - term start: 1996 - birth date: 03 march 1953 - name: max tatum malone - children: mark , mitch , and marianne - birth place: louisiana - religion: methodist - alma mater: louisiana tech university - occupation: oil and gas businessman Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of max t. malone .
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max tatum malone -lrb- born march 3 , 1953 -rrb- is the president of malone oil and gas exploration company in shreveport and a former republican member of the louisiana state senate , in which he served from 1996 until january 14 , 2008 .term-limited in the district 37 seat , which includes portions of caddo and bossier parishes in northwestern louisiana , malone could not seek a fourth term in the october 20 , 2007 , jungle primary .among those who sought to succeed malone were outgoing district 9 state representative billy montgomery of bossier city , who was term-limited himself as a state house member , and montgomery 's former house colleague , b.l. '' buddy '' shaw , a retired shreveport educator and school board member .shaw defeated montgomery , 57-43 percent .malone 's senate record reflects a conservative bent : 90 to 100 percent support from the pro-business interest group , the louisiana association of business and industry , 0 percent from planned parenthood of america , 100 percent from the louisiana family forum , 77 percent from the christian coalition , and 22 percent from the louisiana environmental action network .malone , however , has accumulated a 71 percent rating from the afl-cio and 60 percent from the louisiana association of educators , the state 's largest teachers ' organization .malone rarely voted to raise taxes and was given the nickname '' no tax max . ''malone opposed the gaming industry .he rejected a proposed $ 50 million bailout for harrah 's new orleans casino .he also opposed permanent dockside gambling in exchange for an increased tax with the proceeds earmarked for teacher pay raises .