Facts: - residence: amite , tangipahoa parish - preceded: tyrus cobb lanier - party: democrat - spouse: mary death -rrb- louise furniss russell -lrb- married 1974-2013 , her - office: louisiana st. helena parishes -rrb- state representative from district 72 -lrb- tangipahoa and - term end: 1988 - succeeded: buster guzzardo , sr. . - term start: 1984 - birth date: 1946 - name: robert weldon russell , iii - children: blaine lamar russell -lrb- 1979-1982 -rrb- - occupation: realtor - birth place: washington parish , louisiana , usa - religion: united methodist - alma mater: amite high school Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of weldon russell .
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robert weldon russell , iii , known as weldon russell -lrb- born 1946 -rrb- , is a democrat former member of the louisiana house of representatives who served from district 72 between 1984 and 1988 during the third administration of governor edwin washington edwards .one of fourteen candidates in louisiana 's 5th congressional district special election held on october 19 , 2013 , russell finished in eighth place with 2,554 votes -lrb- 2 percent -rrb- .he led only in his own tangipahoa parish and adjoining st. helena .