Arthur Thomas Colten, known as Tom Colten (October 21, 1922 – December 6, 2004), was a Louisiana newspaperman and politician from the 1950s to the 1990s who rose from a small-town mayoralty position to head his state's Department of Transportation and Development under three governors from both parties. Colten was also active in the slow process of establishing a viable Republican Party in his adopted state.

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  • Arthur Thomas Colten, known as Tom Colten (October 21, 1922 – December 6, 2004), was a Louisiana newspaperman and politician from the 1950s to the 1990s who rose from a small-town mayoralty position to head his state's Department of Transportation and Development under three governors from both parties. Colten was also active in the slow process of establishing a viable Republican Party in his adopted state.
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  • President of the Louisiana Municipal Association
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  • Mayor of Minden, Louisiana, USA
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  • Tom Colten as mayor of Minden, Louisiana
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  • Lee Colten
  • Connie Colten
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  • Arthur Thomas Colten, known as Tom Colten (October 21, 1922 – December 6, 2004), was a Louisiana newspaperman and politician from the 1950s to the 1990s who rose from a small-town mayoralty position to head his state's Department of Transportation and Development under three governors from both parties. Colten was also active in the slow process of establishing a viable Republican Party in his adopted state.
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