路易斯安那州众议员贝汉姆11月12日病逝 终年52岁 曾力推州长任期限制修宪
路易斯安那州众议员小迈克·贝汉姆11月12日在梅泰里一家医院病逝，终年52岁。他数月来一直受肝功能衰竭困扰，此前曾公开表示需要肝脏移植才能存活，其办公室11月11日发布新闻稿称他病情危重、急需祈祷。州长杰夫·兰德里对他的离世表示哀悼。贝汉姆来自圣伯纳德堂区，第三次参选后当选州众议员，目前为首个任期，同时也是路易斯安那州共和党中央委员会的民选委员。在最近一次州议会会期中，他推动的修宪案经选民上周投票通过，为路易斯安那州州长设立任期限制，成为他任内最具深远影响的立法成果。今年9月下旬，他还在新奥尔良奥杜邦水族馆举行新闻发布会，宣布计划明年提出立法，以已故歌手多莉·帕顿命名车牌，为帕顿的“想象力图书馆”识字项目筹款。贝汉姆的去世在州议会引发悼念，同僚称他怀揣多年从政梦想终得实现，却在首个任期内病逝，令人惋惜。州政府尚未公布补选安排。
Louisiana State Rep. Beahm Dies Nov. 12 at 52; Had Championed Gubernatorial Term-Limits Amendment
Louisiana state Representative Mike Beahm Jr. died on November 12 at a hospital in Metairie. He was 52. He had suffered from liver failure for months and had publicly said he needed a liver transplant to survive; his office issued a release on November 11 saying he was in critical condition and asking for prayers. Governor Jeff Landry expressed condolences on his passing.
Beahm, from St. Bernard Parish, was elected to the state House on his third run and was serving his first term; he was also an elected member of the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee. In the most recent legislative session, he championed a constitutional amendment, approved by voters last week, that sets term limits for Louisiana's governor — the most far-reaching legislative achievement of his tenure. In late September, he held a press conference at the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans announcing plans to introduce legislation next year for a license plate named for the late singer Dolly Parton to raise funds for Parton's Imagination Library literacy program.
His death drew tributes in the state legislature, where colleagues noted that he had achieved a years-long dream of public service only to die during his first term. The state has not yet announced arrangements for a special election.
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