Representative Jack McFarland

Jack Gideon McFarland, born on November 18, 1969, is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 13. This district encompasses Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, and Winn parishes in north Louisiana.

McFarland assumed office on January 11, 2016, succeeding outgoing Republican Representative James R. Fannin, who was elected to the District 35 seat in the Louisiana State Senate. In the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 24, 2015, McFarland, with 7,719 votes (60.3 percent), defeated his Democratic opponent, Philip Lawrence, who polled 5,091 votes (39.7 percent).

As of March 2020, McFarland lived in Jonesboro, Louisiana. He graduated from Winnfield Senior High School and earned a bachelor of science in business administration and industrial management from the University of Arkansas at Monticello. His career experience includes working as the president of McFarland Timber.

McFarland has been assigned to several committees during his tenure. In 2023-2024, he was assigned to the Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development Committee as Chairman, the Appropriations Committee,