Moore served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967 . In 1969 , he switched party allegiance from Democrat to Republican after having supported Richard M. Nixon in the 1968 general election . He served on the elected Louisiana Republican State Central Committee from 1971 to 1975 , when he entered Congress . He was a delegate to the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas , which renominated the Reagan-Bush ticket
1984 Republican National Convention
1984 Republican National Convention
Henson Moore