Al Ater

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{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| birth_name = Alan Ray Ater

| office = Acting Secretary of State of Louisiana

| governor = Kathleen Blanco

| term_start = July 15, 2005

| term_end = November 10, 2006

| preceded = W. Fox McKeithen

| succeeded = Jay Dardenne

| office2 = Louisiana State Representative from Concordia parish

| term_start2 = 1983

| term_end2 = 1992

| birth_place = Decatur, Illinois, U.S.

| birth_date = {{birth date|1953|12|15}}

| death_place = Houston Hospice, Houston, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|5|21|1953|12|15}}

| alma_mater = Northwestern State University

| party = Democratic

}}

Al Ater was an American politician in Louisiana. He served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and as Louisiana Secretary of State.

He served in the Louisiana House from 1984 until 1992. He was a Democrat.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kalb.com/content/news/Al-Ater-ex-lawmaker-secretary-of-state-dies-at-age-63-423681134.html|title=Al Ater, ex-lawmaker, secretary of state, dies at age 63|website=www.kalb.com}} He was Louisiana's Secretary of State during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2017/05/22/al-ater-ex-lawmaker-secretary-state-dies-age-63/102026248/|title=Al Ater, ex-lawmaker, secretary of state, dies at age 63|website=Shreveport Times}} He had a wife Susie and three children.{{Cite web|url=https://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2017/05/22/al-ater-dies-at-age-63/|title=Al Ater dies at age 63|date=May 22, 2017|website=Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper}}