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Vic Stelly
Vic Stelly
	Vic Stelly
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives; from the 35th district
	In office; 1988–2004
Preceded by	Margaret Welsh Lowenthal
Succeeded by	Brett Frank Geymann
Member of the Louisiana Board of Regents for Higher Education
	In office; 2007–2013
Personal details
Born	Victor Theodore Stelly; January 11, 1941; Carencro, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	December 26, 2020 (aged 79); Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican turned Independent
Occupation	Businessman; Politician

Victor Theodore Stelly (January 11, 1941 – December 26, 2020) was an American politician who was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, best known for the since repealed Stelly Plan tax-shifting amendment. He was also a member of the Louisiana Board of Regents for Higher Education from 2007 through 2013, resigning before his term ended because he was dismayed at cuts to higher education.^[1]^[2]

In 2006, Stelly was selected to the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame.^[3]

Political career

Stelly authored an amendment to the Louisiana State Constitution which became known as the Stelly Plan.^[4] This amendment eliminated the state sales tax on food, drugs, and utilities and raised the state income tax.^[4] Lost state revenue was replaced with a state income tax increase primarily paid by upper bracket taxpayers.^[5]

Personal life

Stelly was born in Carencro, Louisiana, and moved to Zachary, Louisiana, when he was four years old.^[1] His father, Gordon Stelly, was a petro-chemical operator, and his mother Dorothea Olive Martin Stelly, was a stay-at-home mother.^[6]^[1] He was an All-State football player at Zachary High School and graduated from Northwestern in Natchitoches where he also played football.^[1] He taught high school in Louisiana, getting his M.A. from Louisiana State University in 1965.^[1] Stelly was also an insurance agent for 25 years in Moss Bluff.^[1]^[7]

Death

Stelly died from complications of COVID-19^[8] on December 26, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana, just 15 hours before his wife Terry died of the same illness and sixteen days short of his 80th birthday.^[9]^[10]

His papers are held by the Archives and Special Collections Department of the Frazar Memorial Library at McNeese State University.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Vic Stelly". BestOfSwla. November 4, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ Schmidt, Theresa (June 13, 2012). "Vic Stelly resigns from Board of Regents". KPLC. Gray Media Group, Inc. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "Louisiana Political Museum499 E". GOVERNMENT. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Vic Stelly papers" (PDF). McNeese State University Library. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "News Releases". Louisiana Department of Revenue. November 8, 2002. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "Dorothea Stelly – Monday, September 10th, 2007". Charlet Funeral Home, Inc. September 10, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "VIC STELLY INSURANCE AGENCY, INC". Open Corporates. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "Victor & Terry Stelly". Johnson Funeral Home. December 26, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
^ Cole, Davon (December 26, 2020). "Former Louisiana State Representative 'Vic' Stelly dies". KPLC TV. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ Schmidt, Theresa (December 27, 2020). "Lake Area loses two pillars of the community just hours apart". KPLC TV. Retrieved December 27, 2020.