Greg Cromer

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Greg Cromer
Mayor of Slidell, Louisiana
Assumed office
2018
Member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives
for the 90th district
In office
January 2008 – June 29, 2018
Preceded byMatthew Peter Schneider III
Succeeded byMary DuBuisson
Personal details
Born
George Gregory Cromer

(1958-06-26) June 26, 1958 (age 63)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Peggy Sue Cromer
Children2
Alma materSoutheastern Louisiana University (BS)

George Gregory Cromer (born June 26, 1958), is an American politician, currently serving as the mayor of Slidell, Louisiana. A Republican, he previously served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2008 to 2018.[1]

Education[]

In 1981, Cromer graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial management technology from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond.[2]

Career[]

After graduating from college, Cromer was employed in New Orleans by Lockheed Martin at the Michoud Assembly Facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.[3] Formerly, he was the District G city council member in Slidell, Louisiana.[4] Cromer was elected to the House when the term-limited Matthew Peter Schneider, III, ran unsuccessfully for the Louisiana State Senate.[1]

Slidell is also represented in the House by a second Republican, Kevin Pearson of District 76, who joined Cromer in a dual town hall meeting in April 2011.[5][self-published source] Cromer is a member of the House committees on Civil Law and Procedure, Governmental Affairs, and Retirement.[3] Pearson is chairman of the Retirement Committee.[5][self-published source] Cromer and Pearson have developed a close working relationship and often appear together at civic meetings before constituents. The two issued a joint press released on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: "The economic impact is already being felt in our community, and we will take all appropriate steps to address the situation from every possible level."[6][self-published source] Cromer has also addressed the issue of flooding in the Slidell area and the required steps to remedy high water.[7]

Cromer and the St. Tammany legislative delegation worked to procure the widening of Interstate 12 from four to six lanes in the Slidell area, a $26 million project. In the dedication of the project, Governor Bobby Jindal said that the state had spent $122 million in transportation projects in St. Tammany Parish alone from 2008 to 2011 and $3.6 billion statewide on roads and ports during the same time period. The state also spent $220 million in the I-12 corridor from East Baton Rouge Parish to St. Tammany Parish.[8]

Cromer was reelected in the primary election held on October 22, 2011. He received 5,030 votes (74.9 percent) to 1,683 ballots (25.1 percent) for his intra-party rival, J. "Ron" Eldridge.[9]

On April 22, 2012, Cromer resigned his membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), of which he had been the Louisiana state chairman.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812–2012" (PDF). legis.state.la.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  2. ^ "Rep. Greg Cromer (R)". congress.org. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Project Vote Smart". votesmart.org. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  4. ^ "Slidell bids MSSG-11 farewell, thanks Marines for their help, September 16, 2005". leatherneck.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "For Immediate Release: Greg Cromer, April 8, 2011". gregcromer.net. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  6. ^ "For immediate release: Greg Cromer, May 4, 2010". gregcromer.net. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  7. ^ "State Rep. Greg Cromer to discuss flood protection in Slidell". New Orleans Times-Picayune, June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  8. ^ Harvey, Christine (March 2, 2011). "Gov. Bobby Jindal helps to break ground on I-12 widening project near Slidell". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  9. ^ "Louisiana primary election returns, October 22, 2011". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  10. ^ "Louisiana's Republican State Chairman Of ALEC Resigns From The Organization – Republic Report". Republicreport.org. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
Louisiana House of Representatives
Preceded by
 Louisiana State Representative for
District 90 (St. Tammany Parish)

George Gregory "Greg" Cromer
2008–2018

Succeeded by
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