Jerome Zeringue
Jerome Peter Zeringue | |
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Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 52nd district | |
Assumed office January 2016 | |
Preceded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | April 1962 | (age 59)
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, USA |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | State employee |
Jerome Peter Zeringue (born April 1962)[1] is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 52 in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes in south Louisiana. On January 11, 2016, Zeringue succeeded the term-limited , in the state House; Dove was instead elected as the president of Terrebonne Parish.
In the October 24, 2015 primary election, Zeringue, with 5,049 votes (50.03 percent), defeated by six votes another Republican candidate, J J Buquet, who polled 5,043 votes (49.97 percent).[2]
Zeringue resides in Houma and has been a state employee. He studied at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.[3]
Early in 2016, Zeringue joined a large House majority, 76 to 28, in supporting legislation by Representative Katrina Jackson, a Democrat from West Monroe, that increases beginning April 1, 2016, the state sales tax by one cent over eighteen months. The time frame was subsequently increased to twenty-seven months to extend through June 30, 2018. Joining Zeringue in support of the bill were area legislators, Tanner Magee, another Houma Republican, and Democrat of Larose in Lafourche Parish. Republican of Gray in Terrebonne Parish and Independent Dee Richard of Thibodaux did not support the tax hike.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Jerome Zeringue". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 26, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ "Jack McFarland". intelius.com. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ Jeremy Harper (February 27, 2016). "Local lawmakers mixed on tax hikes". Houma Today. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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