Joseph Bouie Jr.

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Joseph Bouie Jr.
Member of the Louisiana Senate
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
January 13, 2020
Preceded by
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 97th district
In office
2014–2020
Preceded byJared Brossett
Succeeded byMatthew Willard
Personal details
BornDecember 1946 (age 74–75)
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
EducationSouthern University (BA)
Tulane University (MSW)
Clark Atlanta University (PhD)

Joseph J. Bouie Jr. (born December 1946)[1] is an American politician and academic from the state of Louisiana. A Democrat, Bouie has been member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 3rd district since 2020.

Early life and education[]

Bouie graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in New Orleans, which was abandoned after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Bouie received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern University at New Orleans. He received the Master of Social Work from Tulane University in New Orleans and his PhD from Clark Atlanta University.

Career[]

He is a retired faculty member and administrator at his alma mater, Southern University at New Orleans.[2] Bouie formerly resided in Baton Rouge and in Gretna in Jefferson Parish.[3]

Bouie previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 97 in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. He was unopposed in a special election to the seat in 2014 to replace fellow Democrat Jared Brossett, who was elected on February 1, 2014, to the District D position on the New Orleans City Council.

Bouie ran against Brossett for the city council seat vacated by their fellow Democrat, Cynthia Hedge-Morrell. In that race, Brossett polled 8,712 votes (50.2 percent) to Bouie's 7,238 votes (41.7 percent). A third Democrat, Dalton R. Savwoir Jr., held the remaining 1414 ballots (8.1 percent).[4]

Opposition to Marriage and Conscience Act[]

On May 19, 2015, Bouie was among ten legislators on the House Civil Law and Procedure Committee who voted to table the bigoted proposed Marriage and Conscience Act, authored by Republican Representative Mike Johnson of Bossier Parish and strongly supported by the conservative Louisiana Family Forum. Only his fellow Republican Ray Garofalo of Chalmette stood with Johnson. Governor Bobby Jindal, who supported the legislation, then issued an executive order to implement the measure. Johnson said that he will in 2016, if he is reelected, re-introduce the measure because he prefers a statutory law to address the issue. Johnson explained that the measure is designed to block the state government from pulling licenses or tax benefits from a company because of the owner's counter view of same-sex marriage. Other Democrats who opposed the measure were committee chairman Neil Abramson of New Orleans, Patrick O. Jefferson of Arcadia, and of Baton Rouge. Republicans who voted to table the measure were Mike "Pete" Huval of Breaux Bridge, Gregory A. Miller of Norco, Clay Schexnayder of Gonzales, and Nancy Landry of Lafayette.[5]

Personal life[]

Bouie is Catholic.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Joseph Bouie, December 1946". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved April 26, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Joseph Bouie Jr". Louisiana Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Joseph J. Bouie". intelius.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Election Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. February 1, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  5. ^ Emily Lane (May 19, 2015). "Louisiana's religious freedom bill effectively defeated in committee". Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "Facebook post". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
Louisiana House of Representatives
Preceded by Louisiana State Representative for
District 97 (Orleans Parish)
Joseph J. Bouie Jr.
2014 – 		Succeeded by
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