Jerome Zeringue

Jerome Peter Zeringue

Louisiana State Representative for District 52 (Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2016
Preceded by	Gordon Dove, Sr.
Succeeded by	Incumbent (pending)
Personal details
Born	April 1962
Political party	Republican
Residence	Houma Terrebonne Parish Louisiana, USA
Alma mater	Nicholls State University Louisiana State University
Occupation	State employee

Jerome Peter Zeringue (born April 1962)^[1] is the 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 Gordon Dove, Sr., 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 the Democrat Jerry "Truck" Gisclair of Larose in Lafourche Parish. Republican Beryl Amedee of Gray in Terrebonne Parish and Independent Dee Richard of Thibodaux supported the tax hike.^[4]

References

↑ "Jerome Zeringue". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
↑ "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.

Louisiana House of Representatives
Preceded by Gordon Dove, Sr.	Louisiana State Representative for District 52 (Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes) Jerome Peter Zeringue 2016 –	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives

Speaker of the House: Taylor Barras (R) of New Iberia Speaker pro Tempore: Walt Leger, III (D) of New Orleans Majority Leader: Lance Harris (R) of Alexandria Minority Leader: Gene Reynolds (D) of Minden

Jim Morris (R) Samuel Jenkins Jr. (D) Barbara Norton (D) Cedric Glover (D) Alan Seabaugh (R) Thomas G. Carmody (R) Larry Bagley (R) Mike Johnson (R) Dodie Horton (R) Gene Reynolds (D) Patrick O. Jefferson (D) Rob Shadoin (R) Jack McFarland (R) Jay Morris (R) Frank A. Hoffmann (R) Katrina Jackson (D) Marcus Hunter (D) Major Thibaut (D) Bubba Chaney (R) Steve Pylant (R) Andy Anders (D) Terry R. Brown (I) Kenny Ray Cox (D) Frank A. Howard (R) Lance Harris (R) Jeff Hall (D) Chris Hazel (R) Robert Johnson (D) Edmond Jordan (D) James Armes (D) Nancy Landry (R) Dorothy Sue Hill (D) Mike Danahay (D) A. B. Franklin (D) Stephen Dwight (R) Mark Abraham (R) John E. Guinn (R) Bernard LeBas (D) Julie Emerson (R) Dustin Miller (D) Phillip DeVillier (R) Jack Montoucet (D) Stuart Bishop (R) Vincent Pierre (D) Jean-Paul Coussan (R) Mike "Pete" Huval (R) Bob Hensgens (R) Taylor Barras (R) Blake Miguez (R) Sam Jones (D) Beryl Amedee (R) Jerome Zeringue (R) Tanner Magee (R) Jerry Gisclair (D) Jerome "Dee" Richard (I) Gregory A. Miller (R) Randal Gaines (D) Ed Price (D) Tony Bacala (R) Chad Brown (D) C. Denise Marcelle (D) Kenny Havard (R) Barbara West Carpenter (D) Valarie Hodges (R) Barry Ivey (R) Rick Edmonds (R) Patricia Haynes Smith (D) Steve Carter (R) Paula Davis (R) Franklin Foil (R) J. Rogers Pope (R) Robby Carter (D) Steve Pugh (R) Scott Simon (R) Malinda Brumfield White (D) Kevin Pearson (R) John Schroder (R) Kirk Talbot (R) Julie Stokes (R) Polly Thomas (R) Clay Schexnayder (R) Cameron Henry (R) Robert Billiot (D) Patrick Connick (R) Joseph Marino (I) Chris Broadwater (R) Rodney Lyons (D) Johnny Berthelot (R) Reid Falconer (R) Greg Cromer (R) Walt Leger (D) Tom Willmott (R) Helena Moreno (D) Stephanie Hilferty (R) Sherman Q. Mack (R) Terry Landry (D) Joseph Bouie Jr. (D) Neil Abramson (D) Jimmy Harris (D) John Bagneris (D) Edward James (D) Gary Carter Jr. (D) Ray Garofalo (R) Paul Hollis (R) Chris Leopold (R)

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