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| | |name=John Alan "Johnny" Berthelot | | |name=John Alan "Johnny" Berthelot |
| | |birth_date=November 28, 1951 | | |birth_date=November 28, 1951 |
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| | |spouse=Paula Chauvin Berthelot | | |spouse=Paula Chauvin Berthelot |
| | + | |children=Three children |
| | + | |alma_mater=East Ascension High School<br> |
| | + | [[Louisiana State University]]<br>{[[real estate]] extension course) |
| | |party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] | | |party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] |
| − | |religion=[[Roman Catholic]]}} | + | |religion=[[Roman Catholic]] |
| | + | |office=Louisiana State Representative for District 88 (Ascension Parish) |
| | + | |term_start=January 2012 |
| | + | |term_end= |
| | + | |preceded=Mert Smiley |
| | + | |office2=[[Mayor]] of Gonzales, Louisiana |
| | + | |term_start2=1985 |
| | + | |term_end2=2008} |
| | + | |succeeded=Barney Arceneaux |
| | + | }} |
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| − | '''John Alan Berthelot''', known as '''Johnny Berthelot''' (born November 28, 1951),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/john-berthelot/e49569811302|title=John Berthelot|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 12, 2017}}</ref> is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 88, based in his hometown of Gonzales in eastern Ascension Parish near the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]]. Berthelot was the mayor of his native Gonzales from 1985 until 2008. | + | '''John Alan Berthelot''', known as '''Johnny Berthelot''' (born November 28, 1951),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/john-berthelot/e49569811302|title=John Berthelot|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 12, 2017}}</ref> is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 88, based in his hometown of Gonzales in eastern Ascension Parish near the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]]. Berthelot was the [[mayor]] of his native Gonzales from 1985 until 2008. |
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| | The son of J. O. Berthelot and the former Doris Hebert, the [[Roman Catholic]] Berthelot attended St. Theresa Catholic School and Gonzales High School. In 1969, he graduated from East Ascension High School. In 1970, he graduated from [[New Orleans]] Barber College. He studied in the continuing education program at [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge and in 1975 completed the course in [[real estate]].<ref name=berth>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnnyberthelot.com/About.aspx|title=About Johnny Berthelot|publisher=johnnyberthelotl.com|accessdate=May 18, 2012}}</ref> | | The son of J. O. Berthelot and the former Doris Hebert, the [[Roman Catholic]] Berthelot attended St. Theresa Catholic School and Gonzales High School. In 1969, he graduated from East Ascension High School. In 1970, he graduated from [[New Orleans]] Barber College. He studied in the continuing education program at [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge and in 1975 completed the course in [[real estate]].<ref name=berth>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnnyberthelot.com/About.aspx|title=About Johnny Berthelot|publisher=johnnyberthelotl.com|accessdate=May 18, 2012}}</ref> |
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| | Shortly after the attack on the [[World Trade Center]] on [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11, 2001]], Mayor Berthelot and Gonzales Police Chief Bill Landry delivered a fire truck donated by the state of Louisiana to municipal firefighters in [[New York City]]. The two appeared at the time on [[NBC]]'s ''The Today Show'', then with host [[Katie Couric]].<ref name=mayor/> | | Shortly after the attack on the [[World Trade Center]] on [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11, 2001]], Mayor Berthelot and Gonzales Police Chief Bill Landry delivered a fire truck donated by the state of Louisiana to municipal firefighters in [[New York City]]. The two appeared at the time on [[NBC]]'s ''The Today Show'', then with host [[Katie Couric]].<ref name=mayor/> |
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| − | In 2011, Berthelot was elected to succeed fellow Republican Mert Smiley in the legislature; Smiley instead was narrowly elected as the Ascension Parish assessor. In the primary held on October 22, Berthelot was the runaway winner, 6,766 votes (71.4 percent). Another Republican, Coral Lambert, trailed with 1,377 votes (14.5 percent). A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Gary J. Lacombe, finished in third place with 1,331 votes (14.1 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_Legislative.html|title=Primary election returns, October 22, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=May 18, 2012}}</ref> | + | In 2011, Berthelot was elected to succeed fellow Republican Mert Smiley in the legislature; Smiley instead was narrowly elected as the Ascension Parish assessor. In the primary held on October 22, Berthelot was the runaway winner, 6,766 votes (71.4 percent). Another Republican, Coral Lambert, trailed with 1,377 votes (14.5 percent). A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Gary J. Lacombe, finished third with 1,331 votes (14.1 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10222011/10222011_Legislative.html|title=Primary election returns, October 22, 2011|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=May 18, 2012}}</ref> |
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| | [[Category:Politicians]] | | [[Category:Politicians]] |
| | [[Category:Republicans]] | | [[Category:Republicans]] |
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