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'''Joseph Peter Lopinto, III''', known as '''Joe Lopinto''' (born June 11, 1976), is an [[attorney]] from Metairie who is the [[sheriff]] of populous Jefferson Parish in suburban [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, having represented District 80 from 2008 until his resignation in 2016 to rejoin the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department. In 2017, Lopinto became sheriff upon the resignation of [[Moderate Republican]] Newell Normand.

'''Joseph Peter Lopinto, III''', known as '''Joe Lopinto''' (born June 11, 1976), an [[attorney]] from Metairie, [[Louisiana]], is the [[sheriff]] of populous Jefferson Parish in suburban [[New Orleans]]. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, having represented District 80 from 2008 until his resignation in 2016 to rejoin the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department. In 2017, Lopinto became sheriff upon the resignation of [[Moderate Republican]] Newell Normand.

Lopinto graduated in 1994 from the [[Roman Catholic]] Brother Martin High School in New Orleans. He then obtained his [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Juris Doctor]]ate from Loyola University and the Loyola Law School, two other Catholic institutions in New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org/bio/id/62066|title=Rep. Joseph Lopinto|publisher=congress.org|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>  

Lopinto graduated in 1994 from the [[Roman Catholic]] Brother Martin High School in New Orleans. He then obtained his [[Bachelor of Arts]] and [[Juris Doctor]]ate from Loyola University and the Loyola Law School, two other Catholic institutions in New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org/bio/id/62066|title=Rep. Joseph Lopinto|publisher=congress.org|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>