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| term_start2=January 14, 2008
| term_start2=January 14, 2008
| term_end2=2016
| term_end2=2016
| preceded2=Charles Doerr Lancaster, Jr.
| preceded2=[[Charles Lancaster|Charles Doerr Lancaster, Jr.]]
| succeeded2=[[Polly Thomas]]
| succeeded2=[[Polly Thomas]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
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>
He was elected to the legislature in 2007 to succeed the term-limited Republican Charles Doerr Lancaster, Jr. In the nonpartisan blanket primary, unique to Louisiana and [[California]], Lopinto defeated another Republican, Glenn Lee, 6,170 (58.6 percent) to 4,357 (41.4 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10202007/10202007_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns|date=October 20, 2007|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>
He was elected to the legislature in 2007 to succeed the term-limited Republican [[Charles Lancaster|Charles Doerr Lancaster, Jr.]] In the nonpartisan blanket primary, unique to Louisiana and [[California]], Lopinto defeated another Republican, Glenn Lee, 6,170 (58.6 percent) to 4,357 (41.4 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10202007/10202007_Legislative.html|title=Louisiana primary election returns|date=October 20, 2007|publisher=staticresults.sos.la.gov|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>
He was the vice chair of the House Commerce Committee and a member of the Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.asp?ID=80|title=Rep. Joseph P. Lopinto|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref> In his first term, Lopinto backed the positions of the Louisiana [[Right to Life]] Federation and the Louisiana Family Forum 100 percent of the time. He sided with the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, a type of statewide chamber of commerce, 88 percent of the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=93741|title=Rep. Joseph P. Lopinto, III|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>
He was the vice chair of the House Commerce Committee and a member of the Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.asp?ID=80|title=Rep. Joseph P. Lopinto|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref> In his first term, Lopinto backed the positions of the Louisiana [[Right to Life]] Federation and the Louisiana Family Forum 100 percent of the time. He sided with the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, a type of statewide chamber of commerce, 88 percent of the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=93741|title=Rep. Joseph P. Lopinto, III|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref>