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{{Infobox officeholder
|nameRodney Jack Strain, Jr.
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
| office=[[Sheriff]] of Tensas Parish<br> [[Louisiana]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| term_ end=2016
| preceded=Patrick Jon "Pat" Canulette
| succeeded="Randy" Smith
| birth_date=November 28, 1962
| birth_place=Place of birth missing<br>
Resident of Abita Springs, St. Tammany Parish, [[Louisiana]]
| death_date=
| birth_place=
| death_place=
| death_date=
| resting_place=
| occupation=Former law-enforcement officer
| spouse=Lisa Marie Palmer Strain
| children=Rachel Julia Strain
| religion=
| alma_mater=
}}
'''Rodney Jack Strain, Jr.''', known as '''Jack Strain''' (born November 28, 1962),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/rodney-strain/e799030026522|title=Rodney Strain|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 14, 2015}}</ref> is a former [[sheriff]] of St. Tammany Parish, [[Louisiana]], who in 2018 was under investigation for allegations of sexual abuse of four minors,<ref name=investigation>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/investigations/shock-sadness-over-allegations-against-ex-sheriff-jack-strain/289-623358990|title=Shock, sadness over allegations against ex-sheriff Jack Strain: Current St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith, who took on Strain in the recent election for sheriff, said that he was shocked but that he had known of the allegations for a while|publisher=WWL-TV ([[New Orleans]])|date=December 13, 2018|accessdate=December 14, 2018}}</ref> St. Tammany Parish is located in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]].
Strain was elected in 1995 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to succeed the [[Republican Party|Republican]] Patrick Jon "Pat" Canulette (born Feburary 1, 1948) of Slidell<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/patrick-canulette/e99348151980|title=Patrick Canulette|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 14, 2018}}</ref>, who did not seek reelection. Strain was one of two Democrats in the 1995 nonpartisan blanket primary, along with seven Republicans and an [[Independent voter|Independent]]. In the runoff election, Strain defeated Republican "Ben" Morris, 30,576 votes (50.2 percent) to 30,276 (49.8 percent). Strain ran without opposition in 1999. In 2003, running as a Republican, polled 79 percent of the ballots cast in the primary. In December 2015, he was unseated by another Republican, "Randy" Smith, who still serves as sheriff.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns: St. Tammany Parish, 1995, 2003, and 2015.</ref>
Sheriff Smith said that he had previously heard of the allegations against his predecessor. Strain is also the target of a federal probe looking into a former work-release program which Strain supervised. Tim Lentz, a former deputy under Strain and the former police chief in Covington, said that he was shocked by the allegations and that his former boss must be investigated and held accountable for any crimes proved.<ref name=investigation/>
Strain is a cousin of Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Michael Gene "Mike" Strain, a Republican who is seeking a third term in the nonpartisan blanket primary scheduled for November 16, 2019. Another cousin, R. H. "Bill" Strain, a Democrat, preceded Mike Strain in the District 74 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Mike Strain assumed the House seat in 2000, eight years before his election as agriculture commissioner.
==References==
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[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Former Democrats]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
|nameRodney Jack Strain, Jr.
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
| office=[[Sheriff]] of Tensas Parish<br> [[Louisiana]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| term_ end=2016
| preceded=Patrick Jon "Pat" Canulette
| succeeded="Randy" Smith
| birth_date=November 28, 1962
| birth_place=Place of birth missing<br>
Resident of Abita Springs, St. Tammany Parish, [[Louisiana]]
| death_date=
| birth_place=
| death_place=
| death_date=
| resting_place=
| occupation=Former law-enforcement officer
| spouse=Lisa Marie Palmer Strain
| children=Rachel Julia Strain
| religion=
| alma_mater=
}}
'''Rodney Jack Strain, Jr.''', known as '''Jack Strain''' (born November 28, 1962),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/rodney-strain/e799030026522|title=Rodney Strain|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 14, 2015}}</ref> is a former [[sheriff]] of St. Tammany Parish, [[Louisiana]], who in 2018 was under investigation for allegations of sexual abuse of four minors,<ref name=investigation>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/investigations/shock-sadness-over-allegations-against-ex-sheriff-jack-strain/289-623358990|title=Shock, sadness over allegations against ex-sheriff Jack Strain: Current St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith, who took on Strain in the recent election for sheriff, said that he was shocked but that he had known of the allegations for a while|publisher=WWL-TV ([[New Orleans]])|date=December 13, 2018|accessdate=December 14, 2018}}</ref> St. Tammany Parish is located in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]].
Strain was elected in 1995 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] to succeed the [[Republican Party|Republican]] Patrick Jon "Pat" Canulette (born Feburary 1, 1948) of Slidell<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/patrick-canulette/e99348151980|title=Patrick Canulette|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=December 14, 2018}}</ref>, who did not seek reelection. Strain was one of two Democrats in the 1995 nonpartisan blanket primary, along with seven Republicans and an [[Independent voter|Independent]]. In the runoff election, Strain defeated Republican "Ben" Morris, 30,576 votes (50.2 percent) to 30,276 (49.8 percent). Strain ran without opposition in 1999. In 2003, running as a Republican, polled 79 percent of the ballots cast in the primary. In December 2015, he was unseated by another Republican, "Randy" Smith, who still serves as sheriff.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns: St. Tammany Parish, 1995, 2003, and 2015.</ref>
Sheriff Smith said that he had previously heard of the allegations against his predecessor. Strain is also the target of a federal probe looking into a former work-release program which Strain supervised. Tim Lentz, a former deputy under Strain and the former police chief in Covington, said that he was shocked by the allegations and that his former boss must be investigated and held accountable for any crimes proved.<ref name=investigation/>
Strain is a cousin of Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Michael Gene "Mike" Strain, a Republican who is seeking a third term in the nonpartisan blanket primary scheduled for November 16, 2019. Another cousin, R. H. "Bill" Strain, a Democrat, preceded Mike Strain in the District 74 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Mike Strain assumed the House seat in 2000, eight years before his election as agriculture commissioner.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Strain, Jack}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Former Democrats]]
[[Category:Republicans]]