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|name=Ronald James "Ron" Gomez, Sr.

|name=Ronald James "Ron" Gomez, Sr.

|residence=Lafayette, Louisiana

|residence=Lafayette, Louisiana

|occupation=[[Journalist]]<br>

|occupation=[[Journalist]]<br>

[[Business]]woman

[[Business]]man

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]  

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]  

(2) As a legislator, Gomez avoided partisan wrangling and concentrated on "good government" reforms, including tort reform, regional banking, and repeal of the blue laws.<br>

(2) As a legislator, Gomez avoided partisan wrangling and concentrated on "good government" reforms, including tort reform, regional banking, and repeal of the blue laws.<br>

(3) As a baby, Gomez was strolled by his mother past the coffin of the assassinated [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]]<br>

(3) As a baby, Gomez was strolled by his mother past the coffin of the assassinated [[Huey Long|Huey Pierce Long, Jr.]]<br>

(4)) Gomez joined the [[Buddy Roemer]] administration at mid-term to become secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, through which capacity he worked to replenish the shrinking wetlands.<br>

(4)) Gomez joined the [[Buddy Roemer]] administration at mid-term to become secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, through which capacity he worked to replenish the shrinking wetlands.<br>

(5) In 1989, Gomez was a colleague of controversial Representative [[David Duke]], whom he had interviewed as a journalist in the 1970s when Duke was running for a seat in the state Senate from Baton Rouge.<br>

(5) In 1989, Gomez was a colleague of controversial Representative [[David Duke]], whom he had interviewed as a journalist in the 1970s when Duke was running for a seat in the state Senate from Baton Rouge.<br>

(6) Gomez's memoirs reveal previously unknown material on such lawmakers as Carl Newton Gunter, Jr., of Rapides Parish, Shady Wall of West Monroe, Robert Adley of Bossier Parish, and Ed Scogin of Slidell.  

(6) Gomez's memoirs reveal previously unknown material on such lawmakers as Carl Newton Gunter, Jr., of Rapides Parish, Shady Wall of West Monroe, Robert Adley of Bossier Parish, and Ed Scogin of Slidell.  

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'[[author]], and [[business]]man from [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]] who served as a state representative from 1980 to 1989.[1]From 1990 to 1992, he was the secretary of natural resources in the cabinet of [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]]. In 1992, Gomez, as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], launched a strong but losing race for [[mayor]] of Lafayette. He ran for office each time as a "good government reform" candidate without emphasis on party affiliation.

 

'''Ronald James Gomez''', known as '''Ron Gomez''' (born October 14, 1934) is a [[journalist]], [[author]], and [[business]]man from [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]] who served as a state representative from 1980 to 1989.[1] From 1990 to 1992, he was the secretary of natural resources in the cabinet of [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]]. In 1992, Gomez, as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], launched a strong but losing race for [[mayor]] of Lafayette. He ran for office each time as a "good government reform" candidate without emphasis on party affiliation.

 

==Background==

==Background==

Gomez's paternal grandfather was Antoine "Neat" Gomez, who was of both [[France|French]] and [[Spain|Spanish]] descent and spoke both languages from. He married a fully French woman named Marie Griffon, Gomez's grandmother. Gomez's third [[novel]],  entitled "Neat," is based on the life of his grandfather, who lived to be 101. Gomez's maternal grandfather was John Alleman, fully French, and married to a French woman by the name of Lambert. She died when Gomez's mother was only twelve. Gomez's heritage is hence at least three-fourths French but with an [[Hispanic]] surname.[2]

Gomez's paternal grandfather was Antoine "Neat" Gomez, who was of both [[France|French]] and [[Spain|Spanish]] descent and spoke both languages from. He married a fully French woman named Marie Griffon, Gomez's grandmother. Gomez's third [[novel]],  entitled "Neat," is based on the life of his grandfather, who lived to be 101. Gomez's maternal grandfather was John Alleman, fully French, and married to a French woman by the name of Lambert. She died when Gomez's mother was only twelve. Gomez's heritage is hence at least three-fourths French but with an [[Hispanic]] surname.[2]