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As a House member, Theriot served as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and on the Fiscal Affairs and Governmental Operations Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url= http://lla.state.la.us/theriotbio.htm|title=Louisiana Legislative Auditor Steve J. Theriot|publisher=lla.state.la.us|accessdate=November 21, 2009}}</ref>​

As a House member, Theriot served as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and on the Fiscal Affairs and Governmental Operations Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url= http://lla.state.la.us/theriotbio.htm|title=Louisiana Legislative Auditor Steve J. Theriot|publisher=lla.state.la.us|accessdate=November 21, 2009}}</ref>​

 

In 1993, Theriot, along with fellow lawmakers [[Kernan "Skip" Hand]], Ken Hollis (1942-2010), and [[Jim Donelon]], all of the New Orleans suburbs, admitted to having given [[Tulane University]] [[scholarship]]s to their children. Legislators are allowed under an 1884 law to designate one Tulane scholarship recipient per year, but the extent of the practice of giving such awards, totaling $17,000 in 1993 dollars, to family members had been previously unknown.<ref>Scott Dyer,  

In 1993, Theriot, along with fellow lawmakers [[Kernan "Skip" Hand]], Ken Hollis (1942-2010), and [[Jim Donelon]], all of the New Orleans suburbs, admitted to having given [[Tulane University]] scholarships to their children. Legislators are allowed under an 1884 law to designate one Tulane scholarship recipient per year, but the extent of the practice of giving such awards, totaling $17,000 in 1993 dollars, to family members had been previously unknown.<ref>Scott Dyer,  

"Scholarship Controversy Grows," ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,''June 17, 1993.</ref>​

"Scholarship Controversy Grows," ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,''June 17, 1993.</ref>

 

In 1995, rather than seeking a third term in the legislature, Theriot ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for [[state treasurer]]. With 372,500 (29 percent), he finished second in the primary to fellow Democrat Kenneth Addison "Ken" Duncan, an attorney from Baton Rouge, who polled 448,182 votes (34.9 percent). Mary Chehardy, a Republican candidate from Jefferson Parish, finished in third place with 335,463 (26.1 percent). A second Republican, Gayle Joseph, trailed with 128,272 (10 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> In the second round of balloting, Duncan defeated Theriot, 798,280 votes (56.6 percent) to 610,964 (43.4 percent). The then incumbent treasurer, [[Mary Landrieu]] of New Orleans, ran unsuccessfully for governor a year before she would win election three times to the [[United States Senate]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Ele3ction Returns, November 18, 1995.</ref>​

In 1995, rather than seeking a third term in the legislature, Theriot ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for [[state treasurer]]. With 372,500 (29 percent), he finished second in the primary to fellow Democrat Kenneth Addison "Ken" Duncan, an attorney from Baton Rouge, who polled 448,182 votes (34.9 percent). Mary Chehardy, a Republican candidate from Jefferson Parish, finished in third place with 335,463 (26.1 percent). A second Republican, Gayle Joseph, trailed with 128,272 (10 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> In the second round of balloting, Duncan defeated Theriot, 798,280 votes (56.6 percent) to 610,964 (43.4 percent). The then incumbent treasurer, [[Mary Landrieu]] of New Orleans, ran unsuccessfully for governor a year before she would win election three times to the [[United States Senate]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Ele3ction Returns, November 18, 1995.</ref>​

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