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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Hunter Vann Greene
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| office= [[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 66 (East Baton Rouge Parish)
| term_start=April 2005
| term_end=November 2014
| preceded=[[Mike Futrell]]
| succeeded=[[Darrell Ourso]]
| office2=[[Judge]] of Family Court, Division D, [ast Baton Rouge Parish
| term_start2=2015
| term_end2=
| preceded2=Annette Mary Lassalle
| succeeded2=
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| birth_date=July 1, 1966
| birth_place=[[Shreveport]], Caddo Parish, Louisiana
| alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]<br>
Southern University Law School]
| occupation=[[Attorney]] and family court judge
| spouse=Emily Aaron Greene (married c. 1991)
| children=Ashley, Matthew, and Lauren Greene<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Herbert and Edna Jan Barnett Greene
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]}}
'''Hunter Vann Greene''' (born July 1, 1966) is an [[attorney]] and family court judge in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for District 66 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Greene resigned from the House late in 2014 upon his election to a family court judgeship. [[Darrell Ourso]], a financial advisor and a former member of the Baton Rouge Metro Council, defeated fellow Republican [[Buddy Amoroso]] by seventy-two votes for the right to succeed Greene. Amoroso was a sitting member of the Metro Council and a favorite of the [[Tea Party movement] until his death in 2018].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/elections/11963565-123/darrell-ourso-wins-louisiana-house|title=Darrell Ourso wins Louisiana House seat for southeast Baton Rouge|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 28, 2015|accessdate=March 29, 2015}}</ref>
==Background==
Greene was born in [[Shreveport]], Louisiana, to a [[Southern Baptist]] couple, Herbert Vann Greene (1938–2010), a native of Bernice in Union Parish, and the former Edna Jan Barnette (1940-2013), originally from Cotton Valley in Webster Parish. The senior Greene was a retired lieutenant colonel in the [[United States Army]] and a probation officer in Caddo Parish before he entered the business sector. Jan Greene graduated from Cotton Valley High School and received her bachelor's degree in education from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. She taught at four schools in Shreveport before she retired in 1998 as assistant principal for instruction at Linwood Middle School in the Cedar Grove neighborhood. Herbert and Edna Greene are interred at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in [[Keithville, Louisiana|Keithville]].<ref name=jangreeneobit>Obituary of Edna Jan Barnette Greene, ''The Shreveport Times,'' September 26, 2013.</ref>
Hunter Greene has a sister, Kelly Greene-Byram, whose husband — also named Kelly, reside in Shreveport as well as a brother, Jade Greene, and wife, Joni, of Lebanon, [[Tennessee]].<ref name=hvgsr>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48665539|title=LTC Herbert Vann Greene|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 14, 2011}}</ref>
Greene graduated in 1984 from Southwood High School in Shreveport. In 1989, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge. In 1994, Greene, who is white, received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from historically black Southern University Law School, also in Baton Rouge.<ref name=votesmart/>
Greene and his wife, the former Emily Aaron, originally from [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], have three children: Ashley, Matthew, and Lauren Greene, all of whom attended local [[Roman Catholic]] schools. Hunter and Emily Greene are eucharistic ministers at the St. Thomas More Catholic Church.<ref name=zachary>{{cite web|url=http://www.zacharytoday.com/pages/full_story/push?article-State+Rep-+Hunter+Greene+qualifies+for+Family+Court+special+election%20&id=11326712&instance=news_special_coverage_right_column|title=
State Rep. Hunter Greene qualifies for Family Court special election|publisher=zacharytoday.com|accessdate=July 14, 2011}}</ref>
Greene is a tennis player and golfer and formerly coached basketball for St. Thomas More Church and the [[YMCA]].<ref name=zachary/>
==Legislative and judicial service==
Previous to his service as a legislator, Greene was a member of the legal team of the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, [[Dan Kyle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lanewslink.com/print.php?article=15394|title=Rep. Hunter Greene Ponders Legislative Auditor's Position''|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|date=January 17, 2010}}</ref>He was thereafter as a state representative the chairman of Legislative Audit Advisory Council, a joint legislative committee with oversight of the legislative auditor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lla.state.la.us/legislativeservices/advisorycouncil/''|title=Louisiana Legislative Auditor, Audit Advisory Council|accessdate=August 30, 2013}}</ref>
In 2005, Greene won a special election to the House by defeating a fellow Republican, Sean Riecke, 2,951 (53.5 percent) to 2,565 (46.5 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 2, 2005.</ref> The vacancy occurred when the Republican Representative [[Mike Futrell]] resigned to become state director for [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]], and later the chief administrative officer of East Baton Rouge Parish.<ref>"Holden names Mike Futrell parish's CAO," ''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate,'' January 16, 2009.</ref>
Greene's former District 66 covers a large swath of Baton Rouge between downtown and mid-city. It includes the commercial and retail corridor along Florida Boulevard and reaches Jones Creek Road and Coursey Boulevard, a major growth area. Cortana Mall is located in the district as is Bon Carre’, a technology center. Greene was unopposed for his first full term in the [[primary]] held on October 20, 2007.
Greene was the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and a member of the Budget Committee.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=56507|title=Rep. Hunter V. Greene|publisher=Votesmart.org|accessdate=July 14, 2011}}</ref> As a legislator, he sat on the House committees on Judiciary, Governmental Affairs, and Transportation, Highways and Public Works. As a freshman lawmaker, Greene authored a state bill which defines specific ways to convict sexual predators on the [[Internet]]. In 2006, he sponsored a constitutional amendment to strengthen the qualifications needed for judges to run for office. He authored legislation to eliminate the gift tax and repeal the inheritance tax. He supported repeal of the controversial Stelly Plan, named for former Representative [[Vic Stelly]], which traded an increase in [[property tax]]es in exchange for a reduction in the state [[sales tax]]. Greene proposed a state [[income tax]] deduction for private school tuition, but the plan was vetoed by former [[Governor]] [[Kathleen Blanco]].
In the spring of 2011, Greene ran unsuccessfully for a family court judgeship vacancy in East Baton Rouge Parish. Another Republican, Charlene Charlet Day (born 1960), a former teacher who practices law in Zachary and resides in Central City, narrowly outpolled Greene, 5,617 (50.7 percent) to 5,462 (49.3 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (East Baton Rouge Parish), April 2, 2011.</ref>
On October 25, 2011, Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] endorsed Chuck Kleckley of [[Lake Charles]] as his choice to succeed the term-limited James Wilton "Jim" Tucker (born 1964) as the state House Speaker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwl.com/pages/10215886.php?poll103281ViewResults=1|title=Jindal to support Kleckley in speaker race|publisher=wwl.com|accessdate=October 26, 2011}}</ref> Greene and fellow Baton Rouge Representative Erich Ponti and Republican Representative [[Joel Robideaux]] of [[Lafayette]] and the Democrat Jeff Arnold of [[New Orleans]] had also sought support for the presiding officer's position.<ref name="speaker"/> The House confirmed Kleckley as the new Speaker.
After the defeat for the judgeship, Greene reaffirmed his commitment to remain in the state House and run for Speaker in 2016.<ref name=speaker>{{cite web|url=
http://theadvocate.com/news/politics/259879-63/greene-joins-candidates-for-speaker.html|authorMark Ballard|title=Greene joins candidates for speaker of La. House|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=July 14, 2011}}</ref>
However, in 2014, he was again running for a family court judgeship and this time was successful. He polled 30,203 votes (67.7 percent) to 14,402 (32.3 percent) to unseat long-term Judge Annette Mary Lassalle (born January 1952) of Baton Rouge.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 4, 2014.</ref>Rumors surfaced that Lasalle would retire, and Greene entered the race to succeed her. Then she filed for another term; the situation created strain in their past cordial relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/10738000-125/hunter-greene-unseats-family-court|title=Hunter Greene unseats Family Court Judge Annette Lassalle|author=Andrea Gallo|date=November 5, 2014|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=December 13, 2014}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greene, Hunter}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Judges]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Catholics]]
[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]
| name=Hunter Vann Greene
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| office= [[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 66 (East Baton Rouge Parish)
| term_start=April 2005
| term_end=November 2014
| preceded=[[Mike Futrell]]
| succeeded=[[Darrell Ourso]]
| office2=[[Judge]] of Family Court, Division D, [ast Baton Rouge Parish
| term_start2=2015
| term_end2=
| preceded2=Annette Mary Lassalle
| succeeded2=
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| birth_date=July 1, 1966
| birth_place=[[Shreveport]], Caddo Parish, Louisiana
| alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]<br>
Southern University Law School]
| occupation=[[Attorney]] and family court judge
| spouse=Emily Aaron Greene (married c. 1991)
| children=Ashley, Matthew, and Lauren Greene<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Herbert and Edna Jan Barnett Greene
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]}}
'''Hunter Vann Greene''' (born July 1, 1966) is an [[attorney]] and family court judge in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for District 66 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Greene resigned from the House late in 2014 upon his election to a family court judgeship. [[Darrell Ourso]], a financial advisor and a former member of the Baton Rouge Metro Council, defeated fellow Republican [[Buddy Amoroso]] by seventy-two votes for the right to succeed Greene. Amoroso was a sitting member of the Metro Council and a favorite of the [[Tea Party movement] until his death in 2018].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/elections/11963565-123/darrell-ourso-wins-louisiana-house|title=Darrell Ourso wins Louisiana House seat for southeast Baton Rouge|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 28, 2015|accessdate=March 29, 2015}}</ref>
==Background==
Greene was born in [[Shreveport]], Louisiana, to a [[Southern Baptist]] couple, Herbert Vann Greene (1938–2010), a native of Bernice in Union Parish, and the former Edna Jan Barnette (1940-2013), originally from Cotton Valley in Webster Parish. The senior Greene was a retired lieutenant colonel in the [[United States Army]] and a probation officer in Caddo Parish before he entered the business sector. Jan Greene graduated from Cotton Valley High School and received her bachelor's degree in education from [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. She taught at four schools in Shreveport before she retired in 1998 as assistant principal for instruction at Linwood Middle School in the Cedar Grove neighborhood. Herbert and Edna Greene are interred at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in [[Keithville, Louisiana|Keithville]].<ref name=jangreeneobit>Obituary of Edna Jan Barnette Greene, ''The Shreveport Times,'' September 26, 2013.</ref>
Hunter Greene has a sister, Kelly Greene-Byram, whose husband — also named Kelly, reside in Shreveport as well as a brother, Jade Greene, and wife, Joni, of Lebanon, [[Tennessee]].<ref name=hvgsr>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48665539|title=LTC Herbert Vann Greene|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=July 14, 2011}}</ref>
Greene graduated in 1984 from Southwood High School in Shreveport. In 1989, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge. In 1994, Greene, who is white, received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from historically black Southern University Law School, also in Baton Rouge.<ref name=votesmart/>
Greene and his wife, the former Emily Aaron, originally from [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], have three children: Ashley, Matthew, and Lauren Greene, all of whom attended local [[Roman Catholic]] schools. Hunter and Emily Greene are eucharistic ministers at the St. Thomas More Catholic Church.<ref name=zachary>{{cite web|url=http://www.zacharytoday.com/pages/full_story/push?article-State+Rep-+Hunter+Greene+qualifies+for+Family+Court+special+election%20&id=11326712&instance=news_special_coverage_right_column|title=
State Rep. Hunter Greene qualifies for Family Court special election|publisher=zacharytoday.com|accessdate=July 14, 2011}}</ref>
Greene is a tennis player and golfer and formerly coached basketball for St. Thomas More Church and the [[YMCA]].<ref name=zachary/>
==Legislative and judicial service==
Previous to his service as a legislator, Greene was a member of the legal team of the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, [[Dan Kyle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lanewslink.com/print.php?article=15394|title=Rep. Hunter Greene Ponders Legislative Auditor's Position''|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|date=January 17, 2010}}</ref>He was thereafter as a state representative the chairman of Legislative Audit Advisory Council, a joint legislative committee with oversight of the legislative auditor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lla.state.la.us/legislativeservices/advisorycouncil/''|title=Louisiana Legislative Auditor, Audit Advisory Council|accessdate=August 30, 2013}}</ref>
In 2005, Greene won a special election to the House by defeating a fellow Republican, Sean Riecke, 2,951 (53.5 percent) to 2,565 (46.5 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, April 2, 2005.</ref> The vacancy occurred when the Republican Representative [[Mike Futrell]] resigned to become state director for [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]], and later the chief administrative officer of East Baton Rouge Parish.<ref>"Holden names Mike Futrell parish's CAO," ''Baton Rouge Morning Advocate,'' January 16, 2009.</ref>
Greene's former District 66 covers a large swath of Baton Rouge between downtown and mid-city. It includes the commercial and retail corridor along Florida Boulevard and reaches Jones Creek Road and Coursey Boulevard, a major growth area. Cortana Mall is located in the district as is Bon Carre’, a technology center. Greene was unopposed for his first full term in the [[primary]] held on October 20, 2007.
Greene was the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and a member of the Budget Committee.<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=56507|title=Rep. Hunter V. Greene|publisher=Votesmart.org|accessdate=July 14, 2011}}</ref> As a legislator, he sat on the House committees on Judiciary, Governmental Affairs, and Transportation, Highways and Public Works. As a freshman lawmaker, Greene authored a state bill which defines specific ways to convict sexual predators on the [[Internet]]. In 2006, he sponsored a constitutional amendment to strengthen the qualifications needed for judges to run for office. He authored legislation to eliminate the gift tax and repeal the inheritance tax. He supported repeal of the controversial Stelly Plan, named for former Representative [[Vic Stelly]], which traded an increase in [[property tax]]es in exchange for a reduction in the state [[sales tax]]. Greene proposed a state [[income tax]] deduction for private school tuition, but the plan was vetoed by former [[Governor]] [[Kathleen Blanco]].
In the spring of 2011, Greene ran unsuccessfully for a family court judgeship vacancy in East Baton Rouge Parish. Another Republican, Charlene Charlet Day (born 1960), a former teacher who practices law in Zachary and resides in Central City, narrowly outpolled Greene, 5,617 (50.7 percent) to 5,462 (49.3 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns (East Baton Rouge Parish), April 2, 2011.</ref>
On October 25, 2011, Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] endorsed Chuck Kleckley of [[Lake Charles]] as his choice to succeed the term-limited James Wilton "Jim" Tucker (born 1964) as the state House Speaker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwl.com/pages/10215886.php?poll103281ViewResults=1|title=Jindal to support Kleckley in speaker race|publisher=wwl.com|accessdate=October 26, 2011}}</ref> Greene and fellow Baton Rouge Representative Erich Ponti and Republican Representative [[Joel Robideaux]] of [[Lafayette]] and the Democrat Jeff Arnold of [[New Orleans]] had also sought support for the presiding officer's position.<ref name="speaker"/> The House confirmed Kleckley as the new Speaker.
After the defeat for the judgeship, Greene reaffirmed his commitment to remain in the state House and run for Speaker in 2016.<ref name=speaker>{{cite web|url=
http://theadvocate.com/news/politics/259879-63/greene-joins-candidates-for-speaker.html|authorMark Ballard|title=Greene joins candidates for speaker of La. House|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=July 14, 2011}}</ref>
However, in 2014, he was again running for a family court judgeship and this time was successful. He polled 30,203 votes (67.7 percent) to 14,402 (32.3 percent) to unseat long-term Judge Annette Mary Lassalle (born January 1952) of Baton Rouge.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 4, 2014.</ref>Rumors surfaced that Lasalle would retire, and Greene entered the race to succeed her. Then she filed for another term; the situation created strain in their past cordial relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/10738000-125/hunter-greene-unseats-family-court|title=Hunter Greene unseats Family Court Judge Annette Lassalle|author=Andrea Gallo|date=November 5, 2014|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=December 13, 2014}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greene, Hunter}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Judges]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Catholics]]
[[Category:Catholic Politicians]]