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Dastugue currently resides in Covington (formerly of Mandeville) in [[suburb]]an St. Tammany Parish with his wife, the former Penny Matherne (born 1959). They have three children.
Dastugue currently resides in Covington (formerly of Mandeville) in [[suburb]]an St. Tammany Parish with his wife, the former Penny Matherne (born 1959). They have three children.
Mrs. Dastugue is a former elected Republican member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Education for District 1 (New Orleans suburbs). She won the seat in the [[general election]] held on November 15, 2003, 57,205 votes (54 percent) to Democrat Barbara Ferguson's 48,729 ballots (46 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 15, 2003.</ref> A second Republican candidate, incumbent Donna Contois, was eliminated in the 1995 primary the preceding month.
Mrs. Dastugue, who studied at [[Tulane University]] in New Orleans, is a former educator and elected Republican member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Education for District 1 (New Orleans suburbs). She won the seat in the [[general election]] held on November 15, 2003, 57,205 votes (54 percent) to Democrat Barbara Ferguson's 48,729 ballots (46 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 15, 2003.</ref> A second Republican candidate, incumbent Donna Contois, was eliminated in the 1995 primary the preceding month.
Penny Dastugue was not a candidate for reelection to the BESE board in the primary held on October 20, 2007. Her fellow Republican, James "Jim" Garvey of Metairie, ran unopposed for the seat. After his [[inauguration]] early in 2008, Republican Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] named Penny Dastugue to continue to serve by appointment on the BESE board, a body which consists of both elected and appointed members.
Penny Dastugue was not a candidate for reelection to the BESE board in the primary held on October 20, 2007. Her fellow Republican, James "Jim" Garvey of Metairie, ran unopposed for the seat. After his [[inauguration]] early in 2008, Republican Governor [[Bobby Jindal]] named Penny Dastugue to continue to serve by appointment on the BESE board, a body which consists of both elected and appointed members.