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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr.
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 103 (Orleans and St. Bernard<br> parishes)
|term_start=1988
|term_end=2008
|preceded=Edward Ripoll
|succeeded=Reed S. Henderson
|birth_date=October 9, 1930
|residence=Arabi, St. Bernard Parish<br>[[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
|spouse=Rosemary Popich Odinet (married 1957)
|children=Thirteen children
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (2008)
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|occupation=[[Engineer]] and [[business]]man
|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]
|branch=[[United States Army]]}}
'''Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr.''' (born October 9, 1930)<ref name=whoswho/> is a retired [[business]]man from Arabi in St. Bernard Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who is a former member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]].<ref name=bio/> As a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], he represented District 103, encompassing [[New Orleans|Orleans]] and St. Bernard parishes, from 1988 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=November 3, 2020}}</ref>
In 2008, he switched parties and ran unsuccessfully as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] for the Louisiana Public Service Commission. Another Republican, Eric Skrmetta, won the election and remains on the commission. In 2015, Odinet was still a registered Republican.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=1658578|title=Kenneth Odinet, October 1930|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref>
==Background==
In 1951 and 1957, Odinet receive bachelor's and master's degrees, respectively, from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Odinet Sr., Kenneth L," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 668.</ref> From 1952 to 1954, Odinet served in the [[United States Army]] and attended infantry school at Fort Benning, [[Georgia]]. He was an engineer from 1954 to 1957, a construction engineer/ manager from 1958 to 1973, and a consulting engineer/contractor from 1973 to 1986.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/4596/kenneth-odinet-sr#.VY9YDsvbLX4|title=Kenneth Odinet Sr.'s Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 3, 2020}}</ref>
In 1957, he wed the former Rosemary Popich (also born October 1930). The [[Roman Catholic]] couple has thirteen children.<ref name=whoswho/> Odinet is affiliated with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the [[American Association of Retired Persons]].<ref name=bio/>
==Elections==
Odinet ran unsuccessfully for the state House in 1983, when he finished third to the incumbent [[Edward S. Bopp]] and the runoff election winner, [[Republican Party|Republican]] Edward Ripoll. Four years later on November 21, 1987, he unseated Ripoll, best known as the owner of the popular Bud Rip's Bar in New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lanewsbureau.com/inst/2006SS2/HCR/00/062ES-HCR10_Original.pdf|title=Condolesences upon the death of former state representative Edward "Bud Rip" Ripoll, Jr., of New Orleans|publisher=lanewsbureau.com|date=2006|accessdate=June 28, 2015}}</ref> Odinet polled 6,160 votes (59.1 percent) to Ripoll's 4,269 (40.9 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 21, 1987.</ref> Four other candidates, all Democrats, were eliminated in the primary election held a month earlier.
Odinet won reelection over two Democrats in 1991 with 56.4 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> He went on to defeat with ease the Republicans Pamela Nevle in 1995 and Robert Breaud, Jr., in 1999 and 2003.
In 2007, Odinet, still a Democrat, ran for the District 1 seat in the state Senate, vacated by [[Walter Boasso]], who instead ran unsuccessfully as a Republican-turned-Democrat for [[governor]] against [[Bobby Jindal]]. Odinet lost the Senate race to State Representative A. G. Crowe of Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish, 11,625 votes (52 percent) to 10,811 (48 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>
In the 2008 race for the Public Service Commissioner, Odinet narrowly lost a [[general election]] berth with the front-running candidate, former Commissioner John F. Schwegman], an [[Independent voter|Independent]], by 736 votes. He received 33,470 votes (22.6 percent) to Schwegmann's 61,711 (41.8 percent). Schwegmann entered the runoff with Eric Skrmetta, the primary runner-up who received 34,206 ballots (23.1 percent). Another Independent or No Party candidate, Bruce C. Kincade, held the remaining 18,440 votes (12.4 percent). The position opened when incumbent [[Jay Blossman]] did not seek reelection.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2008.</ref> Skrmetta then defeated Schwegmann in the November 4 general election.
==House record==
Odinet carried generally low ratings from the [[conservative]] Louisiana Family Forum, which ranked him 38 percent in 2006 and 2007, his last two years in the House. [[Planned Parenthood]]
ranked him 50 percent in 2001. The [[American Civil Liberties Union]] rated him 22 percent and 50 percent in 2001 and 2003, respectively. The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry rated him 40 and 31 percent in 2006 and 2007; the National Federation of Independent Business scored him 33 percent in 2006. The [[Humane Society]] ranked him 55 percent in 2006. The Louisiana Electorate of Gays and Lesbians, Inc., rated him 50 percent in 1993; Gay Rights Information rated him 0 percent from 1999 to 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/4596/kenneth-odinet-sr#.VY9ggMvbLX4|title=Kenneth L. Odinet's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 3, 2020}}</ref>
Among the last votes which Odinet cast in the House were in support of a pay increase for statewide elected officials, an increase in liability [[insurance]] rates, restrictions on the usage of all-terrain vehicles, a gift ban on sporting events for elected officials, and revision of the building code.<ref>{{cite web|url=
http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/4596/kenneth-odinet-sr#.VY9iTsvbLX4|title=Kenneth Odinet Sr.'s Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|datNovember 3, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Odinet, Kenneth}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Former Democrats]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Catholics]]
[[Category:United States Army]]
|name=Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr.
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 103 (Orleans and St. Bernard<br> parishes)
|term_start=1988
|term_end=2008
|preceded=Edward Ripoll
|succeeded=Reed S. Henderson
|birth_date=October 9, 1930
|residence=Arabi, St. Bernard Parish<br>[[Louisiana]], [[United States|USA]]
|spouse=Rosemary Popich Odinet (married 1957)
|children=Thirteen children
|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (2008)
|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
|occupation=[[Engineer]] and [[business]]man
|alma_mater=[[Louisiana State University]]
|branch=[[United States Army]]}}
'''Kenneth L. Odinet, Sr.''' (born October 9, 1930)<ref name=whoswho/> is a retired [[business]]man from Arabi in St. Bernard Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who is a former member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]].<ref name=bio/> As a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], he represented District 103, encompassing [[New Orleans|Orleans]] and St. Bernard parishes, from 1988 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=November 3, 2020}}</ref>
In 2008, he switched parties and ran unsuccessfully as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] for the Louisiana Public Service Commission. Another Republican, Eric Skrmetta, won the election and remains on the commission. In 2015, Odinet was still a registered Republican.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=1658578|title=Kenneth Odinet, October 1930|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}</ref>
==Background==
In 1951 and 1957, Odinet receive bachelor's and master's degrees, respectively, from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Odinet Sr., Kenneth L," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 668.</ref> From 1952 to 1954, Odinet served in the [[United States Army]] and attended infantry school at Fort Benning, [[Georgia]]. He was an engineer from 1954 to 1957, a construction engineer/ manager from 1958 to 1973, and a consulting engineer/contractor from 1973 to 1986.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/4596/kenneth-odinet-sr#.VY9YDsvbLX4|title=Kenneth Odinet Sr.'s Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 3, 2020}}</ref>
In 1957, he wed the former Rosemary Popich (also born October 1930). The [[Roman Catholic]] couple has thirteen children.<ref name=whoswho/> Odinet is affiliated with the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the [[American Association of Retired Persons]].<ref name=bio/>
==Elections==
Odinet ran unsuccessfully for the state House in 1983, when he finished third to the incumbent [[Edward S. Bopp]] and the runoff election winner, [[Republican Party|Republican]] Edward Ripoll. Four years later on November 21, 1987, he unseated Ripoll, best known as the owner of the popular Bud Rip's Bar in New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lanewsbureau.com/inst/2006SS2/HCR/00/062ES-HCR10_Original.pdf|title=Condolesences upon the death of former state representative Edward "Bud Rip" Ripoll, Jr., of New Orleans|publisher=lanewsbureau.com|date=2006|accessdate=June 28, 2015}}</ref> Odinet polled 6,160 votes (59.1 percent) to Ripoll's 4,269 (40.9 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 21, 1987.</ref> Four other candidates, all Democrats, were eliminated in the primary election held a month earlier.
Odinet won reelection over two Democrats in 1991 with 56.4 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 19, 1991.</ref> He went on to defeat with ease the Republicans Pamela Nevle in 1995 and Robert Breaud, Jr., in 1999 and 2003.
In 2007, Odinet, still a Democrat, ran for the District 1 seat in the state Senate, vacated by [[Walter Boasso]], who instead ran unsuccessfully as a Republican-turned-Democrat for [[governor]] against [[Bobby Jindal]]. Odinet lost the Senate race to State Representative A. G. Crowe of Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish, 11,625 votes (52 percent) to 10,811 (48 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>
In the 2008 race for the Public Service Commissioner, Odinet narrowly lost a [[general election]] berth with the front-running candidate, former Commissioner John F. Schwegman], an [[Independent voter|Independent]], by 736 votes. He received 33,470 votes (22.6 percent) to Schwegmann's 61,711 (41.8 percent). Schwegmann entered the runoff with Eric Skrmetta, the primary runner-up who received 34,206 ballots (23.1 percent). Another Independent or No Party candidate, Bruce C. Kincade, held the remaining 18,440 votes (12.4 percent). The position opened when incumbent [[Jay Blossman]] did not seek reelection.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2008.</ref> Skrmetta then defeated Schwegmann in the November 4 general election.
==House record==
Odinet carried generally low ratings from the [[conservative]] Louisiana Family Forum, which ranked him 38 percent in 2006 and 2007, his last two years in the House. [[Planned Parenthood]]
ranked him 50 percent in 2001. The [[American Civil Liberties Union]] rated him 22 percent and 50 percent in 2001 and 2003, respectively. The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry rated him 40 and 31 percent in 2006 and 2007; the National Federation of Independent Business scored him 33 percent in 2006. The [[Humane Society]] ranked him 55 percent in 2006. The Louisiana Electorate of Gays and Lesbians, Inc., rated him 50 percent in 1993; Gay Rights Information rated him 0 percent from 1999 to 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/4596/kenneth-odinet-sr#.VY9ggMvbLX4|title=Kenneth L. Odinet's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 3, 2020}}</ref>
Among the last votes which Odinet cast in the House were in support of a pay increase for statewide elected officials, an increase in liability [[insurance]] rates, restrictions on the usage of all-terrain vehicles, a gift ban on sporting events for elected officials, and revision of the building code.<ref>{{cite web|url=
http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/4596/kenneth-odinet-sr#.VY9iTsvbLX4|title=Kenneth Odinet Sr.'s Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|datNovember 3, 2020}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Odinet, Kenneth}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Former Democrats]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Catholics]]
[[Category:United States Army]]