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==Career==

==Career==

LeBlanc won a [[special election]] in February 1989 for the state House seat vacated by [[Kathleen Blanco]], the future [[governor of Louisiana]] who had been elected in November 1988 to the [[Louisiana Public Service Commission]]. LeBlanc received 5,705 votes (71.9 percent) to 2,232 (28.1 percent) for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate,  

LeBlanc won a [[special election]] in February 1989 for the state House seat vacated by [[Kathleen Blanco]], the future [[governor]]of Louisiana]] who had been elected in November 1988 to the [[Louisiana Public Service Commission]]. LeBlanc received 5,705 votes (71.9 percent) to 2,232 (28.1 percent) for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate,  

Leslie Schilling. In that same special election, [[David Duke]] had narrowly defeated fellow  

Leslie Schilling. In that same special election, [[David Duke]] had narrowly defeated fellow  

Republican [[John S. Treen]] to fill another legislative vacancy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/02181989/02181989_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 2/18/1989|publisher=[[Louisiana Secretary of State]]|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>LeBlanc never again faced an opponent in either party for his District 45 House seat.  

Republican [[John S. Treen]] to fill another legislative vacancy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/02181989/02181989_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 2/18/1989|publisher=[[Louisiana Secretary of State]]|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>LeBlanc never again faced an opponent in either party for his District 45 House seat.  

He continued as the permanent vice president for administration and finance. LeBlanc received a bachelor's degree in business from ULL and formerly worked in [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] as a [[real estate]] appraiser while he was a legislator. In 2005, as the commissioner of administration, LeBlanc was named "Public Official of the Year" by the magazine ''Governing: The States and the Localities''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.governing.com/poy/Jerry-Luke-LeBlanc.html|title=Public Official of the Year: Jerry Luke LeBlanc|publisher=governing.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

He continued as the permanent vice president for administration and finance. LeBlanc received a bachelor's degree in business from ULL and formerly worked in [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] as a [[real estate]] appraiser while he was a legislator. In 2005, as the commissioner of administration, LeBlanc was named "Public Official of the Year" by the magazine ''Governing: The States and the Localities''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.governing.com/poy/Jerry-Luke-LeBlanc.html|title=Public Official of the Year: Jerry Luke LeBlanc|publisher=governing.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

In 2011, LeBlanc, who had switched his party label to [[Independent (politics)|Independent]], considered running for the [[Louisiana State Senate]] for the seat vacated by the term-limited Republican [[Michael J. Michot]] of Lafayette. He ultimately decided that his work at ULL would not permit time away for Senate business, and he did not contest the position, which was won by the Republican State Representative [[Page Cortez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theind.com/news/8067-jerry-luke-not-running-for-michots-seat|title=Jerry Luke not running for Michot’s seat, April 4, 2011|publisher=theind.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

In 2011, LeBlanc, who had switched his party label to [[Independent (politics)|Independent]], considered running for the [[Louisiana State Senate]] for the seat vacated by the term-limited Republican [[Michael J. Michot]] of Lafayette. He ultimately decided that his work at ULL would not permit time away for Senate business, and he did not contest the position, which was won by the Republican State Representative [[Page Cortez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theind.com/news/8067-jerry-luke-not-running-for-michots-seat|title=Jerry Luke not running for Michot’s seat, April 4, 2011|publisher=theind.com|accessdate=April 23, 2014}}</ref>

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