| | Stine received 9,313 votes (59 percent) to Democrat Dustin Granger, who polled 6,069 votes (39 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Special election returns, November 13, 2021.</ref> | | Stine received 9,313 votes (59 percent) to Democrat Dustin Granger, who polled 6,069 votes (39 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Special election returns, November 13, 2021.</ref> |
| − | Stine is a scion of the large Stine Lumber Company which operates from Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish and DeRidder in Beauregard Parish. [[Dennis Stine]] and [[Tim Stine]] both served as a state representative from Calcasieu Parish. It is unclear if Jeremy Stine is a nephew of Dennis and Tim, but he is not their son. Stine received a degree in [[political science]] and [[French language]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. While a student, he worked as an aide for the Jefferson Parish legislative delegation and later with a [[United States Senator]], presumably Republican [[David Vitter]].in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He worked his way through college as a legislative aide to the Jefferson Parish Legislative Delegation in the Louisiana State Legislature. After graduation, he worked as the marketing manager for Stine Lumber. Previously, he was an associate banker with Stephens, Inc., of [[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]], where he focused on developing customized, cost-efficient financing strategies for municipalities throughout Louisiana, including the Calcasieu Parish School Board, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, Lake Charles Ward 3 Recreation, and the cities of Sulphur, Westlake, and Lake Charles. He concentrated on the management of long-term debt management, capital improvement planning, and methods of refinancing.<ref name=jstine>JEREMY'S STORY | Stine for Senate (jeremystine.com), accessed November 16, 2021.</ref> | + | Stine is a scion of the large Stine Lumber Company which operates from Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish and DeRidder in Beauregard Parish. [[Dennis Stine]] and [[Tim Stine]] both served as a state representative from Calcasieu Parish. It is unclear if Jeremy Stine is a nephew of Dennis and Tim, but he is not their son. Stine received a degree in [[political science]] and [[French language]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. While a student, he worked as an aide for the Jefferson Parish legislative delegation and later with a [[United States Senator]], presumably Republican [[David Vitter]]. Previously, he was an associate banker with Stephens, Inc., of [[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]], where he focused on developing customized, cost-efficient financing strategies for municipalities throughout Louisiana, including the Calcasieu Parish School Board, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, Lake Charles Ward 3 Recreation, and the cities of Sulphur, Westlake, and Lake Charles. He concentrated on the management of long-term debt management, capital improvement planning, and methods of refinancing.<ref name=jstine>JEREMY'S STORY | Stine for Senate (jeremystine.com), accessed November 16, 2021.</ref> |
| | Stine is the president of the [[nonprofit organization]], the Alliance for Positive Growth (APG) in which capacity he seeks to assist business leaders and citizens in expanding their companies. The alliance shed light on the lack of immediate relief to the Southwest region following both Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Their efforts rallied the community to urge passage of a national disaster relief funding plan.<ref name=jstine/> | | Stine is the president of the [[nonprofit organization]], the Alliance for Positive Growth (APG) in which capacity he seeks to assist business leaders and citizens in expanding their companies. The alliance shed light on the lack of immediate relief to the Southwest region following both Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Their efforts rallied the community to urge passage of a national disaster relief funding plan.<ref name=jstine/> |