Tim Stine
| Timothy Drost "Tim" Stine | |
Louisiana State Representative
for District 33 (Calcasieu Parish) | |
| In office 1988–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Stine |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Ronnie Johns |
| Born | October 26, 1956 Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Lynn Stine |
| Children | Jake, Amy, and Alice Stine Parents: |
| Residence | Sulphur, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | University of Louisiana at Lafayette McNeese State University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Timothy Drost Stine, known as Tim Stine (born October 26, 1956), is a businessman from his native Sulphur, Louisiana,[1] who served from 1989 to 1996 as a Democrat state representative for District 33 in Calcasieu Parish in the southwestern portion of his state.[2]
On October 1, 1988, Stine handily won a special election over two other Democrats, Raphael Anthony "Ray" Coltrin (1947-2010), an electrician who had served on the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury,[3] and attorney Oliver "Jackson" Schrumpf,[4] for the right to succeed his brother, Dennis Stine, who resigned to become state commissioner of administration under newly elected Governor Buddy Roemer.
Biography
Stine is the youngest of seven children of a Sulphur couple, Jackson W. Stine, who established Stine Lumber Company, and the former Doris Rita "DeeDee" Drost (1921-2010); she is interred at Dutch Cove Cemetery in Calcasieu Parish. His siblings are Janie Stine LaCroix, a sculptor, and her husband, Shelby Hathaway LaCroix, II; Dick Stine and wife, Mary, of Lake Charles; Gary Stine and wife, Vickie, of Sulphur; Jay Stine and wife, Wanda, of DeRidder in Beauregard Parish; Dennis Stine and wife, Marla, of Lake Charles, and David Stine and wife, Kim, also of Lake Charles.[5]
As did his brother Dennis, Stine attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana and McNeese State University in Lake Charles.[1] His mother was a member of the first class of then McNeese Junior College and was a cheerleader, secretary of the first graduating class, and the first class favorite. [5] Stine is an officer in the family-owned Stine, Inc., along with his five brothers.[1]
Stine is a Roman Catholic, a member of Rotary International, and a long-term advocate for the cause of the disabled. Prior to his legislative years, Stine was from 1986 to 1988 a member of the Sulphur City Council. He did not seek a third term in the House in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 21, 1995; fellow Democrat, later Republican convert, Ronnie Johns, was handily elected to succeed Stine.[6] The office of Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin lists Stine in January 2021 as a registered Democratic voter.[7]
Stine and his wife, Jane Lynn, have three children, Jake, Amy, and Alice.[1]
On July 4, 1981, Stine was seriously injured in a diving accident. A C6 complete spinal injury left him a quadriplegic. Though his fingers are paralyzed, he can use wrist to hold some things, but he cannot wiggle his fingers. [8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Louisiana: Stine, Timothy D.", Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004, 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey, 2003), p. 796.
- ↑ Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives: Calcasieu Parish, 1812-2024. Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved on January 12, 2021.
- ↑ Raphael Anthony Coltrin. findagrave.com. Retrieved on August 18, 2015.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 1, 1998.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Doris Rita "DeeDee" Stine. Findagrave.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2021.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.
- ↑ Timothy Stine, Zip 70663, October 1956. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved on August 18, 2015.
- ↑ Prosalesmagazine.com. Prosalesmagazine.com. Retrieved on January 12, 2021.
