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In the October 24, 2015 primary election, Zeringue, with 5,049 votes (50.03 percent), defeated by six votes another Republican candidate, J J Buquet, who polled 5,043 votes (49.97 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref> | In the October 24, 2015 primary election, Zeringue, with 5,049 votes (50.03 percent), defeated by six votes another Republican candidate, J J Buquet, who polled 5,043 votes (49.97 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref> | ||
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| − | Zeringue resides in Houma, the seat of government for Terrebonne Parish. He has been a state employee. He studied at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux and [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Jerome&qmi=&qn=Zeringue&qcs=Louisiana&focusfirst=1| | + | Zeringue resides in Houma, the seat of government for Terrebonne Parish. He has been a state employee. He studied at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux and [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Jerome&qmi=&qn=Zeringue&qcs=Louisiana&focusfirst=1|title=Jerome Zeringue|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=October 26, 2015}}</ref> |
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| − | Early in 2016, Zeringue joined a large House majority, 76 to 28, in supporting legislation by then Representative [[Katrina Jackson]], since a Democrat ic state senator from Monroe, that increased beginning on April 1, 2016, the state [[sales tax]] by one cent over eighteen months. The time frame was subsequently increased to twenty-seven months to extend through June 30, 2018. Joining Zeringue in support of the bill were area legislators, [[Tanner Magee]], another Houma Republican, and Democrat Jerry "Truck" Gisclair of Larose in Lafourche Parish. Republican [[Beryl Amedee]] , a [[conservative]] from Gray in Terrebonne Parish and [[Independent]] then legislator Dee Richard of Thibodaux opposed the tax hike.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20160227/ARTICLES/160229734/1319|title=Local lawmakers mixed on tax hikes|author=Jeremy Harper|publisher=''Houma Today''|date=February 27, 2016|accessdate=March 26, 2016}}</ref> | + | Early in 2016, as a freshman representative, Zeringue joined a large House majority, 76 to 28, in supporting legislation by then Representative [[Katrina Jackson]], since a Democrat ic state senator from Monroe, that increased beginning on April 1, 2016, the state [[sales tax]] by one cent over eighteen months. The time frame was subsequently increased to twenty-seven months to extend through June 30, 2018. Joining Zeringue in support of the bill were area legislators, [[Tanner Magee]], another Houma Republican, and Democrat Jerry "Truck" Gisclair of Larose in Lafourche Parish. Republican [[Beryl Amedee]] , a [[conservative]] from Gray in Terrebonne Parish and [[Independent]] then legislator Dee Richard of Thibodaux opposed the tax hike.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20160227/ARTICLES/160229734/1319|title=Local lawmakers mixed on tax hikes|author=Jeremy Harper|publisher=''Houma Today''|date=February 27, 2016|accessdate=March 26, 2016}}</ref> |
On January 13, 2020, Zeringue was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish, whose election as [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, along with the Republican defectors. Statewide [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]] coined the term "Fraud Squad" for the twenty-three dissidents nominally in the Republican Party.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref> | On January 13, 2020, Zeringue was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for the [[Moderate Republican]] [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Ascension Parish, whose election as [[Speaker]] depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, along with the Republican defectors. Statewide [[radio]] commentator [[Moon Griffon]] coined the term "Fraud Squad" for the twenty-three dissidents nominally in the Republican Party.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 04:33, February 1, 2020
| Jerome Peter Zeringue | |
Louisiana State Representative for District 52 (Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes)
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| In office January 2016 – | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Dove |
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| Born | April 1962 |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | |
| Residence | Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Alma mater | Nicholls State University |
| Occupation | State employee |
Jerome Peter Zeringue (born April 1962)[1] is a Republican state representative for District 52 in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes in south Louisiana. On January 11, 2016, Zeringue succeeded the term-limited Gordon Dove, who was instead elected as the president of Terrebonne Parish. In the October 24, 2015 primary election, Zeringue, with 5,049 votes (50.03 percent), defeated by six votes another Republican candidate, J J Buquet, who polled 5,043 votes (49.97 percent).[2] Zeringue resides in Houma, the seat of government for Terrebonne Parish. He has been a state employee. He studied at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux and Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.[3] Early in 2016, as a freshman representative, Zeringue joined a large House majority, 76 to 28, in supporting legislation by then Representative Katrina Jackson, since a Democrat ic state senator from Monroe, that increased beginning on April 1, 2016, the state sales tax by one cent over eighteen months. The time frame was subsequently increased to twenty-seven months to extend through June 30, 2018. Joining Zeringue in support of the bill were area legislators, Tanner Magee, another Houma Republican, and Democrat Jerry "Truck" Gisclair of Larose in Lafourche Parish. Republican Beryl Amedee , a conservative from Gray in Terrebonne Parish and Independent then legislator Dee Richard of Thibodaux opposed the tax hike.[4]
On January 13, 2020, Zeringue was among twenty-three Republican lawmakers, known as the Fraud Squad, who voted for the Moderate Republican Clay Schexnayder of Ascension Parish, whose election as Speaker depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, along with the Republican defectors. Statewide radio commentator Moon Griffon coined the term "Fraud Squad" for the twenty-three dissidents nominally in the Republican Party.[5]
==References==
- ↑ Jerome Zeringue, ZIP 70360; date of birth: April 1962. Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin. Retrieved on January 31, 2020.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.
- ↑ . intelius.com. Retrieved on October 26, 2015.
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- ↑ The Moon Griffon Show, January 23, 2020.