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'''Timothy Drost Stine''', known as '''Tim Stine''' (born October 26, 1956), is a [[business]]man from his native Sulphur, [[Louisiana]],<ref name=whoswho>"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.</ref> who served from 1989 to 1996 as a [[Democratic Party

'''Timothy Drost Stine''', known as '''Tim Stine''' (born October 26, 1956), is a [[business]]man from his native Sulphur, [[Louisiana]],<ref name=whoswho>"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.</ref> who served from 1989 to 1996 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state representative for District 33 in Calcasieu Parish in the southwestern portion of his state.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives: Calcasieu Parish, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=January 12, 2021}}</ref>

|Democrat]] state representative for District 33 in Calcasieu Parish in the southwestern portion of his state.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives: Calcasieu Parish, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=January 12, 2021}}</ref>

    

    

On October 1, 1988, Stine handily won a [[special election]] over two fellow Democrats, Raphael Anthony "Ray" Coltrin (1947-2010), an electrician who had served on the  Calcasieu Parish Police Jury,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Coltrin&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1118&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=54656386&df=all&|title=Raphael Anthony Coltrin|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=August 18, 2015}}</ref> and [[attorney]] Oliver "Jackson" Schrumpf,

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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Coltrin&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1118&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=54656386&df=all&|title=Raphael Anthony Coltrin|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=August 18, 2015}}</ref> and [[attorney]] Oliver "Jackson" Schrumpf,<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 1, 1998.</ref> for the right to succeed his brother, [[Dennis Stine]], who resigned to become state commissioner of administration under newly elected [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]].

<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 1, 1998.</ref> for the right to succeed his brother, [[Dennis Stine]], who resigned to become state commissioner of administration under newly elected [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]].

==Biography==

==Biography==

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.<ref name=whoswho/> 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. <ref name=findagrave/> Stine is an officer in the family-owned Stine, Inc., along with his five brothers.<ref name=whoswho/>   

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.<ref name=whoswho/> 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. <ref name=findagrave/> Stine is an officer in the family-owned Stine, Inc., along with his five brothers.<ref name=whoswho/>   

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 Party|Republican]] convert, [[Ronnie Johns]], was handily elected to succeed Stine.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> The office of then Louisiana Secretary of State [[Tom Schedler]] lists Stine in August 2015 as a registered Democratic voter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=105234|title=Timothy Stine, October 1956|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=August 18, 2015}}</ref>

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 Party|Republican]] convert, [[Ronnie Johns]], was handily elected to succeed Stine.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 21, 1995.</ref> The office of Louisiana Secretary of State [[Kyle Ardoin]] lists Stine in January 2021 as a registered Democratic voter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=105234|title=Timothy Stine, Zip 70663, October 1956|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=August 18, 2015}}</ref>

Stine and his wife, Jane Lynn, have three children, Jake, Amy, and Alice.<ref name=whoswho/>

Stine and his wife, Jane Lynn, have three children, Jake, Amy, and Alice.<ref name=whoswho/>