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| − | '''Dennis Neal Stine''' (born April 20, 1952) is a [[business]]man from his native [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]],<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Stine, Dennis Neal," ''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 1987 to 1988 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] | + | '''Dennis Neal Stine''' (born April 20, 1952) is a [[business]]man from his native [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]],<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Stine, Dennis Neal," ''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 1987 to 1988 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state representative for District 33 in Calcasieu Parish in the southwestern portion of his state. He won a [[special election]] in 1987 to succeed J. Burton Andrepont, who resigned with a year remaining in his second term. Elected to a term of his own that same year, Stine suddenly resigned the seat<ref name=house>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Calcasieu Parish|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=February 5, 2021}}</ref> to become commissioner of administration for newly elected [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]]. |
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Revision as of 19:40, February 5, 2021
| Dennis Neal Stine | |
Louisiana State Representative for
District 33 (Calcasieu Parish) | |
| In office 1987–1988 | |
| Preceded by | J. Burton Andrepont |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Tim Stine |
| Born | April 20, 1952 Lake Charles Calcasieu Parish |
| Political party | Democrat / later Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marla Kay Mitchell Stine (married 1975) |
| Children | Jason, Laurie, Jana, and Benjamin Stine |
| Residence | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | University of Louisiana at Lafayette McNeese State University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Dennis Neal Stine (born April 20, 1952) is a businessman from his native Lake Charles, Louisiana,[1] who served from 1987 to 1988 as a Democrat state representative for District 33 in Calcasieu Parish in the southwestern portion of his state. He won a special election in 1987 to succeed J. Burton Andrepont, who resigned with a year remaining in his second term. Elected to a term of his own that same year, Stine suddenly resigned the seat[2] to become commissioner of administration for newly elected Governor Buddy Roemer.
Biography
Stine is the fifth of seven children of a couple from Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish, 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; David Stine and wife, Kim, of Lake Charles, andTimothy Drost Stine and his wife, Jane, also of Sulphur.[3]
In 1970, Stine attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He switched thereafter to[McNeese State University in Lake Charles, from which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1974. He is a member of the Delta Xi chapter of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity.[1] His mother was a member of the first class of then McNeese Junior College and was a cheerleade], secretary of the first graduating class, and the first class favorite.[3] Since 1977, Stine has been an officer in the family-owned Stine, Inc., along with his five brothers.[1]
When Stine left the state House, his younger brother, Tim Stine, a Democrat, won the special election to fill the remainder of the term.[2]
Stine is a Roman Catholic and is active in the United Way and the American Red Cross, which named him the winner of its Clara Barton Award in 1983. He and his wife, the former Marla Kay Mitchell, married in 1975. They have four children, Jason, Laurie, Jana, and Benjamin Stine.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Louisiana: Stine, Dennis Neal," 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Calcasieu Parish. house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved on February 5, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Doris Rita "DeeDee" Stine. findagrave.com. Retrieved on August 18, 2015.