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'''John Patrick Connick''', known as '''Patrick Connick''' or as '''Pat Connick''' (born March 11, 1961), is an [[United States|American]] [[attorney]] and [[politician]] from Marrero in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name=senate>{{cite web|url=http://www.yelp.com/biz/j-patrick-connick-law-offices-marrero|title=J. Patrrick Connick Law Offices|publisher=yelp.com|accessdate=September 21, 2011}}</ref> A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Connick has represented District 8 in the Louisiana State Senate since January 13, 2020. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana Senate, 1880-2024 (Jefferson Parish)|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=February 7, 2020}}</ref> | '''John Patrick Connick''', known as '''Patrick Connick''' or as '''Pat Connick''' (born March 11, 1961), is an [[United States|American]] [[attorney]] and [[politician]] from Marrero in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name=senate>{{cite web|url=http://www.yelp.com/biz/j-patrick-connick-law-offices-marrero|title=J. Patrrick Connick Law Offices|publisher=yelp.com|accessdate=September 21, 2011}}</ref> A [[Republican Party|Republican]], Connick has represented District 8 in the Louisiana State Senate since January 13, 2020. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana Senate, 1880-2024 (Jefferson Parish)|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=February 7, 2020}}</ref> | ||
| − | Connick was previously the District 84 state representative for Jefferson Parish, with service from 2008 until 2020.<ref name=house>{{cite web|url= | + | Connick was previously the District 84 state representative for Jefferson Parish, with service from 2008 until 2020.<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 (Jefferson Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=February 8, 2020}}</ref> Unique among Louisiana state legislators, Connick ran unopposed in all three House races and in the 2019 contest for the state Senate seat vacated by [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Moderate Republican]] [[John Alario]], Jr., of Westwego in Jefferson Parish, who was term-limited and the state Senate President, a position now filled since 2020 by Republican [[Page Cortez]] of [[Lafayette]].<ref name=senate/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wafb.com/2019/08/08/qualifying-ends-here-are-multi-parish-candidates-who-will-be-elected-unopposed/|title=As qualifying ends, here are the multi-parish candidates who will be elected unopposed|publisher=WAFB9|date=August 8, 2019|author=Matt Houston|accessdate=February 8, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Revision as of 15:31, February 8, 2020
| John Patrick Connick | |
Louisiana State Senator for District 8
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | John Alario |
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Louisiana State Representative for District 84
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| In office January 2008 – January 13, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Nuncio J. Damico |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Kerner |
| Born | March 11, 1961 Place of birth missing |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rhonda Lambremont Connick |
| Residence | Harvey, Jefferson Parish |
| Alma mater | Archbishop Shaw High School
Loyola University<br. Loyola College of Law (New Orleans) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
John Patrick Connick, known as Patrick Connick or as Pat Connick (born March 11, 1961), is an American attorney and politician from Marrero in Jefferson Parish in suburban New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] A Republican, Connick has represented District 8 in the Louisiana State Senate since January 13, 2020. [2]
Connick was previously the District 84 state representative for Jefferson Parish, with service from 2008 until 2020.[3] Unique among Louisiana state legislators, Connick ran unopposed in all three House races and in the 2019 contest for the state Senate seat vacated by Democrat-turned-Moderate Republican John Alario, Jr., of Westwego in Jefferson Parish, who was term-limited and the state Senate President, a position now filled since 2020 by Republican Page Cortez of Lafayette.[1][4]
Background
Connick is the seventh of eight children born to Paul David Connick, Sr. (c. 1931-2014), and the former Ann Elizabeth "Betty" Jenniskens (born 1931), a Roman Catholic couple who married in 1952.[5] The senior Connick was an advisor to five presidents of Jefferson Parish and was formerly the director of civil defense.[6]
The youngest Connick child, Ann Elizabeth Connick Stansberry (1964-2017), Patrick's sister, was a nurse in Gretna. She worked for fifteen years at West Jefferson Hospital and in 2000 became the director of nursing at St. Margaret's Daughter's Nursing Home.[7][8]
His older brother is Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick, Jr. (born 1954), a Democrat. Patrick Connick is a nephew of former Orleans Parish District Attorney Harry Fowler Connick, Sr., the former Orleans Parish district attorney who ran in 1987 in a bid to unseat then state Attorney General William J. Guste, also of New Orleans and both Democrats. Patrick Connick is a first cousin of actor/singer Harry Connick, Jr.[9][5] In 1979, Connick graduated from the Catholic Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983 from Loyola University in New Orleans. Ten years later, in 1993, Connick received his Juris Doctorate from the Loyola College of Law.[10]
Political life
For his first term in the House, Connick, who had no previous political experience, ran without opposition in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 20, 2007, for the seat vacated by the three-term Democrat Nuncio J. Damico (born c. 1938).[11] He served on these House committees: (1) Appropriations, (2) Governmental Affairs, (3) Judiciary, (4) Executive, and (5) Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.[3] In 2009, Connick supported the conservative Louisiana Family Forum 100 percent of the time; in 2018, his rating from the organization dropped to 80 percent of the time in 2010. He received 100 percent favorability from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry in 2010 but only 58 percent in 2009. He was rated 100 percent in 2009 by the Louisiana Right to Life Federation.[12] In June 2011, Connick obtained House approval of a resolution authorizing the state legislative auditor, Daryl Glenn Purpera (born 1961), to determine whether there was improper uses of toll revenues in metropolitan New Orleans. Connick has been a critic of certain spending practices of the Crescent City Connection, formerly known as the Greater New Orleans Bridge.[13][14] Connick and his wife, the former Rhonda Lambremont (born 1962), a businesswoman, reside in Harvey, another census-designated place in Jefferson Parish.[15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J. Patrrick Connick Law Offices. yelp.com. Retrieved on September 21, 2011.
- ↑ Membership of the Louisiana Senate, 1880-2024 (Jefferson Parish). Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved on February 7, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Jefferson Parish). Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved on February 8, 2020.
- ↑ Matt Houston (August 8, 2019). As qualifying ends, here are the multi-parish candidates who will be elected unopposed. WAFB9. Retrieved on February 8, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Paul David Connick, Sr.. Findagrave. Retrieved on February 8, 2020.
- ↑ Paul Connick, Sr., obituary. The New Orleans Times-Picayune (February 12, 2014). Retrieved on February 8, 2020.
- ↑ Ann Stansberry. Mylife. Retrieved on February 8, 2020.
- ↑ Ann Stansberry obituary. The New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved on Feburay 8, 2020.
- ↑ Jeremy Alford (August 27, 2010). The Connick Connections. Thejeffersonreport.com. Retrieved on September 21, 2011.
- ↑ Rep. Patrick Connick. Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved on February 8, 2020.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.
- ↑ Representative Patrick Connick (LA). votesmart.org. Retrieved on February 7, 2020.
- ↑ Pat Connick holds to West Bank roots in challenging Crescent City Connection tolls. The New Orleans Times-Picayune.
- ↑ Ed Anderson (June 22, 2011). House authorizes auditor to examine uses of CCC toll revenue, contracts. The New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved on September 21, 2011.
- ↑ Representative Patrick Connick. pledgeyourvote.net. Retrieved on September 21, 2011.