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Michael W. Russo<br>

Michael W. Russo<br>

Sharon Weston Broome

Sharon Weston Broome

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[[Louisiana]], USA

[[Louisiana]], USA

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Catherine Kimball<br>

Catherine Kimball<br>

After his sixteen years in the state House, Kimball joined the fourth administration of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]] as the assistant director of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.<ref name=whoswho/> In 1999, Kimball ran unsuccessfully for the District 17 seat in the state Senate. He placed third in the nonpartisan blanket primary. Victory went to his fellow Democrat Rob Marionneaux.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref>

After his sixteen years in the state House, Kimball joined the fourth administration of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]] as the assistant director of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.<ref name=whoswho/> In 1999, Kimball ran unsuccessfully for the District 17 seat in the state Senate. He placed third in the nonpartisan blanket primary. Victory went to his fellow Democrat Rob Marionneaux.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref>

Kimball's wife, [[Catherine D. Kimball]], a native of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana, is the retired chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. When he ceased to run for the House in 1992, Kimball instead worked in his wife's campaign for the Supreme Court; their persistence paid off, as she carried all twelve parishes her district ranging from St. Landry to East Baton Rouge parishes.<ref name=barassn>{{cite web|url=http://files.lsba.org/documents/publications/BarJournal/Journal-Feature8-Dec12Jan13.pdf|title="We Call Her "Kitty Ann"|author=John James Jewell|publisher=''Louisiana State Bar Journal''|date=December 2012|accessdate=May 26, 2015}}</ref> The couple resides in Ventress in Pointe Coupee Parish and has three grown children. They formerly lived in the parish seat of New Roads. They are [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Clyde W. Kimball," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 663.</ref>

Kimball's wife, Catherine D. Kimball, a native of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Louisiana, is the retired chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. When he ceased to run for the House in 1992, Kimball instead worked in his wife's campaign for the Supreme Court; their persistence paid off, as she carried all twelve parishes her district ranging from St. Landry to East Baton Rouge parishes.<ref name=barassn>{{cite web|url=http://files.lsba.org/documents/publications/BarJournal/Journal-Feature8-Dec12Jan13.pdf|title="We Call Her "Kitty Ann"|author=John James Jewell|publisher=''Louisiana State Bar Journal''|date=December 2012|accessdate=May 26, 2015}}</ref> The couple resides in Ventress in Pointe Coupee Parish and has three grown children. They formerly lived in the parish seat of New Roads. They are [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Clyde W. Kimball," ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2007), p. 663.</ref>

Kimball was a nephew of Dan Kimball, a long-time judge of the Louisiana 18th Judicial District court for Iberville, West Baton Rouge, and Pointe Coupee parishes. When Dan Kimball died in 1982, Catherine Kimball was elected to succeed him and held that seat for a decade before she joined the state Supreme Court.<ref name=barassn/>  

Kimball was a nephew of Dan Kimball, a long-time judge of the Louisiana 18th Judicial District court for Iberville, West Baton Rouge, and Pointe Coupee parishes. When Dan Kimball died in 1982, Catherine Kimball was elected to succeed him and held that seat for a decade before she joined the state Supreme Court.<ref name=barassn/>