Julie Emerson
| Julie C. Emerson | |
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| Louisiana State Representative for District 39 (Lafayette and St. Landry parishes) | |
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Assumed office January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Ortego |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 29, 1988 Homer, Claiborne Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Single |
| Relations | Kenneth Volentine (cousin) |
| Parents | Don and Susan Volentine Emerson |
| Residence |
Carencro Lafayette Parish |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
| Website | JulieEmerson.org |
Julie Cathryn Emerson (born February 29, 1988)[1] is a small business owner from Carencro, Louisiana, who is the Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 39 in Lafayette and St. Landry parishes in South Louisiana.
Biography
Emerson was born in Homer in Claiborne Parish in North Louisiana and moved to Carencro with her family at the age of seven. She graduated from Westminster Christian Academy in Opelousas. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Master of Business Administration from the University of South Carolina. After college, she established Lagniappe Communications Group, a public relations firm.[1]
Emerson is one of two children of Don and Susan Volentine Emerson of Carencro. She is active in the First Baptist Church of Lafayette.
She sits on the board of trustees at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
In 2012, she was elected to the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee and was part of the Louisiana delegation at the 2008 and 2012 Republican National Conventions.[1]
Her paternal grandfather was former Homer Mayor Harvey Hugh Emerson, Jr. (1927-1999).[2] She is a cousin of former Louisiana State Representative and Claiborne Parish Sheriff Kenneth Volentine.
2015 Election
On January 11, 2016, she succeeded outgoing Democrat Representative Stephen Ortego, whom she unseated in the primary election held on October 24, 2015. Miss Emerson polled 6,149 votes (51 percent) to Ortego's 5,902 (49 percent).[3]
References
- 1 2 3 "Julie Emerson". Facebook. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Harvey Hugh Emerson, Jr.". Findagrave.com. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
| Louisiana House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Stephen Ortego |
Louisiana State Representative for District 39 (Lafayette and St. Landry parishes) Julie Cathryn Emerson |
Succeeded by Incumbent |