John Patrick Connick (born March 1961), is an American attorney from

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. A Republican, Connick has represented the 8th district in the

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since 2020. He previously represented the 84th district in the

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from 2008 until 2020. The youngest of eight children born to Paul and Betty Connick, his elder brother is Jefferson Parish

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Paul Connick. He is a nephew of former

Orleans Parish New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

District Attorney

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, and a first cousin of actor/singer Harry Connick Jr. In 1979, Connick graduated from

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. He received his

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degree in 1983 from Loyola University in

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

. Ten years later, in 1993, Connick received his

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degree from

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. For his first term in the House, Connick, who had no previous political experience, ran without opposition in the

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held on October 20, 2007, for the seat vacated by the three-term Democrat N.J. Damico. He serves on these House committees: (1) Appropriations, (2) Governmental Affairs, (3) Judiciary, (4) Executive, and (5) Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. In 2010, Connick supported the

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Louisiana Family Forum 80 percent of the time, compared to 100 percent in 2009. He received 100 percent from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry in 2010 but only 58 percent in 2009. He was rated 100% in 2009 by the Louisiana

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Federation. In June 2011, Connick obtained House approval of a resolution authorizing the state legislative auditor, Darryl Purpera, to examine possible improper uses of toll revenues in metropolitan New Orleans. Connick has been a critic of certain spending practices of the Crescent City Connection, a section of the

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. For his second term in the House, Connick again ran unopposed. He resides in Harvey, a

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in Jefferson Parish. In 2019, Connick ran for

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in the

to succeed term-limited

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John Alario John A. Alario, Jr. is an American politician from Louisiana who represented the 8th district in the Louisiana State Senate from 2008 until 2020. Currently a Republican, Alario previously represented District 83 in the Louisiana House of Repres ...

. Connick received no competition from either major party and was elected unopposed.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Connick, Patrick 1961 births Living people Republican Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives People from Harvey, Louisiana People from Marrero, Louisiana Louisiana lawyers Archbishop Shaw High School alumni Loyola University New Orleans alumni Loyola University New Orleans College of Law alumni Date of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American politicians