Thomas Jerald Huckaby (born July 19, 1941) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th congressional district for 16 years, from 1977 to 1993.
Jerry Huckaby | |
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 Huckaby in 1977 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Otto Passman |
| Succeeded by | Jim McCrery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Jerald Huckaby July 19, 1941 Hodge, Louisiana,[1] U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Background
editThomas Huckaby was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Louisiana, first being elected in 1977. He represented the 5th district for 8 terms, losing his reelection bid in 1992. Throughout his tenure Huckaby served on the Agriculture Committee, the Budget Committee and the Interior Committee. He spearheaded legislation to create the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness, the Poverty Point National Monument, the Saline Bayou Wild and Scenic River, the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge, and the Upper Darbonne National Wildlife Refuge.[2] In his 16 years representing Louisiana, Huckaby introduced 81 bills, of which 16 were signed into law.[3] After the re-drawing of the Louisiana legislative map, Huckaby was not successful in his 1992 reelection bid facing fellow representative Jim McCrery.[4]
References
edit- ^ Barone, Michael; and Ujifusa, Grant. The Almanac of American Politics 1988', p. 497. National Journal, 1987.
- ^ "Thomas "Jerry" Huckaby". Louisiana Political Museum. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "Louisiana House Debate". www.c-span.org. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "McCrery buries Huckaby in runoff". The Times. 4 November 1992. p. 11.
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