Joseph Lopinto

American politician

Joseph Peter Lopinto III

Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Incumbent

Assumed office
August 30, 2017
(acting August 30, 3017 — March 24, 2018)
Preceded by| Newell Normand
Louisiana State Representative for District 80 (Jefferson Parish)
In office
January 14, 2008 – June 30, 2016
Preceded by| Charles D. Lancaster, Jr.
Succeeded by| Polly Thomas
Personal details
Born|  (1976-06-11) June 11, 1976 (age 49)
Nationality| Italian American
Political party| Republican
Spouse| Lauren Lopinto
Residence(s)| Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Alma mater| Loyola University
Loyola University Law School
Occupation| Attorney

Joseph Peter Lopinto III, known as Joe Lopinto (born June 11, 1976), is the Sheriff of Jefferson Parish Louisiana, a suburb within the New Orleans area. He is an attorney from Metairie, Louisiana, and was a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 80 in suburban Jefferson Parish outside New Orleans.

Lopinto began his career as a deputy sheriff with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office in 1997. Upon graduating from the police academy, Lopinto worked in the First District (the east half of the Eastbank that encompasses Metairie) before being promoted to narcotics detective.

Lopinto graduated from the Roman Catholic-affiliated Loyola University and its law school, from which he received the Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees.[1]

Lopinto was elected to the legislature in 2007 to succeed Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. In the nonpartisan blanket primary, Lopinto defeated fellow Republican Glenn Lee, 6,170 (58.6 percent) to 4,357 (41.4 percent).[2]

Lopinto was reelected to the House in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22, 2011.[3] Lopinto also holds the District 80 seat on the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee.[4]

Entering his third and final House term on January 11, 2016, Lopinto has announced that he will cross party lines to support the Democrat Walt Leger, III, of New Orleans for Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, the choice of incoming Governor John Bel Edwards.[5] However, in an upset, lawmakers chose not Leger as Speaker but New Iberia Republican Taylor Barras.[6]

On June 30, 2016, Lopinto resigned from the Louisiana legislature to become Chief Counsel at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. After serving as Chief Counsel, Sheriff Newell Normand appointed Lopinto to be Chief of Field Operations and also Chief Deputy, which is the highest appointed rank in a sheriff's office.

On August 30, 2017, Sheriff Normand unexpectedly resigned to take a job as a talk show host and Lopinto was appointed Interim Sheriff. During the subsequent race to complete Normand's term as Sheriff, Lopinto faced a challenge from John Fortunato, the longtime spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. On March 24, 2018, Lopinto was elected to complete Newell Normand's term as Sheriff of Jefferson Parish after defeating Fortunato 52% to 48%.

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* Christianity

## References

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1. ^ "Rep. Joseph Lopinto". congress.org. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
2. ^ "Louisiana primary election returns, October 20, 2007". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
3. ^ State of Louisiana, Primary election returns, October 22, 2011
4. ^ "Results for Election Date: 3/24/2012". staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
5. ^ The Moon Griffon Show, December 17, 2015
6. ^ The Moon Griffon Show, January 11, 2016

Louisiana House of Representatives

Preceded by

Charles D. Lancaster, Jr.

|  Louisiana State Representative from District 80 (Jefferson Parish)
2008–  |  Succeeded by

Incumbent

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Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives

Speaker of the House
Phillip DeVillier (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Michael T. Johnson (R)

1. ▌Danny McCormick (R)
2. ▌Steven Jackson (D)
3. ▌Tammy Phelps (D)
4. ▌Joy Walters (D)
5. ▌Dennis Bamburg Jr. (R)
6. ▌Michael Melerine (R)
7. ▌Larry Bagley (R)
8. ▌Raymond Crews (R)
9. ▌Dodie Horton (R)
10. ▌Wayne McMahen (R)
11. ▌Rashid Armand Young (D)
12. ▌Chris Turner (R)
13. ▌Jack McFarland (R)
14. ▌Michael Echols (R)
15. ▌Foy Gadberry (R)
16. ▌Adrian Fisher (D)
17. ▌Pat Moore (D)
18. ▌Jeremy LaCombe (R)
19. ▌Francis C. Thompson (R)
20. ▌Neil Riser (R)
21. ▌C. Travis Johnson (D)
22. ▌Gabe Firment (R)
23. ▌Shaun Mena (D)
24. ▌Rodney Schamerhorn (R)
25. ▌Jason Brian DeWitt (R)
26. ▌Ed Larvadain III (D)
27. ▌Michael T. Johnson (R)
28. ▌Daryl Deshotel (R)
29. ▌Edmond Jordan (D)
30. ▌Charles Owen (R)
31. ▌Troy Hebert (R)
32. ▌R. Dewith Carrier (R)
33. ▌Les Farnum (R)
34. ▌Wilford Carter Sr. (D)
35. ▌Brett F. Geymann (R)
36. ▌Phillip Tarver (R)
37. ▌Troy Romero (R)
38. ▌Rhonda Butler (R)
39. ▌Julie Emerson (R)
40. ▌Dustin Miller (D)
41. ▌Phillip DeVillier (R)
42. ▌Chance Keith Henry (R)
43. ▌Josh Carlson (R)
44. ▌Tehmi Jahi Chassion (D)
45. ▌Annie Spell (R)
46. ▌Chad Michael Boyer (R)
47. ▌Ryan Bourriaque (R)
48. ▌Beau Beaulieu (R)
49. ▌Jacob Jules Gabriel Landry (R)
50. ▌Vincent St. Blanc III (R)
51. ▌Beryl Amedee (R)
52. ▌Jerome Zeringue (R)
53. ▌Jessica Domangue (R)
54. ▌Joseph Orgeron (R)
55. ▌Bryan Fontenot (R)
56. ▌Beth Anne Billings (R)
57. ▌Sylvia Elaine Taylor (D)
58. ▌Ken Brass (D)
59. ▌Tony Bacala (R)
60. ▌Chad Brown (D)
61. ▌C. Denise Marcelle (D)
62. ▌Roy Daryl Adams (D)
63. ▌Barbara West Carpenter (D)
64. ▌Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (R)
65. ▌Lauren Ventrella (R)
66. ▌Emily Chenevert (R)
67. ▌Terry Landry Jr. (D)
68. ▌Dixon McMakin (R)
69. ▌Paula Davis (R)
70. ▌Barbara Reich Freiberg (R)
71. ▌Roger William Wilder, III (R)
72. ▌Robby Carter (D)
73. ▌Kimberly Coates (R)
74. ▌Peter F. Egan, Sr. (R)
75. ▌John Wyble (R)
76. ▌Stephanie Berault (R)
77. ▌Mark Wright (R)
78. ▌John Illg (R)
79. ▌Debbie Villio (R)
80. ▌Polly Thomas (R)
81. ▌Jeffrey Wiley (R)
82. ▌Laurie Schlegel (R)
83. ▌Kyle Green (D)
84. ▌Timothy P. Kerner Sr. (R)
85. ▌Vincent Cox III (R)
86. ▌Nicholas Muscarello (R)
87. ▌Rodney Lyons (D)
88. ▌Kathy Edmonston (R)
89. ▌Christopher Kim Carver (R)
90. ▌Brian Glorioso (R)
91. ▌Mandie Landry (D)
92. ▌Joseph A. Stagni (R)
93. ▌Alonzo Knox (D)
94. ▌Stephanie Hilferty (R)
95. ▌Shane Mack (R)
96. ▌Marcus Bryant (D)
97. ▌Matthew Willard (D)
98. ▌Aimee Adatto Freeman (D)
99. ▌Candace Newell (D)
100. ▌Jason Hughes (D)
101. ▌Vanessa Caston LaFleur (D)
102. ▌Delisha Boyd (D)
103. ▌Michael Bayham (R)
104. ▌Jack Galle (R)
105. ▌Jacob Braud (R)

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