Jeremy S. LaCombe is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 18th district. He assumed office in 2019 after a special election. Elected as a Democrat, he switched parties and became a Republican on April 10, 2023.[1]

Jeremy LaCombe
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 18th district
Assumed office
March 2019
Preceded byMajor Thibaut
Personal details
BornFordoche, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (until 2023)
Children2
EducationNorthwestern State University (BA)
Louisiana State University (JD)

Early life and education

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LaCombe was born in Fordoche, Louisiana. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Northwestern State University in 1999 and a Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 2004.[2]

Career

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In 2004 and 2005, LaCombe worked as a law clerk at Fisher, Boyd, Brown, Boudreaux & Huguenard. In 2005 and 2006, he served as assistant district attorney of Caddo Parish, Louisiana. He was also an attorney at LeBlanc & Waddell. Since 2008, he has worked as an attorney at the LaCrombe Law Firm.[3] LaCombe was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in a March 2019 special election, succeeding Major Thibaut.[4] LaCombe also serves as vice chair of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security.[5]

On April 10, 2023, LaCombe announced he had left the Democratic Party and would be registering as a Republican.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Karlin, Sam (April 10, 2023). "Another Louisiana House Democrat has switched parties to Republican". The Advocate.
  2. ^ "State Representative Jeremy S. LaCombe". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  3. ^ "Jeremy LaCombe's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  4. ^ "Voters choose 3 new Louisiana lawmakers in special elections". AP NEWS. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  5. ^ "Jeremy LaCombe". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  6. ^ "Dems dealt another blow as Louisiana Rep. Jeremy LaCombe jumps ship, the third to switch Republican in a month". New York Post. April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.