Jerry Huckaby

Jerry Huckaby
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 (1941-07-19) July 19, 1941 (age 82) Hodge, Louisiana,[1] U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Louisiana State University (BS) Georgia State University (MBA)
Occupation	Businessman

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.

Background

Thomas 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

1. Barone, Michael; and Ujifusa, Grant. The Almanac of American Politics 1988', p. 497. National Journal, 1987.
2. "Thomas "Jerry" Huckaby". Louisiana Political Museum. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
3. "Louisiana House Debate". www.c-span.org. Archived from the original on 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
4. "McCrery buries Huckaby in runoff". The Times. 4 November 1992. p. 11.

External links

• Congress.gov
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Otto Passman, Jerry Huckaby, and Frank Spooner: The Louisiana Fifth Congressional District Campaign of 1976

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Otto Passman	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th congressional district 1977–1993	Succeeded by Jim McCrery
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Pat Tiberi as Former US Representative	Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative	Succeeded by Jesse Jackson Jr. as Former US Representative