Laurie Schlegel

Laurie Schlegel
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 82nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office May 10, 2021
Preceded by	Charles Henry
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Education	Louisiana State University (BS) New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (MA)

Laurie Garrand Schlegel is an American politician who is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 82nd district. She assumed office on May 10, 2021.

Education

Schlegel attended St. Mary's Dominican High School in New Orleans. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Louisiana State University and a Master of Arts in marriage and family counseling from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.^[1]

Career

Schlegel began her career as a sales manager for Marriott International. From 2001 to 2011, she was a pharmaceutical sales representative for AstraZeneca. In 2014 and 2015, she was a counselor for Catholic Counseling Services. Since 2015, she has worked for Lighthouse Counseling Center. She was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in a May 2021 special election, succeeding Charles Henry.^[2]

Schlegel has supported legislation that would ban transgender students from competing on girls' sports teams in schools.^[3]

References

1. "Laurie Schlegel". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
2. Faimon A. Roberts III (April 24, 2021). "Laurie Schlegel wins East Jefferson-based District 82 House seat over Eddie Connick". NOLA. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
   - "State Representative Laurie Schlegel". Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
3. Melinda Deslatte (May 27, 2021). "Transgender sports ban bill headed to Louisiana governor". AP News. Retrieved February 28, 2022.