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Timothy Kerner
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 84th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 13, 2020
Preceded byPatrick Connick
Mayor of Jean Lafitte
In office
1992–2020
Succeeded byTimothy Kerner Jr.
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Children3

Timothy P. Kerner is an American politician serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 84th district. Elected in November 2019, he assumed office on January 13, 2020.

Early life and education

Kerner was born in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana. He graduated from Fisher Middle-High School.

Career

Tim Kerner Sr. began his career working in the shrimp industry in his home town of Jean Lafitte and later served in the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. He then served 7 terms as mayor of Jean Lafitte from 1992 to 2020. During his tenure as mayor, Kerner led a number of important civic and infrastructure improvements, including: a visitor center, museum, 1,300-seat auditorium, library, civic center, baseball park, senior center, medical clinic, art gallery, and nature trail. A major accomplishment as mayor was the creation of the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District that eventually secured over $300 million in funds to build tidal protection levees and flood walls to protect the communities of Jean Lafitte, Lafitte, Crown Point and Barataria. Kerner was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in November 2019 and assumed office on January 13, 2020. His son, Timothy Kerner, Jr. was elected as mayor of the town in 2020.

Personal life

Kerner and his wife, Darla, have three children. His son, Timothy Kerner Jr., is mayor of Jean Lafitte.

References

  1. "State Representative Timothy P. Kerner". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  2. Sack, Kevin; Schwartz, John (2018-02-24). "Left to Louisiana's Tides, a Village Fights for Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  3. "Benny watched his house drift away. Now, his community wants better storm protection". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  4. Sack, Kevin; Schwartz, John (2018-02-24). "Left to Louisiana's Tides, a Village Fights for Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  5. "Jean Lafitte's legend lives on in town | Access Code 70067". wwltv.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  6. Sack, Kevin; Schwartz, John (2018-02-24). "Left to Louisiana's Tides, a Village Fights for Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  7. Sack, Kevin; Schwartz, John (2018-02-24). "Left to Louisiana's Tides, a Village Fights for Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  8. "Timothy Kerner". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  9. "Jean Lafitte's legend lives on in town | Access Code 70067". wwltv.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
  10. "Timothy Kerner's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  11. Team, WDSU Digital (2020-07-12). "Jean Lafitte residents officially elect Tim Kerner Jr. as mayor". WDSU. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
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. ▌Brach Myers (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. ▌Larry Selders (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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