Edward J. Steimel
| Edward J. Steimel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Edward Joseph Steimel January 20, 1922 Pocahontas, Arkansas |
| Died | April 8, 2016 (aged 94) Denham Springs, Louisiana |
| Resting place | Greenoaks Memorial Park |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Alma mater | Arkansas State University |
| Occupation |
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| Political party |
Democrat Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Welch Steimel (died 1996) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | George Hubert Josephine Zosso Steimel |
Edward Joseph "Ed" Steimel Sr. (January 20, 1922 – April 8, 2016) was the founding executive director of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, an interest group based in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
One of seven children, Steimel was born to George Hubert Steimel (1893–1980) and the former Josephine Zosso (1898–1986) in Running Lake Township near Pocahontas in Randolph County in northeastern Arkansas. He was educated as a journalist at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. In 1951, he joined the staff in Baton Rouge of the nonpartisan think-tank, the Public Affairs Research Council, which has proposed various "good government" reforms over many decades within Louisiana. He was the PAR executive director from 1954 to 1975.
He had two surviving sisters, Margaret Steimel Baltz and husband, Bernard, of Pocohontas, Arkansas, and Viola S. Jansen of St. Louis, Missouri. He was predeceased by a brother and three other sisters.
In 1970, PAR director Steimel questioned why Louisiana voters "seem to have an unusually high tolerance for abuse of public office" as well as a proclivity toward gambling. He specifically criticized the existence of pinball machines, which he claimed attract primarily the young and the poor: "Very few rich people ever play the pinball machine." At the time, Steimel found that Louisiana had an "inadequate supply of highly skilled labor." He questioned economic policies of the Louisiana legislature, which in 1970 raised sales taxes from 2 to 3 cents per dollar to fund increases in teacher pay.
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