Eric Skrmetta
| Eric Skrmetta | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Public Service Commissioner | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Jay Blossman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Eric Frederick Skrmetta October 1, 1958 New Orleans, Orleans Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Gibson Skrmetta |
| Children |
Raphael Quentin Skrmetta III |
| Residence |
Metairie, Jefferson Parish Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Raphael Quentin Skrmetta III
Louisiana State University
Southern University Law Center
Eric Frederick Skrmetta (born October 1, 1958) is an attorney from Metairie, Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission for District 1, which includes suburban New Orleans, the eastern Florida Parishes, and the River Parishes.
The Public Service Commission is an influential regulatory agency which was the political springboard for former Governors Huey Long, Jimmie Davis, and John McKeithen. Skrmetta is a member of the Louisiana Republican Party State Central Committee and the Jefferson Parish Republican Executive Committee.
Skrmetta's parents were the late Alfreda Gertrude Duffel Skrmetta and Raphael Quentin "Ray" Skrmetta, Sr. (c. 1921–2012) of Metairie in Jefferson Parish. Ray Skrmetta was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, and made his living as a processor and packer in the seafood industry. After service as a cadet in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, Ray Skrmetta founded Skrmetta Machinery Corporation and developed several inventions used in the seafood processing business. He subsequently acquired Southern Shell Fish Company in Harvey and was a member of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board. Eric Skrmetta's paternal grandparents were Paul Cecil Skrmetta, a native of the island of Brač in the Adriatic Sea, within Croatia, and the former Elizabeth Nora Grantham, originally from Bay Springs in Jasper County, Mississippi. Skrmetta has a brother, Dennis M. Skrmetta and a sister, Barbara D. Skrmetta and her husband, Whitner Church. A second brother, Raphael, Jr., is deceased.
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