Gil Pinac | |
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Pinac stumping in 2007 campaign for the Louisiana State Senate
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Louisiana State Representative for District 42 (Acadia Parish) |
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In office 1996 – January 14, 2008 |
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Preceded by | Chris John |
Succeeded by | Jack Montoucet |
Crowley City Council | |
In office 1987–1995 |
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Personal details | |
Born | November 29, 1957 |
Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican (2008) |
Spouse(s) | Cherie Arceneaux Pinac |
Children |
Lauren Pinac |
Alma mater |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Occupation | Hospital administrator |
(1) Pinac switched parties after a 12-year legislative career and ran unsuccessfully as a Republican candidate for the Louisiana Public Service Commission in a special election held on April 4, 2009. (2) A hospital administrator, Pinac previously served on the Crowley City Council for eight years and as mayor pro-tempore. |
Lauren Pinac
Andrea Pinac
Kelli Pinac
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
(1) Pinac switched parties after a 12-year legislative career and ran unsuccessfully as a Republican candidate for the Louisiana Public Service Commission in a special election held on April 4, 2009.
Gillis James Pinac (born November 29, 1957), is a former three-term Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Crowley in Acadia Parish. He switched his affiliation to Republican a week before announcing his candidacy for the Louisiana Public Service Commission in the special election held on April 4, 2009.
Pinac is a hospital administrator, the CEO of Pin Mark Enterprises in Lafayette. He graduated from the parochial school, Notre Dame High School of Acadia Parish, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He procured his Master of Business Administration from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Pinac is married to the former Cherie Arceneaux and is the father of four daughters: Lauren, Andrea, Kelli, and Mary Catherine. The family holds membership at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Crowley.