John Enoul Jumonville Jr. | |
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Louisiana State Senator for District 17 (Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes) | |
In office 1976–1992 |
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Preceded by | J. E. Jumonville Sr. |
Succeeded by | Thomas A. Greene |
Personal details | |
Born |
Place of birth missing |
December 30, 1942
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Beverly "Bunny" Ruth Callais Jumonville (married c. 1968) |
Children |
J. E. "Tres" Jumonville III |
Residence |
Ventress Pointe Coupee Parish Louisiana, USA |
Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
Occupation |
Horse breeder |
Religion | Non-denominational Christian |
J. E. "Tres" Jumonville III
Dutch C. Jumonville
Horse breeder
John Enoul Jumonville Jr. (born December 30, 1942) is a horse breeder from Ventress in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, who served as a Democrat in the Louisiana State Senate for District 17 from 1976 to 1992.
Jumonville graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge with a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business. He is affiliated with the non-denominational Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge.
Jumonville began raising horses as a teenager on his family's farm-ranch. He is also retired from the oil, natural gas, and insurance industries. As a state senator, he promoted the interests of the state’s booming horse industry. He and wife, the former Beverly "Bunny" Callais (born August 1944), live on their ranch at Ventress, on which they reared their three sons, J. E. "Tres" III, Dutch, and Clayton Jumonville.As of July 2013, Jumonville either in his own name or in partnership with his family had bred 202 winners from 331 starters, who earned more than $8.49 million.
In 1976, Jumonville succeeded his father, J. E. Jumonville Sr., in the state Senate. He served until 1992, having been unseated in the general election held on November 16, 1991, by the Democrat, later Republican convert, Thomas A. Greene, a veterinarian from Maringouin in Iberville Parish. Greene defeated Jumonville by 685 votes, 25,523 (50.7 percent) to 24,838 (49.3 percent).In 1995, Greene defeated Jumonville again in a two-candidate primary race, 24,851 (57.6 percent) to 18,289 (42.4 percent).