John F. Schwegmann
| John F. Schwegmann | |
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| Louisiana Public Service Commissioner for District 1 (New Orleans suburbs) | |
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In office January 1, 1981 – December 31, 1996 |
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| Preceded by | John G. Schwegmann |
| Succeeded by | Jay Blossman |
| Second Gentleman of Louisiana | |
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In role January 13, 1992 – January 8, 1996 |
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| Governor | Edwin Edwards |
| Preceded by | Sandra Hardy (Second Lady) |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Blanco |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 5, 1945 New Orleans, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic (formerly) |
| Spouse(s) | Melinda B. Schwegmann |
| Children | John Guy Schwegmann Heidi Schwegmann Laurie D. Schwegmann |
| Parents | John G. and Mary Elizabeth Geisenheimer Schwegmann |
| Occupation | Businessman |
John F. Schwegmann (born December 5, 1945) is a Metairie businessman, who was elected as a Democrat to the Louisiana Public Service Commission in 1981 to succeed his father, John G. Schwegmann. In 2002, Schwegmann declared himself an independent. He served for 15 years on the PSC, the public body which regulates rates of utilities and motor carriers. In 1996, however, he was unseated by the young Covington (St. Tammany Parish) Republican Jack Arthur "Jay" Blossman, Jr.
Schwegmann was born to John G. Schwegmann, Jr. (1911–1995), and his first wife, the former Mary Elizabeth Geisenheimer (1917–1994). His parents divorced when he was a toddler, and he was reared primarily with his younger, developmentally-challenged brother, Guy Schwegmann. The first Mrs. Schwegmann was also close to her ex-husband's daughter by the second marriage to the former Melba Margaret Wolfe (1926–1994). Margie Schwegmann Brown is hence a half sister of John F. Schwegmann, but the siblings have been at odds since the sale of the Schwegmann supermarket chain in 1996.
John F. Schwegmann is married to Melinda Schwegmann, a former Louisiana lieutenant governor (1992–1996) and a former state representative for Orleans Parish (1997–2004). They have three children, John Guy Schwegmann, Heidi Schwegmann, and Laurie D. Schwegmann, and two grandchildren.
The sale of the Metairie-based Schwegmann chain had a big impact on the economy of New Orleans as well as on the Schwegmann family personally. The company ceased to exist within a year of founder John G. Schwegmann's death. John F. Schwegmann denied responsibility for the sale of the company. He compared his situation to "no good deed going 'unpunished.'" Margie Schwegmann Brown and two hundred retired Schwegmann employees launched separate lawsuits against John F. Schwegmann in the years after the company's demise. Each won multimillion-dollar judgments against him.
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