Ledricka Thierry
| Ledricka Johnson Thierry | |
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| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 40th district |
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In office 2009 – January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Elbert Guillory |
| Succeeded by | Dustin Miller |
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| Born | September 1978 Place of birth missing |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Travis Keane Thierry (born November 1980) |
| Residence | Opelousas, Louisiana, USA |
| Alma mater | Southern University Law Center |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Ledricka Johnson Thierry (born September 1978) is an attorney in Opelousas, Louisiana, who is a Democratic former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 40, based in St. Landry Parish in the southern portion of her state. She has held the position since her victory in a special election in 2009. She succeeded Elbert Guillory, another Democrat who was elected to the Louisiana State Senate but who later switched to Republican affiliation and in 2015 was an unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor.
Thierry graduated from historically black Southern University in 1999 and the Southern University Law Center in 2003, both in the capital city of Baton Rouge.
Thierry serves on these House committees: (1) Appropriations, (2) Budget, (3) Insurance (vice chair), (4) Joint Legislative Budget, (5) Judiciary, and (6) Legislative Audit Advisory Council.
In 2011, Thierry introduced a bill to prohibit convicted child sex predators from using social network sites.
Thierry's legislative ratings have ranged from 50 to 67 percent from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. In 2012, she was rated 50 percent by the National Federation of Independent Business. From 2010 to 2014, the conservative Louisiana Family Forum scored her 56 and 44 percent, respectively. From 2008 to 2014, she was ranked 83 to 100 percent by Louisiana Right to Life. In 2013 and 2014, the Louisiana Association of Educators rated her 83 and 92 percent, respectively.
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