Lynn Dean
| Lynn B. Dean | |
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| Louisiana State Senator for District 1 (Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard parishes) | |
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In office 1996–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Bernard Nunez, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Walter Boasso |
| President of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana | |
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In office 1992–1996 |
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| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Charles Ponstein |
| Council member at-large, St. Bernard Parish | |
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In office 2004–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Rodriguez, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Tony "Ricky" Melerine |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 22, 1923 Arkansas, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jacqueline Miles Dean (married 1947) |
| Children |
Nettie Dean |
| Parents | Orin Franklin, Sr., and Lucy Blackquell Dean |
| Residence | St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | U.S. Maritime Engineering Officers School |
| Occupation | Boat manufacturer |
December 22, 1923
Big Lake
Nettie Dean
Lenda D. Perez
Douglas Dean
Cherry Dean
Lynn B. Dean (born December 22, 1923) is a boat manufacturer from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, who served from 1996 to 2004 as a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 1 (Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard parishes). The district embraces a portion of the New Orleans suburbs, including the lower southeastern coastal parishes of Plaquemines and St. Bernard, once the domain of the legendary political boss Leander H. Perez.
Dean's first elective office was as a member of the St. Bernard Parish School Board. In 1987, Dean ran unsuccessfully for the state Senate in a seven-candidate field. He finished second to the incumbent Democrat, Samuel B. Nunez, Jr., then the State Senate President and a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Nunez won outright in the nonpartisan blanket primary with just under 51 percent of the ballots cast.
In 1991, Dean was elected President of St. Bernard Parish, a new office equivalent to a combined County Executive and mayoral position. He defeated the Democrat Floyd J. Landry, 17,276 (53 percent) to 15,289 (47 percent) in the general election. With nearly 34 percent of the ballots, Dean had led in the primary; Landry trailed with 28 percent.
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