Ron Gomez
| Ron Gomez | |
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| Louisiana State Representative from Lafayette Parish | |
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In office 1980–1989 |
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| Preceded by | Allen Bares |
| Succeeded by | Don Higginbotham |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ronald James Gomez October 18, 1934 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Purdy Linton Gomez, now Purdy Gers (divorced) |
| Children |
All from first marriage: |
| Residence | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Journalist; Businessman |
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(1) Gomez was the radio voice for the UL Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns for nearly twenty years before he succeeded in pushing construction of their new arena, the Cajundome, which opened in 1985. (2) As a legislator, Gomez avoided partisan wrangling and concentrated on "good government" reforms, including tort reform, regional banking, and repeal of the blue laws. (3) As a baby, Gomez was strolled by his mother past the coffin of the assassinated Huey Pierce Long, Jr. (4) Gomez joined the Buddy Roemer administration at mid-term to become secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, through which capacity he worked on replentishment of the wetlands. (5) In 1989, Gomez was a colleague of controversial Representative David Duke, whom he had interviewed as a journalist in the 1970s when Duke was running for a seat in the Louisiana State Senate. (6) Gomez's memoirs reveal previously unknown material on such lawmakers as Carl Gunter, Jr., Shady Wall, Sydney B. Nelson, Robert Adley, and Ed Scogin. |
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(1) Purdy Linton Gomez, now Purdy Gers (divorced)
All from first marriage:
Nanette Oliver (born 1956)
Ronald James "Jimmie" Gomez, Jr. (born 1959)
Laurence Hughes Gomez (born 1961)
(1) Gomez was the radio voice for the UL Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns for nearly twenty years before he succeeded in pushing construction of their new arena, the Cajundome, which opened in 1985.
(2) As a legislator, Gomez avoided partisan wrangling and concentrated on "good government" reforms, including tort reform, regional banking, and repeal of the blue laws.
(3) As a baby, Gomez was strolled by his mother past the coffin of the assassinated Huey Pierce Long, Jr.
(4) Gomez joined the Buddy Roemer administration at mid-term to become secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, through which capacity he worked on replentishment of the wetlands.
(5) In 1989, Gomez was a colleague of controversial Representative David Duke, whom he had interviewed as a journalist in the 1970s when Duke was running for a seat in the Louisiana State Senate.
Ronald James Gomez, Sr., known as Ron Gomez (born October 18, 1934), is a veteran print and broadcast journalist, author, and businessman from Lafayette, Louisiana, who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from Lafayette Parish, from 1980 to 1989. From 1990-1992, he was the secretary of natural resources in the cabinet of Governor Buddy Roemer. In 1992, Gomez, as a Democrat, launched a strong but unsuccessful campaign for mayor of Lafayette. He ran for office each time as a "good government reform" candidate without emphasis on party affiliation.
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