Sam H. Theriot
| Samuel Houston Theriot | |
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| Louisiana State Representative from District 47 (Vermilion Parish) | |
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In office 1979–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Cecil Picard |
| Succeeded by | Mickey Frith |
| Clerk of Court of Vermilion Parish | |
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In office 1996–2000 |
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| Preceded by | Russell Gaspard |
| Succeeded by | Todd A. Dore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 62–63) Abbeville, Vermilion Parish Louisiana, U.S |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Divorced from Cynthia R. "Cindy" Theriot |
| Children |
From first wife: |
| Alma mater |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Occupation | Educator; Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
(1) Divorced from Cynthia R. "Cindy" Theriot
From first wife:
Ashley Elizabeth Theriot
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Samuel Houston Theriot, usually known as Sam H. Theriot (born 1954), is a Democratic former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Abbeville in Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana. He represented District 47 in the House from 1979 until 1996.
Theriot is one of three children of Roy R. Theriot, the mayor of Abbeville from 1956 to 1960, who then became the Louisiana state comptroller, a position that he filled until his death in 1973. His mother was the former Helen Roberts. He has two siblings, Barbara Ellen Horaist (born 1949) and Roy Theriot, Jr. (born 1952).
Theriot graduates in 1972 from Abbeville High School and in 1976 received a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He subsequently returned to college and in 1986 completed teacher certification and a master's degree in educational administration. He taught school for several years in Vermilion Parish. He served briefly on the Abbeville City Council in 1978. A Roman Catholic, Theriot is a member of the men's organization, the Knights of Columbus. In the legislature, Theriot was a strong advocate of parish fairs and festivals, an issue also important to his late father. In 1998, the Louisiana Fair/Festival Association inducted him into its hall of fame. He also received high rankings as a legislator from the teacher lobbying organizations.
In 1991, Representative Theriot co-sponsored with State Senator Allen Bares of Lafayette a measure which would have outlawed most abortions in Louisiana, including impregnations through incest. The legislature approved the bill, but it was vetoed by Governor Buddy Roemer on the grounds that it went beyond the scope of the 1973 United States Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. Such feminist groups such as the National Organization for Women, subsequently headed by the Louisiana native Kim Gandy, successfully targeted Bares and a pro-life House member, Democrat Carl Newton Gunter, Jr., of Rapides Parish, for defeat. Theriot, however, survived the 1991 election without opposition In the 1987 primary he had defeated fellow Democrat Warren J. Simon by a two-to-one margin.
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