Steve Theriot [SEP] position held
Steve Theriot
Steven J. Theriot, known as Steve Theriot (born September 21, 1946), is a Certified Public Accountant from Marrero in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA, who served as his state's legislative auditor from 2004 to 2009 and as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1988 to 1996. Since 2015, he has been listed by the Louisiana Secretary of State as a Republican voter.
Background.
Theriot received an associate's degree in electrical engineering from Delgado Community College in his native
to Gisclair's 4,396 (33.8 percent). The balance was held by a second Democrat, John Melancon, Jr., with 3,821 votes (29.4 percent).
The position opened when then the two-term Republican (and later No Party registrant in Orleans Parish) Loulan Pitre, Jr., did not seek reelection. In 1999 and 2003, Mitch Theriot ran for the seat as a Democrat but narrowly lost each time to Pitre. In the 2003 race, Pitre polled 7,618 votes (52 percent); Theriot,