Sharon Hewitt
Sharon Woodall Hewitt | |
|---|---|
| Louisiana State Senator for District 1 (parts of Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany parishes) | |
| Assumed office January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | A. G. Crowe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1958 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Stanley Thomas Hewitt |
| Children | Christopher Thomas Hewitt Bradley Thomas Hewitt |
| Residence(s) | Slidell St. Tammany Parish |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
Sharon Woodall Hewitt (born September 1958),[1] is the Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 1, which encompasses portions of St. Tammany, Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard parishes, Louisiana, USA. In January 2016, she succeeded fellow Republican A. G. Crowe, who did not pursue a third term in the primary election held on October 24, 2015.
In the primary, Hewitt, a resident of Slidell, defeated her lone opponent, fellow Republican and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, Pete Schneider of Lacombe, also in St. Tammany Parish. She received 15,144 votes (58.7 percent) to Schneider's 10,645 (41.3 percent).[2] Hewitt and Schneider agreed in the campaign on the need to repair the state budget.[3]
Hewitt has been employed by Shell Oil. She attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rogue. She formerly resided in Katy, near Houston, and College Station, Texas.[4]
In 2011, Hewitt was defeated in the primary election for the District 1 seat on the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, which encompasses Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Tammany parishes, by fellow Republican James Garvey.[5] Coincidentallty, Garvey was reelected to BESE in the same primary in which Hewitt won her state Senate race.
References
- ^ "Sharon Hewitt, September 1958". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ Bob Warren (October 24, 2015). "Sharon Hewitt wins 1st District Senate race". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sharon Hewitt". intelius.com. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ "Results for Election Date: 10/22/2011". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- 1958 births
- Living people
- People from Katy, Texas
- People from College Station, Texas
- Louisiana Republicans
- Louisiana State Senators
- Women in Louisiana politics
- Women state legislators in Louisiana
- Politicians from New Orleans
- People from Slidell, Louisiana
- Louisiana State University alumni
- Businesspeople from New Orleans