Samuel B. Nunez Jr.

Samuel Bernard Nunez Jr.
Louisiana State Senator for District 1 (now Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard parishes)
In office
1969–1996
Preceded byE. W. "Kelly" Gravolet Jr.
Succeeded byLynn Dean
President of the Louisiana State Senate
In office
1983–1988
Preceded byMichael H. O'Keefe
Succeeded byAllen Bares
In office
1990–1996
Preceded byAllen Bares
Succeeded byRandy Ewing
President pro tempore of the Louisiana State Senate
In office
1980–1983
Preceded byEdgar G. "Sonny" Mouton Jr.
Succeeded byTheodore M. Hickey
In office
1988–1990
Preceded byThomas H. Hudson
Succeeded byLeonard J. Chabert
Louisiana State Representative for St. Bernard Parish
In office
1964–1969
Preceded byElmer R. Tapper
Succeeded byElmer R. Tapper
Personal details
Born(1930-01-27)January 27, 1930
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, U.S.[1]
DiedJanuary 15, 2012(2012-01-15) (aged 81)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Resting placeSt. Bernard Memorial Gardens in Chalmette
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)1 Chalmette

St. Bernard Parish

(2) Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Alma materJoseph Maumus High School
Louisiana State University
OccupationInsurance agent
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force

Samuel Bernard Nunez Jr., (January 27, 1930 – January 15, 2012), was a Louisiana politician and businessman from Chalmette, the seat of St. Bernard Parish in the New Orleans suburbs.

From 1964 to 1969, Nunez was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. From 1969 to 1996, the Democrat Nunez was a state senator. He was the State Senate President from 1983 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1996, when his legislative tenure ended in defeat. He was the State Senate President Pro Tempore from 1980 to 1983 and 1988 to 1990. In 1973, he was a delegate to the Louisiana State Constitutional Convention, where he pushed for inclusion of the homestead exemption on property taxes.[2]

  1. ^ "Outstanding Young Men of America". 1965.
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