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Derrick D. T. Shepherd (born c. 1970) is an African-American attorney and a politician from Louisiana. He currently serves as a member of the Louisiana Senate. He is a Democrat.
[edit] State Representative
Shepherd was first elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2003 and took office in early 2004 as the Representative for the 87th House District. He had received 60% of the vote. [1]
[edit] State Senator
In May 2005, Shepherd won a special election and became the State Senator for the 3rd District. He received 51% of the vote and succeeded Lambert Boissiere, Jr., who had won a seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission. Shepherd was re-elected in 2007 with 61% of the vote.
[edit] Federal politics
In November 2006, Shepherd ran against incumbent Bill Jefferson in Louisiana's 2nd congressional district. Jefferson, who was dogged by allegations of corruption, was facing a tough re-election fight. Shepherd finished third with 18% of the vote, behind Jefferson and Representative Karen Carter.
[edit] Allegations of corruption
On April 10, 2008, Shepherd was indicted by federal investigators on charges of corruption. [2] [3] [4]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Jackson elected to state House after Rep. Harris withdraws, Times-Picayune, New Orleans, September 14, 2007
- ^ Shepherd: FBI sought dirt on Nagin, Jefferson, Carter, Times-Picayune, New Orleans, October 24, 2007
- ^ State Senator Derrick Shepherd and Others Charged by Federal Grand Jury, Louisiana Crime Blog, April 10, 2008
- ^ Senator indicted in fraud case, Times-Picayune, New Orleans, April 11, 2008
| Political offices |
Preceded by
Kyle Mark Green (D) |
Louisiana Representative, 87th House District
2004–2005 |
Succeeded by
Terrell Harris (D) |
Preceded by
Lambert Boissiere, Jr. (D) |
Louisiana Senator, 3rd Senate District
2005–Current |
Succeeded by
Incumbent |
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Current members of the Louisiana Legislature |
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- Louisiana State Senate (39 members)
President of the Senate: Joel Chaisson (D)
1st District: Crowe (R) • 2nd District: Duplessis (D) • 3rd District: Shepherd (D) • 4th District: Murray (D) • 5th District: Gray (D) • 6th District: Quinn (R) • 7th District: Heitmeier (D) • 8th District: Alario (D) • 9th District: Vacant • 10th District: Martiny (R) • 11th District: Donahue (R) • 12th District: Nevers (D) • 13th District: Erdey (R) • 14th District: Dorsey (D) • 15th District: Broome (D) • 16th District: Cassidy (R) • 17th District: Marionneaux (D) • 18th District: Amedee (D) • 19th District: Chaisson (D) • 20th District: Dupre (D) • 21st District: B. Gautreaux (D) • 22nd District: Hebert (D) • 23rd District: Michot (R) • 24th District: Cravins (D) • 25th District: Morrish (R) • 26th District: N. Gautreaux (D) • 27th District: Mount (D) • 28th District: LaFleur (D) • 29th District: McPherson (D) • 30th District: J. Smith (D) • 31st District: Long (R) • 32nd District: Riser (R) • 33rd District: Walsworth (R) • 34th District: F. Thompson (D) • 35th District: Kostelka (R) • 36th District: Adley (R) • 37th District: Shaw (R) • 38th District: Cheek (R) • 39th District: L. Jackson (D)
- Louisiana State House (105 members)
Speaker of the House: Jim Tucker (R)
1st District: Morris (R) • 2nd District: Burell (D) • 3rd District: Norton (D) • 4th District: Williams (D) • 5th District: Waddell (R) • 6th District: Vacant • 7th District: Burford (R) • 8th District: J. Smith (R) • 9th District: Burns (R) • 10th District: Doerge (D) • 11th District: Gallot (D) • 12th District: Downs (R) • 13th District: Fannin (D) • 14th District: Little (R) • 15th District: Hoffmann (R) • 16th District: Katz (R) • 17th District: R. Jones (D) • 18th District: Vacant • 19th District: Chaney (D) • 20th District: Ellington (D) • 21st District: Anders (D) • 22nd District: Chandler (D) • 23rd District: Nowlin (R) • 24th District: Howard (R) • 25th District: Roy (D) • 26th District: Dixon (D) • 27th District: Hazel (R) • 28th District: R. Johnson (D) • 29th District: Barrow (D) • 30th District: Armes (D) • 31st District: Trahan (R) • 32nd District: Hill (D) • 33rd District: Danahay (R) • 34th District: Franklin (D) • 35th District: Geymann (R) • 36th District: Kleckley (R) • 37th District: Guinn (R) • 38th District: LeBas (D) • 39th District: B. Badon (D) • 40th District: E. Guillory (D) • 41st District: M. Guillory (D) • 42nd District: Montoucet (D) • 43rd District: Cortez (R) • 44th District: R. Hardy (D) • 45th District: Robideaux (I) • 46th District: Mills (D) • 47th District: Perry (R) • 48th District: Barras (D) • 49th District: Champagne (D) • 50th District: S. Jones (D) • 51st District: Harrison (R) • 52nd District: Dove (R) • 53rd District: Baldone (D) • 54th District: Gisclair (D) • 55th District: Richard (I) • 56th District: G. Smith (D) • 57th District: Monica (R) • 58th District: Aubert (D) • 59th District: Lambert (R) • 60th District: St. Germain (D) • 61st District: Jackson (D) • 62nd District: McVea (R) • 63rd District: Honey (D) • 64th District: White (R) • 65th District: Richardson (R) • 66th District: Greene (R) • 67th District: P. Smith (D) • 68th District: S. Carter (R) • 69th District: Ponti (R) • 70th District: Foil (R) • 71st District: Pope (R) • 72nd District: Edwards (D) • 73rd District: Pugh (R) • 74th District: Simon (R) • 75th District: Ritchie (D) • 76th District: Pearson (R) • 77th District: Schroder (R) • 78th District: Talbot (R) • 79th District: Ligi (R) • 80th District: Lopinto (R) • 81st District: LaBruzzo (R) • 82nd District: Henry (R) • 83rd District: Billiot (D) • 84th District: Connick (D) • 85th District: Templet (R) • 86th District: Tucker (R) • 87th District: G. Jackson (D) • 88th District: Smiley (R) • 89th District: Burns (R) • 90th District: Cromer (R) • 91st District: Leger (D) • 92nd District: Willmott (R) • 93rd District: Peterson (D) • 94th District: Lorusso (R) • 95th District: Hines (D) • 96th District: LaFonta (D) • 97th District: Morrell (D) • 98th District: Abramson (D) • 99th District: Marchand (D) • 100th District: Badon (D) • 101st District: Richmond (D) • 102nd District: Arnold (D) • 103rd District: Henderson (D) • 104th District: Hutter (R) • 105th District: Wooton (R)
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