James O McCrery III

A Representative from Louisiana; born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., September 18, 1949; B.A., Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, La., 1971; J.D., Louisiana State University, Shreveport, La., 1975; lawyer, private practice; district manager for United States Representative Anthony C. Leach, Jr. of Louisiana, 1979; assistant city attorney, Shreveport, La., 1979-1980; district manager and legislative director for United States Representative Charles E. Roemer, III of Louisiana, 1981-1984; elected as a Republican to the One Hundredth Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Charles E. Roemer, III, reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses (April 16, 1988-present).