Greg Cromer

George Gregory Cromer (born June 26, 1958), is an American politician, currently serving as the mayor of Slidell, Louisiana. A Republican, he previously served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2008 to 2018.^[1]

Greg Cromer
Comer in 2010
Mayor of Slidell, Louisiana
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 90th district
In office January 2008 – June 29, 2018
Preceded by	Matthew Peter Schneider III
Succeeded by	Mary DuBuisson
Personal details
Born	George Gregory Cromer (1958-06-26) June 26, 1958 (age 67)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Peggy Sue Cromer
Children	2
Education	Southeastern Louisiana University (BS)

Education

In 1981, Cromer graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial management technology from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond.^[2]

Career

After graduating from college, Cromer was employed in New Orleans by Lockheed Martin at the Michoud Assembly Facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.^[3] Formerly, he was the District G city council member in Slidell, Louisiana.^[4] Cromer was elected to the House when the term-limited Matthew Peter Schneider ran unsuccessfully for the Louisiana State Senate.^[1]

Cromer was a member of the House committees on Civil Law and Procedure, Governmental Affairs, and Retirement.^[3] Pearson was also chairman of the Retirement Committee.^{[5][self-published source]} During his tenure, Cromer addressed the issue of flooding in the Slidell area and the required steps to remedy high water.^[6]

Cromer and the St. Tammany legislative delegation worked to procure the widening of Interstate 12 from four to six lanes in the Slidell area, a $26 million project. In the dedication of the project, Governor Bobby Jindal said that the state had spent $122 million in transportation projects in St. Tammany Parish alone from 2008 to 2011 and $3.6 billion statewide on roads and ports during the same time period. The state also spent $220 million in the I-12 corridor from East Baton Rouge Parish to St. Tammany Parish.^[7]

Cromer was reelected in the primary election held on October 22, 2011. He received 5,030 votes (74.9 percent) to 1,683 ballots (25.1 percent) for his intra-party rival, J. "Ron" Eldridge.^[8]

On April 22, 2012, Cromer resigned his membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), of which he had been the Louisiana state chairman.^[9]