Jerry Huckaby

Thomas Jerald Huckaby (born July 19, 1941) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th congressional district for 16 years, from 1977 to 1993.

Jerry Huckaby
Huckaby in 1977
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th district
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Otto Passman
Succeeded by	Jim McCrery
Personal details
Born	Thomas Jerald Huckaby (1941-07-19) July 19, 1941 (age 84) Hodge, Louisiana,[1] U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Louisiana State University (BS) Georgia State University (MBA)
Occupation	Businessman

Background

Thomas Huckaby was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Louisiana, first being elected in 1977. He represented the 5th district for 8 terms, losing his reelection bid in 1992. Throughout his tenure Huckaby served on the Agriculture Committee, the Budget Committee and the Interior Committee. He spearheaded legislation to create the Kisatchie Hills Wilderness, the Poverty Point National Monument, the Saline Bayou Wild and Scenic River, the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge, and the Upper Darbonne National Wildlife Refuge.^[2] In his 16 years representing Louisiana, Huckaby introduced 81 bills, of which 16 were signed into law. Huckaby was elected to Louisiana's political hall of fame in 2012. ^[3] After the re-drawing of the Louisiana legislative map, Huckaby was not successful in his 1992 reelection bid facing fellow representative Jim McCrery.^[4]