Jeremy LaCombe | |
Predecessor: | Major Thibaut |
State House: | Louisiana |
District: | 18th |
Term Start: | March 2019 |
Children: | 2 |
Party: | Republican (since 2023) |
Otherparty: | Democratic (until 2023) |
Birth Place: | Fordoche, Louisiana, U.S. |
Education: | Northwestern State University (BA) Louisiana State University (JD) |
Jeremy S. LaCombe is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 18th district. He assumed office in 2019 after a special election. Elected as a Democrat, he switched parties and became a Republican on April 10, 2023.[1]
LaCombe was born in Fordoche, Louisiana. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Northwestern State University in 1999 and a Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 2004.[2]
In 2004 and 2005, LaCombe worked as a law clerk at Fisher, Boyd, Brown, Boudreaux & Huguenard. In 2005 and 2006, he served as assistant district attorney of Caddo Parish, Louisiana. He was also an attorney at LeBlanc & Waddell. Since 2008, he has worked as an attorney at the LaCrombe Law Firm.[3] LaCombe was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in a March 2019 special election, succeeding Major Thibaut.[4] LaCombe also serves as vice chair of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security.[5]
On April 10, 2023, LaCombe announced he had left the Democratic Party and would be registering as a Republican.[6]