Craig Romero

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Craig Francis Romero
Louisiana State Senator from District 22 (Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, and Vermilion parishes)
In office 1993 – 2008
Preceded by	Oswald A. Decuir
Succeeded by	Troy Hebert
Iberia Parish Commission
In office 1984 – 1992

Born	September 25, 1954 (1954-09-25) (age 53)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Pamela Hulin Romero
Occupation	Businessman
Religion	Roman Catholic

Craig Francis Romero (born September 25, 1954) is a New Iberia corporate salesman who represented Louisiana's state Senate District 22 from 1993-2008. The district includes the parishes of Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, and Vermilion. Romero was president of the Iberia Parish government from 1984 to 1992. In 2006, Romero waged his second unsuccessful campaign as a Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives from the Third Congressional District. (map). In a year adverse to Republicans nationally, Romero was handily defeated by freshman incumbent Democrat Charlie Melancon of Napoleonville, the seat of Assumption Parish, in the November 7, 2006, midterm election. In 2004, Romero ran for the seat but finished third in the state's unique jungle primary. The seat in question was formerly held from 1980-2005 by Wilbert Joseph "Billy" Tauzin, Jr., a Democrat-turned-Republican.

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Romero is a political science graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, formerly known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He is affiliated with the Louisiana Cattleman's Association and the Charolais Breeders Association. He is a member of the Louisiana Worker's Compensation Board. He is a former member of the Legislative Audit Advisory Council. He is a former appointee to the advisory committee to the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. Romero is a former member of the Louisiana Parks and Recreation Commission and the Police Jury (county commission in other states) Assn. Previously, he was named "Man of the Year" by the New Iberia Jaycees. He has also been affiliated with St. Edwards Church School in New Iberia. He is Roman Catholic. Romero is married to the former Pamela Hulin (born 1956).

The term-limited Romero was ineligible to seek reelection in 2007. He was succeeded by a Democrat, outgoing State Representative Troy Hebert of Jeanerette, who narrowly defeated Republican Jeff Landry of New Iberia, 14,876 votes (51 percent) to 14,208 (49 percent) in the November 17 general election. Landry was a legislative aide to Romero and the outgoing's senator's preferred choice as his successor.

Romero was originally elected as a Democrat to the Senate seat in 1993 to succeed Democrat Oswald A. Decuir, who resigned. He switched to Republican affiliation on September 6, 1995.

Preceded by Oswald A. Decuir (D)	Louisiana State Senator from District 22 (Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, and Vermilion parishes) Craig Francis Romero (R) 1993–2008	Succeeded by Troy Hebert (D)