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District Office
Legislative Assistant : Lisa Abshire
Email Cromer, George Gregory
Phone: (985)645-3592
Fax: (985)645-3594
Address: P.O. Box 2088
Slidell, LA 70459
Map
Capitol House Switch Band: (225) 342-6945
Capitol House Fax: (225)342-8336
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- District #: House District 1
- Party: Republican
- Caucus Membership: Louisiana Republican Legislative Delegation
Louisiana Rural Caucus - Occupation: Employed with Lockheed Martin, NASA
Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans - Education: Southeastern Louisiana University,
B.S. Industrial Management Technology, 1981
- Spouse: Peggy
- Year Elected: 2007
- Last Year Eligible(Term Limit): 2020
- 2007 Election
Republican Greg Cromer was elected without opposition, as was his predecessor, Pete Schneider, in the two previous elections. Schneider was barred from seeking re-election due to term limits.
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Registered Voters by Parish: St. Tammany 100.0%
Municipalities/Communities Represented: Eden Isle, Lacombe, Pearl River,
Slidell
Economic: District 90 is located in St. Tammany parish, and it includes major portions of Slidell and LaCombe. Situated on the north shore of Lake Ponchartrain, many residents commute to work in New Orleans and Metairie. Most of the residents are business or professional people. There are a large number of residents who remain in the district and are successful owners of several service, real estate, retail and medically related businesses. Two aerospace facilities, the Lockheed Martin NASA Michoud and the John Stennis NASA, both located just outside the lines of the district also employ many residents. Textron Marine and Land Systems provides high paying jobs to many of the district’s residents, as it recently signed a contract to lease the former federal Defense Informational Systems Agency on Gause Boulevard in Slidell for three years.
Hurricane Katrina caused significant structural damage from the winds and flood damage from the storm surge. The district quickly repaired the damage and restored the power, and it increased in population as many New Orleans residents moved here. Two years later, there are few remaining signs of Hurricane Katrina’s damage to this district.
Social: The majority of the residents in this district are extremely wealthy, and many of them have moved here from other states. They live affluent lifestyles and reside in exquisite country estates or in fancy neighborhoods that have been carved out of the piney woods. Several older, middle-class subdivisions, as well as a few pockets of poverty stricken areas, are sparsely dispersed throughout the district. The district is also home to a growing retiree population, as they leave the city of New Orleans for a quieter lifestyle.
Political: With over 80 percent of this wealthy population being conservative white registered voters, this district is overwhelmingly Republican. Voters here focus on state politics, and they are concerned with improving the state’s business environment and government reform.
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- A Slidell City Councilman since 2002, Republican George Gregory Cromer served as vice president of the city council in 2004 and as president in 2005. Cromer has worked at the Lockheed Martin, NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans for the past 25 years. A member of many community organizations including the St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation Board, North shore Republican Men’s Club and the Slidell Noon Lion’s Club, Cromer also served on the Hurricane Katrina Ride out Team.
- As a member of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee, he’ll play major role in the upcoming redistricting process. Through his membership in the committee, he also passed a bill in 2009 providing for electronic voter registration.
- Cromer wants to control state spending, improve economic development and education programs and bring more federal recovery money to St. Tammany Parish.
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