Full Name:
Roger F. Villere, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Donna; 3 Children: Roger III, Mark, Jacques
Home City:
Metairie, LA
Attended, University of New Orleans
Certificate, Horticulture, Delgado Community College, 1968
Committeemember, Republican National Committee
Chair
Candidate, Louisiana State Lieutenant Governor, 2010
Chair, Electoral College of Louisiana, 2008
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2000, 2008
Chair-Elect, Republican National Convention, 2004
Member, Resolutions Committee, Southern Region Representative, Republican National Committee, 2004-present
Appointed, Experience
Delegate, Congressional Conference on Small Business, 1998, 2000
Member, Republican State Central Committee (RSCC), 1992-2000
Member, Rules Committee, Republican National Committee, 1997-2000
First Congressional District Awards Council, 1990-1998
Member, Republican Parish Executive Committee (PEC), 1992-1996
Delegate, White House Conference on Small Business, 1995
Chair, Republican Party of Jefferson Parish, 1993
First Congressional District Health Care Advisory Group, 1993
Chair, Republican Party of East Jefferson, 1989-1992
President, Villere Corporation, 1978-present
Owner, Villere's Florist, 1969-present
Fellow, University of New Orleans Government Leadership Institute, 1991
Fellow, Loyola Institute of Politics, 1990
Fellow, Louisiana State University Academy of Politics, 1989
Founder/Charter Member, Pelican State Pachyderm Club, 2002-present
Founder/Charter Member, Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, 1998-present
Experience, Alliance for Good Government
Life Member, American Academy of Florists
Chair, East Jefferson Council, Chamber New Orleans and River Region
Life Member, Jaycees International
President, Lafreniere Kiwanis Club
Vice President, Louisiana Jaycees
Life Member/President, Louisiana State Florist Association
President, Metairie Jaycees
Life Member, National Rifle Association (NRA)
Experience, Small Business Council
Chair, Small Business Council, Chamber New Orleans and River Region
Board Member, WYES-TV New Orleans
Vice President, Loyola Institute of Politics, 2009
Board Member, East Jefferson Hospital Foundation, 1995-2006
Board Member, Women's New Life Center, 2003-2006
Board Member, Loyola Institute of Politics, 2004
Vice President, Women's New Life Center, 2004
Chair, East Jefferson Hospital Foundation, 1997
Charter Member/Parliamentarian, Jefferson Parish Young Republicans, 1991