James Garvey (Louisiana politician)
| James Donald "Jim" Garvey, Jr. | |
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| Member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for District 1 (Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Tammany parishes) | |
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Assumed office January 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Penny Dastugue |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1964 New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Katharine Claire Garvey |
| Children | Four children |
| Parents | Mr. and Mrs. James Garvey, Sr. |
| Residence |
Metairie, Jefferson Parish Louisiana, US |
| Alma mater |
Jesuit High School |
| Occupation | Lawyer and Certified Public Accountant |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism((cn)) |
Jesuit High School
Loyola University New Orleans
James Donald Garvey, Jr., known as Jim Garvey (March 1964), is a lawyer and Certified Public Accountant from Metairie in suburban Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the eleven-person (eight elected, three appointed) Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, which sets and monitors education policy. Since 2008, he has represents District 1, which encompasses populous Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Tammany parishes.
Garvey is descended from a prominent Roman Catholic family in his native New Orleans, a grandson of Thomas Joseph Garvey and the former Loretta Kuntz. His father, James Garvey, Sr. (born December 1932), and his uncle, Lawrence "Larry" Garvey (1936-2010), established the former Radiofone paging company, based in Metairie, into a regional wireless telecommunications operation. The Garvey brothers launched the company in 1958 with the conversion of their parents' physician-calling business. In 1984, they demonstrated their cellular telephone service at the New Orleans World's Fair. From 1992 to 2000, early in his legal career, Garvey Jr., was counsel for Radiofone. In 2000, however, the Garvey brothers sold Radiofone for $400 million to SBC Communications. It was then sold again to the former Alltel company, based in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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