John E. Guinn
| John Eddie Guinn Sr. | |
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| Louisiana House of Representatives District 37 (Jefferson Davis and Calcasieu parishes) | |
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Assumed office January 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Morrish |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1952 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rosalie C. Guinn |
| Children | 10 |
| Alma mater |
Jennings High School |
| Occupation | Businessman; Auctioneer |
Jennings High School
John Eddie Guinn Sr., also known as Johnny Guinn (born December 1952), is a businessman from Jennings, Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 37 in Jefferson Davis and Calcasieu parishes in the southwestern portion of his state. He was elected in 2007 to succeed fellow Republican Dan Morrish, also a Jennings businessman, who was instead elected to the Louisiana State Senate.
Guinn graduated in 1971 from Jennings High School. Engaged in sales, marketing, and auctioneering, Guinn completed the Missouri Auction School in 1984.
Guinn and his wife, Rosalie, have ten children.
To win his house seat, Guinn defeated Democrat Kyle Reed (born 1960 and also from Jennings) in a runoff election held on November 17, 2007. The margin of victory was only twenty-six votes, the closest contest of any legislative race in the state that year. The tabulation was 4,191 (50.16 percent) for Guinn to Reed's 4,165 (49.84 percent).
District 37 is rich in farm fields and depends on the cash crops of rice, sugar cane, soybeans, cattle, and crawfish. Jennings is the foundation of the Louisiana petroleum industry. The first oil well in the state was drilled nearby in 1901 by W. Scott Heywood. Shipbuilding companies are located within the district near the town of Lake Arthur on the south. Just north of the district in Kinder in Allen Parish is the Coushatta Casino Resort, which employs numerous district residents. Though the district is traditionally Cajun, there are farmers of English or German descent. More than 60 percent of the registered voters are Democrats, but district voters frequently back Republicans in contested elections.
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