George Gregory Cromer (born June 26, 1958), is an American politician, currently serving as the mayor of Slidell,

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. A Republican, he previously served as a member of the

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from 2008 to 2018.

Education

In 1981, Cromer graduated with a

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degree in industrial management technology from

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Career

After graduating from college, Cromer was employed in New Orleans by

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at the

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of the

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. Formerly, he was the District G city council member in

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. Cromer was elected to the House when the term-limited Matthew Peter Schneider ran unsuccessfully for the

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. Cromer was a member of the House committees on Civil Law and Procedure, Governmental Affairs, and Retirement. Pearson was also chairman of the Retirement Committee. During his tenure, Cromer addressed the issue of flooding in the Slidell area and the required steps to remedy high water. Cromer and the St. Tammany legislative delegation worked to procure the widening of

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from four to six lanes in the Slidell area, a $26 million project. In the dedication of the project,

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said that the state had spent $122 million in transportation projects in St. Tammany Parish alone from 2008 to 2011 and $3.6 billion statewide on roads and ports during the same time period. The state also spent $220 million in the I-12 corridor from

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to St. Tammany Parish. Cromer was reelected in the primary election held on October 22, 2011. He received 5,030 votes (74.9 percent) to 1,683 ballots (25.1 percent) for his intra-party rival, J. "Ron" Eldridge. On April 22, 2012, Cromer resigned his membership in the

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(ALEC), of which he had been the Louisiana state chairman.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cromer, Greg 1958 births Living people Southeastern Louisiana University alumni Republican Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives People from Slidell, Louisiana Mayors of places in Louisiana 21st-century members of the Louisiana State Legislature