website succeeded birth_place party office preceded birth_date term_start article_title name occupation alma_mater
http://house.louisiana.gov/h_r ... incumbent new orleans , louisiana republican louisiana baton rouge parish -rrb- house of representatives from district 69 -lrb- east gary james beard 30 april 1965 january 14 , 2008 erich ponti
 erich edward ponti general contractor catholic high school
erich ponti

erich edward ponti -lrb- born april 30 , 1965 -rrb- , a general contractor from baton rouge , louisiana , is a republican departing member of the louisiana house of representatives for district 69 in east baton rouge parish .
on october 25 , 2011 , governor bobby jindal endorsed chuck kleckley of lake charles as his choice to succeed the term-limited jim tucker as the speaker of the louisiana house of representatives .
ponti along with fellow baton rouge representative hunter greene and republican representative joel robideaux of lafayette and the democrat jeff arnold of new orleans were also seeking support for the speakership .
by tradition , the house of representatives confirms the governor 's choice as the speaker .
