Jonathan Perry (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jonathan Perry (politician)

American politician

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1973

Place of Birth: Kaplan, Louisiana, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jonathan Wayne Perry, known as JP Perry (born January 27, 1973), is the District 4F judge on the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit.
Perry ran unopposed for the judgeship in the November 6, 2018 primary election, held in conjunction with general elections for Congress in the forty-nine other states, Perry assumes the post on January 1, 2019. Earlier from 2011 to 2018, he was a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 26 (Vermilion and portions of Acadia, Lafayette, and St.
Landry parishes in south Louisiana.
Previously from 2008 to 2011, he was the state representative for District 47 (Vermilion and Cameron parishes), Perry won a special election for the state Senate held on February 19, 2011.The Senate vacancy occurred with the resignation of the Democrat Nick Gautreaux, who accepted an appointment from Republican then Governor Bobby Jindal to head the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles in Baton Rouge.Perry's victory was particularly significant because it realigned the Senate by giving Republicans their first majority since Reconstruction, with then twenty of the thirty-nine members.Perry is also known as a comedian and has released DVDs of his stand-up Cajun routines.
Perry is among the most sought after Cajun comedians in the world and is a past "king" of the "International Cajun Joke Telling Contest."