Joe Sevario
Birth nameJoseph Adam Sevario III
Birth dateSeptember 18, 1944 (age 81)
State senateLouisiana State
District18th
Term start1976
Term end1994
PrecededRalph Falsetta
SucceededLouis Lambert
PartyDemocratic
SpouseBobbie Sevario[1][2]

Joseph Adam Sevario III (born September 18, 1944)[3] is an American politician.[4][5][6] He served as a Democratic member for the 18th district of the Louisiana State Senate.[7]

Sevario was the son of Joseph Adam Sevario Jr. and Audrey Cannon.[1] He had two brothers and three sisters. In 1976, Sevario was elected for the 18th district of the Louisiana State Senate, serving until 1994.[7] In 1986 he was a candidate for the 8th congressional district of Louisiana of the United States House of Representatives, but was not elected.[8][9][10]

Louisiana Highway 932 has been named Joe Sevario Road.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Audrey Sevario Obituary (2014)". The Advocate. October 8, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Byron Sevario Obituary (1949-2014)". The Advocate. January 22, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Louisiana. Department of State (1985), "Roster of Officials", Pennsylvania State University, The Secretary, p. 1945
  4. ^ Ashton, Linda (September 24, 1986). "Sevario Not Typical La. Politician". The Town Talk. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2022. – via Newspapers.com
  5. ^ "No Endorsement for Williams". The Town Talk. October 5, 1986. p. 2. Retrieved August 2, 2022. – via Newspapers.com
  6. ^ "Fowler keeps ex-senator in job". Daily World. May 2, 1996. p. 2. Retrieved August 2, 2022. – via Newspapers.com
  7. ^ McEnany, Arthur (January 2008). "Membership in the Louisiana Senate: 1880 - Present". Louisiana State Senate. Archived December 25, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 2, 2022. – via Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Leggett, Jim (December 12, 1985). "Sen. Sevario Becomes 4th Announced Candidate for 8th Congressional Seat". The Town Talk. p. 8. Retrieved August 2, 2022. – via Newspapers.com
  9. ^ "Sevario opens House campaign". Daily World. December 12, 1985. p. 5. Retrieved August 2, 2022. – via Newspapers.com
  10. ^ "Election Results", Secretary of State of Louisiana, September 27, 1986
  11. ^ "Ascension DPW announces intersection improvements on Joe Sevario Road". Donaldsonville Chief. August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2022.