# Pierre Howard > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pierre_Howard > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pierre_Howard.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Howard > Source revision: 1353571049 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}} {{Infobox officeholder |image= Pierre Howard.png |name=Pierre Howard ||caption= |order1= 9th |office1= Lieutenant Governor of Georgia |term_start1= January 14, 1991 |term_end1= January 11, 1999 |governor1= [Zell Miller](/source/Zell_Miller) |predecessor1= Zell Miller |successor1= [Mark Taylor](/source/Mark_Taylor_(American_politician)) |state_senate2= Georgia |district2 = 42nd |term_start2= January 1973 |term_end2=January 1991 |preceded2= Robert H. Walling |succeeded2= [Cathey Steinberg](/source/Cathey_Steinberg) |birth_name= Pierre DuVinage Howard Jr. |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1943|02|3}} |birth_place= |party= [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) |profession= Lawyer |spouse={{marriage|Nancy Barner|1974}} |children=2 |footnotes= }} '''Pierre DuVinage Howard, Jr.''' (born February 3, 1943) is an American politician. He served as the [ninth Lieutenant Governor](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia) of the U.S. state of [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)). ==Background== Howard was born into a political family, the son of Pierre DuVinage Howard (1912-1976) and Caroline Ridley Howard (1913-2013). His great-grandfather, Thomas Coke Howard, was a member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives). His grandfather, [William S. Howard](/source/William_S._Howard) served in the Georgia House, as well as the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives). Howard attended the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia), where he was [captain](/source/Captain_(sports)) of the tennis team and president of [Sigma Alpha Epsilon](/source/Sigma_Alpha_Epsilon) fraternity. He graduated [Phi Beta Kappa](/source/Phi_Beta_Kappa) and went on to receive a law degree from the University of Georgia. In 1974, Howard married Nancy Barnes. They have two children, Christopher and Caroline. ==State Senate== Howard entered politics in 1972. He was elected to the [Georgia State Senate](/source/Georgia_State_Senate), representing DeKalb County's 42nd district. He was subsequently re-elected eight times, serving a total of 18 years, until 1990.Charles S. Bullock, III, The Georgia Political Almanac, The General Assembly 1993–94 During his tenure in the Senate, Howard served eight years as assistant [floor leader](/source/floor_leader) for Governor [George Busbee](/source/George_Busbee) and 16 years as chairman of the Senate Human Resources Committee. ==Lieutenant governor== In 1990, Howard ran for the office of Lieutenant Governor. The metro Atlanta attorney targeted rural voters, with a campaign that reimaged the candidate with humor, stressing his "Southernness" with the slogan "Pierre is French for Bubba".[https://web.archive.org/web/20150627162044/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-02-26/news/1992057105_1_paul-tsongas-clinton-bubba Baltimore Sun] In that race he defeated State Senator [Joe Kennedy](/source/Joe_Kennedy_(Georgia_politician)) in the Democratic primary then subsequently beat Republican nominee [Matt Towery](/source/Matt_Towery). Later, in March 2000 the two former political rivals formed InsiderAdvantage.com.{{cite news|author=Jim Lovel|title=Political newsletter plans expansion campaign|work=[Atlanta Business Chronicle](/source/Atlanta_Business_Chronicle) |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2001/10/01/newscolumn1.html |access-date=November 16, 2022|date=October 1, 2001}} Howard was elected to a four-year term and was re-elected in 1994 by defeating [Nancy Schaefer](/source/Nancy_Schaefer). Howard focused on critical issues concerning Georgia families throughout his political career (i.e. graduated licenses and zero tolerance for drinking and driving for teens). ==Campaign for governor== In 1997, Howard announced his intention to run for governor. He was considered by many to be the [front-runner](/source/front-runner) for the Democratic nomination.{{cite web |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/08/07/met_212555.shtml#.WctfeRwpDv4 |title=Howard leaves race; Barnes to seek top job {{!}} chronicle.augusta.com |website=chronicle.augusta.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927155229/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/08/07/met_212555.shtml |archive-date=2017-09-27}} However, prior to the primary election, after having raised over $1 million in campaign contributions, Howard abruptly exited the race, due to "family concerns". Campaign funds were returned to contributors.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/stories/ga081197.htm Washington Post] ==Honor== {{Portal|Biography|Georgia (U.S. State)}} The [Interstate 285](/source/Interstate_285_(Georgia)) and [Interstate 20](/source/Interstate_20) interchange in [DeKalb County, Georgia](/source/DeKalb_County%2C_Georgia) is named in his honor. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{C-SPAN|20031}} {{s-start}} {{s-ppo}} {{s-bef|before=[Zell Miller](/source/Zell_Miller)}} {{s-ttl|title=[Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) nominee for [Lieutenant Governor of Georgia](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia)|years=[1990](/source/1990_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election), [1994](/source/1994_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election)}} {{s-aft|after=[Mark Taylor](/source/Mark_Taylor_(American_politician))}} {{s-off}} {{Succession box | title=[Lieutenant Governor of Georgia](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia) | before=[Zell Miller](/source/Zell_Miller) | after=[Mark Taylor](/source/Mark_Taylor_(American_politician)) | years=January 1991 – January 1999 }} {{s-par|us-ga-sen}} {{Succession box |before=Robert H. Walling |title= [Georgia State Senator from 42nd district](/source/Georgia_Senate) |years=January 1973 – January 1991 |after=Cathey Steinberg }} {{s-end}} {{Lieutenant Governors of Georgia}}{{GeorgiaSenDst41–56}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Pierre}} Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:University of Georgia alumni Category:Georgia (U.S. state) state senators Category:Lieutenant governors of Georgia (U.S. state) Category:20th-century members of the Georgia General Assembly --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pierre Howard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Howard) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Howard?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.