{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Tehmi Jahi Chassion | state_house = Louisiana | district = 44 | term_start = January 8, 2024 | term_end = | predecessor = [[Vincent Pierre]] | successor = | birth_date = | birth_place = | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | education = [[Louisiana State University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]])<br> [[Xavier University of Louisiana]] ([[Doctor of Pharmacy|PharmD]]) | occupation = Pharmacist, Roofing & Construction and Real Estate Agent }}
'''Tehmi Jahi Chassion''' is an American politician serving as a member of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]] for the 44th district. A member of the Democratic Party, Chassion assumed office on January 8, 2024.
==Personal life== Chassion is a pharmacist in [[Breaux Bridge, Louisiana|Breaux Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Tehmi Jahi Chassion, Pharm D in Breaux Bridge , LA |url=https://www.yellowpages.com/breaux-bridge-la/mip/dr-tehmi-jahi-chassion-pharm-d-507241191 |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=YP.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Political career== Chassion's political career started in [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]] as a three-term member of the [[Lafayette Parish School Board]], when he then ran for the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 44 and won the election outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, and assumed office on January 8, 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=White |first=Ashley |date=2023-06-28 |title=Lafayette school board member Tehmi Chassion running for La. House District 44 seat |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/education/school-board-member-tehmi-chassion-runs-for-louisiana-house-district-44-seat/article_4fbc40e8-15d9-11ee-ae22-435319196549.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Louisiana Secretary of State - Election Results |url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2023-10-14/resultsRace/Legislative |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=voterportal.sos.la.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Frazer |first=Katherine |date=2023-10-14 |title=Tehmi Chassion wins in race for District 44 House seat |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/politics/elections/election-results-for-la-house-district-44-representative/article_9a2a9996-6948-11ee-9d21-0f73e4b0fd2c.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |language=en}}</ref>
==See also== * [[Louisiana House of Representatives]]
==External links== * [https://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members?ID=44 Official Louisiana House of Representatives page for District 44]
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