Jay Gallé

Jack "Jay" William Gallé Jr. is an American politician who serves as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 104th district. A member of the Republican Party and the Louisiana Freedom Caucus, he represents parts of St. Tammany Parish and has been in office since January 8, 2024.

Biography Jack William Gallé Jr. was born in 1963 or 1964 in New Orleans. He attended Holy Cross High School in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. He then attended Louisiana State University for one year, but ended playing the sport after sustaining an injury. In 1993, Gallé received a Bachelor of Arts in communications from Loyola University New Orleans.

Gallé married Diana Chauvin, the daughter of Pannee Varnishung who was the owner of La Thai Uptown, on October 4, 2014.

Gallé ran in the 2023 Louisiana House of Representatives election for the 104th district defeating John Raymond, a former headmaster of Lakeside Christian Academy who had been charged and since has been convicted of child cruelty, earning 64 percent of the vote.

Gallé is self employed and has been a member of several committees in the Louisiana House of Representatives, including the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay and the Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs. He is the chairman of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security.

In 2025, Gallé sponsored a bill authorizing police to neutralize suspicious drones that was signed into law by the governor.