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'''Paula Pellerin Davis''' (born November 1973)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=2346472|title=Paula Davis, November 1973|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> is a government relations specialist and [[lobbyist]] from [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for East Baton Rouge Parish.

'''Paula Pellerin Davis''' (born November 1973)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=2346472|title=Paula Davis, November 1973|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> is a government relations specialist and [[lobbyist]] from [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for East Baton Rouge Parish.

Davis won the position in the runoff election held on November 21, 2015 over fellow Republican Ryan Eugene Heck (born April 1978).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=2302680|title=Ryan Heck, April 1978|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> She also carried the special election to fill the remaining six weeks of the term<ref name=ereturns>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> of Republican former Representative Erich Ponti, who resigned in June 2015.

Davis won the position in the runoff election held on November 21, 2015 over fellow Republican Ryan Eugene Heck (born April 1978).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=2302680|title=Ryan Heck, April 1978|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> She was also the winner of the special election to fill the remaining six weeks of the unexpired term<ref name=ereturns>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> of Republican former Representative Erich Ponti, who resigned the seat in June 2015.

In the primary, Davis led Heck by eighty-two votes. She thereafter sent out a mailer claiming that Heck, a member since 2012 of the Baton Rouge Metro Council and the owner of Cajun Ready Mix Concrete Company, had made errors in judgment and that his record does not commend him to service in the state House. Davis also stressed her own experience as deputy state insurance commissioner during [[Hurricane Katrina|Hurricanes Katrina]] and Rita.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/14062157-34/paula-davis-wins-house-district|title=Paula Davis wins House District 69 seat over challenger Ryan Heck|author=Andrea Gallo|date=November 21, 2015|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> She prevailed with 6,679 votes (55.3 percent) to Heck's 5,400 (44.7 percent).<ref name=ereturns/>

Davis led Heck in the primary by eighty-two votes. She thereafter sent out a mailer claiming that Heck, a member since 2012 of the Baton Rouge Metro Council and the owner of Cajun Ready Mix Concrete Company, had made errors in judgment and that his council record did not commend him to serve in the state House. Davis also stressed her experience as deputy state insurance commissioner during [[Hurricane Katrina|Hurricanes Katrina]] and Rita.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/14062157-34/paula-davis-wins-house-district|title=Paula Davis wins House District 69 seat over challenger Ryan Heck|author=Andrea Gallo|date=November 21, 2015|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> Davis received 6,679 votes (55.3 percent) to Heck's 5,400 (44.7 percent).<ref name=ereturns/>

A Louisiana native, Davis has resided in Baton Rouge since 1990. She holds a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[Political Science]] from [[Louisiana State University]]. She is a graduate of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Academy. She is studying design at the New York Institute of Art and Design. She is co-chair of the Baton Rouge Symphony League. Davis is married to John Davis, a [[lawyer]] in Baton Rouge. She has a daughter, Hayden. She is [[Episcopalian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://batonrougerepublicanwomen.com/uploads/Paula_Davis_Bio.pdf|title=Paula Davis Bio|publisher=Baton Rouge Republican Women|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref>

A Louisiana native, Davis has resided in Baton Rouge since 1990. She holds a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[Political Science]] from [[Louisiana State University]]. She is a graduate of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Academy. She is studying design at the New York Institute of Art and Design. Davis is married to John Davis, a [[lawyer]] in Baton Rouge. She has a daughter, Hayden. She is [[Episcopalian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://batonrougerepublicanwomen.com/uploads/Paula_Davis_Bio.pdf|title=Paula Davis Bio|publisher=Baton Rouge Republican Women|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref>

 

Despite her Republican registration, Davis in 2008 was a $500 donor to the Democrat Don Cazayoux, a short-term U.S. representative who was unseated in the fall by Republican [[Bill Cassidy]] of Baton Rouge, who in 2015 became a [[U.S. Senator]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/paula-davis.asp?cycle=08|title=Paula Davis Political Contributions in 2008|publisher=campaignmoney.com|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref>

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