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Whitney is the first woman to represent Terrebonne in the legislature and the first Republican to hold the District 53 seat. She describes herelf as a [[conservative]] pledged to reduce taxation and the size of government.<ref name=houmac/>
Whitney is the first woman to represent Terrebonne in the legislature and the first Republican to hold the District 53 seat. She describes herelf as a [[conservative]] pledged to reduce taxation and the size of government.<ref name=houmac/>
Whitney was unseated in the 2015 election by another Republican, [[Tanner Magee]], a [[lawyer]] from Houma. On October 14, 2017, Whitney finished in a relatively weak third place in the special election for the District 2 seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission vacated by Scott Angelle, who joined the [[Donald Trump]] administration. Victory went to another Republican candidate, Dr. [[Craig Greene]] of [[Baton Rouge]], who led the race with 43,000 votes exactly (55 percent). The third candidate was Whitney's House predecessor Damon J. Baldone, who received 19,058 votes (24 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns|date=October 14, 2017|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}</ref> Baldone had held the PSC position on an interim basis since Angelle's departure by appointment of Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]].
Whitney was unseated in the 2015 election by another Republican, [[Tanner Magee]], a [[lawyer]] from Houma. On October 14, 2017, Whitney finished in a relatively weak third place in the special election for the District 2 seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission vacated by Scott Angelle, who joined the [[Donald Trump]] administration. Victory went to another Republican candidate, Dr. [[Craig Greene]], an orthopedic surgeon from [[Baton Rouge]], who led the race with exactly 43,000 votes (55 percent). The third candidate was Whitney's House predecessor, Damon J. Baldone, who received 19,058 votes (24 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical|title=Election Returns|date=October 14, 2017|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=October 15, 2017}}</ref> Baldone had held the PSC position on an interim basis since Angelle's departure in June by appointment of Democratic [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]].
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