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==Legislative career==

==Legislative career==

A newcomer to politics at the time of his legislative election, Ivey defeated fellow Republican Scott Wilson, a member of the Baton Rouge Metro Council, to fill the seat vacated by Clif Richardson, a Republican legislator from Greenwell Springs, who stepped down in November 2012 because of [[cancer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/03/baton_rouge_businessman_barry.html|author=Lauren McGaughy|title=Baton Rouge businessman Barry Ivey wins special House election, March 2, 2013|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref>​

A newcomer to politics at the time of his legislative election, Ivey defeated fellow Republican Scott Wilson, a member of the Baton Rouge Metro Council, to fill the seat vacated by Clif Richardson, a Republican legislator from Greenwell Springs, who stepped down in November 2012 because of [[cancer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/03/baton_rouge_businessman_barry.html|author=Lauren McGaughy|title=Baton Rouge businessman Barry Ivey wins special House election, March 2, 2013|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref>​

 

Former State Representative [[Woody Jenkins]], now chairman of the East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Executive Committee, said that the panel endorsed Ivey because he is "strongly [[pro-life]] and is a staunch defender of the [[Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]]. ... His priority is to cut the state budget to eliminate waste, fraud and low priority programs."<ref name=kumar>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/news/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2013/02/east_baton_rouge_parish_republ.html|author=Sheila V. Kumar|title=East Baton Rouge Parish Republicans endorse Barry Ivey for District 65 seat|date=February 22, 2013|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref> Ivey described himself as an "ordinary citizen who is very concerned about the direction of our government and the erosion of our freedom.  I will oppose the growth of government ... and protect the freedoms of the people of District 65 from slowly eroding."<ref name=kumar/> In the campaign, Ivey said that he has "the temperament and experience to work with other legislators to deliver concrete results for our district."<ref name=ivey/>​

Former State Representative [[Woody Jenkins]], now chairman of the East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Executive Committee, said that the panel endorsed Ivey because he is "strongly [[pro-life]] and is a staunch defender of the [[Second Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]]. ... His priority is to cut the state budget to eliminate waste, fraud and low priority programs."<ref name=kumar>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/news/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2013/02/east_baton_rouge_parish_republ.html|author=Sheila V. Kumar|title=East Baton Rouge Parish Republicans endorse Barry Ivey for District 65 seat|date=February 22, 2013|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref> Ivey described himself as an "ordinary citizen who is very concerned about the direction of our government and the erosion of our freedom.  I will oppose the growth of government ... and protect the freedoms of the people of District 65 from slowly eroding."<ref name=kumar/> In the campaign, Ivey said that he has "the temperament and experience to work with other legislators to deliver concrete results for our district."<ref name=ivey/>​

 

Opponent Scott Wilson said that he and Ivey are "very similar in nature ... as far as being [[conservative]], but I just think I have more experience." Wilson had just been reelected in 2012 without opposition to his second four-year term on the Metro Council.<ref name=kumar/>​

Opponent Scott Wilson said that he and Ivey are "very similar in nature ... as far as being [[conservative]], but I just think I have more experience." Wilson had just been reelected in 2012 without opposition to his second four-year term on the Metro Council.<ref name=kumar/>​

 

Ivey spent $50,000 of his own money in the race; Wilson received more than $30,000 in donations from 43 contributors. The candidates spent mostly on signs, mailers, and telephone systems to reach voters.<ref name=kumar/> Ivey polled 2,202 votes (53 percent) to Wilson's 1,954 (47 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 2, 2013.</ref>​

Ivey spent $50,000 of his own money in the race; Wilson received more than $30,000 in donations from 43 contributors. The candidates spent mostly on signs, mailers, and telephone systems to reach voters.<ref name=kumar/> Ivey received 2,202 votes (53 percent); Wilson, 1,954 (47 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 2, 2013.</ref>​

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Representative Ivey serves on the House committees of: (1) Education, (2) Retirement, and (3) Transportation, Highways, and Public Works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parlouisiana.com/explore.cfm/guideupdate2011/|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130826195742/http://www.parlouisiana.com/explore.cfm/guideupdate2011/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 26, 2013|title=Barry Ivey (R)|publisher=Public Affairs Research Council|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref> He opposes [[abortion]] in all circumstances except to save the life of the woman giving birth in a medical emergency, but Wilson supports exceptions in the cases of impregnation from [[rape]] and [[incest]]. Ivey noted his friendship with the strongly pro-life Representative Valarie Hodges, a Republican from Denham Springs in Livingston Parish in neighboring District 64; the two were once on a church mission trip together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/5322683-125/voter-turnout-expected-to-be|title=Mark Ballard, "Voter turnout expected to be light in House 65 contest Saturday"|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 2, 2013|accessdate=March 3, 2013}}</ref>​

Representative Ivey serves on the House committees of: (1) Education, (2) Retirement, and (3) Transportation, Highways, and Public Works.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parlouisiana.com/explore.cfm/guideupdate2011/|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130826195742/http://www.parlouisiana.com/explore.cfm/guideupdate2011/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 26, 2013|title=Barry Ivey (R)|publisher=Public Affairs Research Council|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref> He opposes [[abortion]] in all circumstances except to save the life of the woman giving birth in a medical emergency, but Wilson supports exceptions in the cases of impregnation from [[rape]] and [[incest]]. Ivey noted his friendship with the strongly pro-life Representative Valarie Hodges, a Republican from Denham Springs in Livingston Parish in neighboring District 64; the two were once on a church mission trip together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/home/5322683-125/voter-turnout-expected-to-be|title=Mark Ballard, "Voter turnout expected to be light in House 65 contest Saturday"|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 2, 2013|accessdate=March 3, 2013}}</ref>​

 

In the 2013 legislative session, Ivey citing an excessive tax burden that discourages business growth in Louisiana, proposed a measure to phase out the state income tax over a ten-year period, with another bill to end the tax over five years, with special provisions for residents aged sixty-five and older. However, Representative Joel Robideaux of [[Lafayette]], the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said that such phase-out proposals are not "a prudent thing to do. The budget is not stable enough to just take money out of it.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.louisianaweekly.com/collapse-of-jindal-plan-spawns-unfunded-schemes-to-phase-out-income-tax/|author=Tyler Bridges|title=Collapse of Jindal plan spawns unfunded schemes to phase out income tax|date=April 15, 2013|publisher=Louisianaweekly.com|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref>​

In the 2013 legislative session, Ivey citing an excessive tax burden that discourages business growth in Louisiana, proposed a measure to phase out the state income tax over a ten-year period, with another bill to end the tax over five years, with special provisions for residents aged sixty-five and older. However, Representative Joel Robideaux of [[Lafayette]], the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said that such phase-out proposals are not "a prudent thing to do. The budget is not stable enough to just take money out of it.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.louisianaweekly.com/collapse-of-jindal-plan-spawns-unfunded-schemes-to-phase-out-income-tax/|author=Tyler Bridges|title=Collapse of Jindal plan spawns unfunded schemes to phase out income tax|date=April 15, 2013|publisher=Louisianaweekly.com|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref>​

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Though a freshman legislator, Ivey authored the new law signed by Republican then [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] which allows for a lifetime permit for individuals to carry concealed weapons. The legislation still requires holders of such permits to undergo safety retraining at least every five years.  The permit is available only to Louisiana residents; those who move out-of-state would forfeit the lifetime permit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwl.com/pages/16485343.php?|title=Jindal signs lifetime concealed-carry permit into law, May 31, 2013|publisher=wwl.com|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref>​

As a freshman legislator, Ivey authored the law signed by Republican then [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] which allows for a lifetime permit for individuals to carry concealed weapons. The legislation still requires holders of such permits to undergo safety retraining at least every five years.  The permit is available only to Louisiana residents; those who move out-of-state would forfeit the lifetime permit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwl.com/pages/16485343.php?|title=Jindal signs lifetime concealed-carry permit into law, May 31, 2013|publisher=wwl.com|accessdate=August 26, 2013}}</ref>​

 

Only five months into his first term in the state House, Ivey was listed by political analyst John James Maginnis (1948-2014) as a potential candidate in 2014 for Louisiana's 6th congressional district, the office being vacated by Republican [[Bill Cassidy]], who instead successfully challenged Democratic [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]], a candidate for a fourth term.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessreport.com/article/lapolitics-holloway-splashes-on-5th-district-race|title=John Maginnis, LaPolitics: [Clyde] Holloway splashes on 5th District race|date=August 23, 2013|publisher=businessreport.com|accessdate=June 18, 2016}}</ref> However, he ultimately did not run, and Republican [[Garret Graves]] was elected to the seat, a position which he still holds.

Only five months into his first term in the state House, Ivey was listed by political analyst John James Maginnis (1948-2014) as a potential candidate in 2014 for Louisiana's 6th congressional district, the office being vacated by Republican [[Bill Cassidy]], who instead successfully challenged Democratic [[U.S. Senator]] [[Mary Landrieu]], a candidate for a fourth term.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessreport.com/article/lapolitics-holloway-splashes-on-5th-district-race|title=John Maginnis, LaPolitics: [Clyde] Holloway splashes on 5th District race|date=August 23, 2013|publisher=businessreport.com|accessdate=June 18, 2016}}</ref> However, he ultimately did not run, and Republican [[Garret Graves]] was elected to the seat, a position which he still holds.

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Ivey was elected in 2012 to fill the seat for House District 65 seat on the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee, a 144-member body which meets periodically in Baton Rouge.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 24, 2012.</ref>​

Ivey was elected in 2012 to fill the seat for House District 65 seat on the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee, a 144-member body which meets periodically in Baton Rouge.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 24, 2012.</ref>​