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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|date=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]], 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/>​