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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>Lauren McGaughy, "Baton Rouge businessman Barry Ivey wins special House election," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' March 2, 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>Lauren McGaughy, "Baton Rouge businessman Barry Ivey wins special House election," ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' March 2, 2013.</ref>

Opponent Scott Wilson noted 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 received 2,202 votes (53 percent); Wilson, 1,954 (47 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 2, 2013.</ref>​

Opponent Scott Wilson noted 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 received 2,202 votes (53 percent); Wilson, 1,954 (47 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 2, 2013.</ref>​

Representative Ivey serves on the House committees of: (1) Education, (2) Retirement, and (3) Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. 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|author=Mark Ballard|title="Voter turnout expected to be light in House 65 contest Saturday"|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 2, 2013|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</ref>​

Representative Ivey serves on the House committees of: (1) Education, (2) Retirement, and (3) Transportation, Highways, and Public Works.  

 

Ivey 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|author=Mark Ballard|title="Voter turnout expected to be light in House 65 contest Saturday"|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=March 2, 2013|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</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=''The Louisiana Weekly''|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</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=''The Louisiana Weekly''|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</ref>​