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|term_start=January 11, 2016​

|term_start=January 11, 2016​

|preceded=Nicholas Lorusso​

|preceded=Nicholas Lorusso​

|birth_date =November 1985

|birth_date=November 1985

|birth_place=Place of birth missing ​

|birth_place=Place of birth missing ​

|occupation=[[Real estate]] agent​

|occupation=[[Real estate]] agent​

==2015 House election==

==2015 House election==

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In the [[primary]] election held on October 24, 2015, Hilferty unseated fellow Republican Representative Nicholas Lorusso, 6,866 votes (56.2 percent) to 5,343 (43.8 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref> Lorusso had taken the seat in a [[special election]] in April 2007. She carried the endorsement of ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune.''<ref>{{cite web|title=A recap of our recommendations for the Oct. 24 ballot: Editorial|url=http://www.nola.com/elections/index.ssf/2015/10/election_recommendations.html|website=NOLA.com|accessdate=October 29, 2015; no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> and then state Republican chairman [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Nineteen of 144 seats in Louisiana Legislature need to be decided|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/13826430-124/nineteen-of-144-seats-in|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=October 29, 2015}}</ref>​

In the [[primary]] election held on October 24, 2015, Hilferty unseated fellow Republican Representative [[Nicholas Lorusso]], 6,866 votes (56.2 percent) to 5,343 (43.8 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2015.</ref> Lorusso had taken the seat in a [[special election]] in April 2007. She carried the endorsement of ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune.''<ref>{{cite web|title=A recap of our recommendations for the Oct. 24 ballot: Editorial|url=http://www.nola.com/elections/index.ssf/2015/10/election_recommendations.html|website=NOLA.com|accessdate=October 29, 2015; no longer accessible on-line}}</ref> and then state Republican chairman [[Roger F. Villere, Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Nineteen of 144 seats in Louisiana Legislature need to be decided|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/13826430-124/nineteen-of-144-seats-in|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=October 29, 2015}}</ref>​

In her first term, Hilferty sat on these House committees: (1) Commerce,  (2) Education, and (3) Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.<ref name=lahouse/>

In her first term, Hilferty sat on these House committees: (1) Commerce,  (2) Education, and (3) Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.<ref name=lahouse/>

Hilferty won reelection in 2019. She faced opponents from both the political left and right. [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Tammy Savoie, a clinical psychologist endorsed by two teachers' associations, declared Hilferty too [[conservative]], but another Republican candidate, Kirk Williamson (born 1983), a developer, said that he was the only genuine conservative in the race. Hilferty, whom Williamson considers a [[Moderate Republican]], said that her legislative votes are based on the interests of her district, not the GOP.<ref name=notp>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/elections/article_efc12292-e6c7-11e9-981a-23e2ee1420c4.html|title=Rep. Stephanie Hilferty faces challenges from left and right in House District 94 race|author=Jessica Williams|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=October 7, 2019|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref> In the generaL election held on November 16, 2019, Hilferty defeated Savoie, 11,110 votes (59 percent) to 7,809 (41 percent). Williamson was eliminated in the [[primary]] on October 12, 2019.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12 and November 16, 2019.</ref>

Hilferty won reelection in 2019. She faced opponents from both the political left and right. [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Tammy Savoie, a clinical psychologist endorsed by two teachers' associations, declared Hilferty too [[conservative]], but another Republican candidate, Kirk Williamson (born 1983), a developer, said that he was the only genuine conservative in the race. Hilferty, whom Williamson considers a [[Moderate Republican]], said that her legislative votes are based on the interests of her district, not the GOP.<ref name=notp>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/elections/article_efc12292-e6c7-11e9-981a-23e2ee1420c4.html|title=Rep. Stephanie Hilferty faces challenges from left and right in House District 94 race|author=Jessica Williams|publisher=''The New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=October 7, 2019|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref> In the generaL election held on November 16, 2019, Hilferty defeated Savoie, 11,110 votes (59 percent) to 7,809 (41 percent). Williamson was eliminated in the [[primary]] on October 12, 2019.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12 and November 16, 2019.</ref>

Both Hilferty and Williamson declared themselves in the campaign in support of the [[Second Amendment]] an in opposition to [[abortion]].<ref name=notp/> Williamson said that he disagrees with Hilferty's voting record on some issues and called his opponent part of the political class that has done little to move Louisiana forward. "I fundamentally believe we are going in the wrong direction as a state," said Williamson, who claimed that the incumbent "helped drive us in that direction, and I think it's time to change course." <ref name=notp/>

Both Hilferty and Williamson declared themselves in the campaign in support of the [[Second Amendment]] and in opposition to [[abortion]].<ref name=notp/> Williamson said that he disagrees with Hilferty's voting record on some issues and called his opponent part of the political class that has done little to move Louisiana forward. "I fundamentally believe we are going in the wrong direction as a state," said Williamson, who claimed that the incumbent "helped drive us in that direction, and I think it's time to change course." <ref name=notp/>

===Hilferty joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker===

===Hilferty joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker===