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In 2008, Katz was elected treasurer of the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus for a term which ended on June 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/20637984.html?index=27&c=y|title=Political Briefs|date=June 22, 2008|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=January 25, 2019; no longer on-line}}</ref>

In 2008, Katz was elected treasurer of the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus for a term which ended on June 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/20637984.html?index=27&c=y|title=Political Briefs|date=June 22, 2008|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=January 25, 2019; no longer on-line}}</ref>

==Legislative matters==​

==Legislative matters==

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On October 20, 2007, Katz defeated fellow Republican Ben Marshall, a former Ouachita Parish police juror [equivalent of county commissioner in mostother  states), in her bid for a third term in House District 16 in the [[primary]]. Katz received 8,617 votes (64 percent) to Marshall's 4,116 (31 percent); a No-Party candidate, Benjamin P. Arnold, received 749 votes (6 percent).​<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>

On October 20, 2007, Katz defeated fellow Republican Ben Marshall, a former Ouachita Parish police juror [equivalent of county commissioner in mostother  states), in her bid for a third term in House District 16 in the [[primary]]. Katz received 8,617 votes (64 percent) to Marshall's 4,116 (31 percent); a No-Party candidate, Benjamin P. Arnold, received 749 votes (6 percent).​<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>

In her initial election to succeed Democrat [[Jimmy Dimos]], a former House [[Speaker]] who was elected to a state court judgeship, Katz led the October 1999 primary with 6,039 votes (49 percent). Fellow Republican Tony Cain finished second with 3,010 votes (24 percent) and decided not to pursue a [[general election]] campaign against Katz. She was hence automatically elected based on her primary showing. A Democrat, Dan Street, finished third with 2,944 votes (also 24 percent), and a "No Party" candidate, Chuck James, polled 403 votes (3 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref> Katz was unopposed for her second House term in the 2003 primary.

In her initial election to succeed Democrat [[Jimmy Dimos]], a former House [[Speaker]] who was elected to a state court judgeship, Katz led the October 1999 primary with 6,039 votes (49 percent). Fellow Republican Tony Cain finished second with 3,010 votes (24 percent) and decided not to pursue a [[general election]] campaign against Katz. She was hence automatically elected based on her primary showing. A Democrat, Dan Street, finished third with 2,944 votes (also 24 percent), and a "No Party" candidate, Chuck James, polled 403 votes (3 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref> Katz was unopposed for her second House term in the 2003 primary.

In the Louisiana House, she served on three committees: Health and Welfare, Transportation, Highways and Public Works, and Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs. In the legislature, Katz was considered one of the more consistent [[conservative]] members in a Republican Party increasingly led by a coalition of Democrats and [[Moderate Republicans] known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]]]. After 2004, Katz was rated 100 percent by the Louisiana Family Forum. She was also highly ranked by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.​

In the Louisiana House, she served on three committees: Health and Welfare, Transportation, Highways and Public Works, and Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs. In the legislature, Katz was considered one of the more consistent [[conservative]] members in a Republican Party increasingly led by a coalition of Democrats and [[Moderate Republicans] known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]]]. After 2004, Katz was rated 100 percent by the Louisiana Family Forum. She was also highly ranked by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.

 

==Personal life==

==Personal life==