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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.

​After she left the House, Republican [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] in 2012 ppointed Katz to a $56,000 position as a member of the Louisiana Tax Commission, which regulates ad valorem issues.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show,''  February 20, 2012.</ref>

​After she left the House, Republican [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]] in 2012 ppointed Katz to a $56,000 position as a member of the Louisiana Tax Commission, which regulates ad valorem issues.<ref>''The Moon Griffon Show,''  February 20, 2012.</ref>