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In 2012, Gaines co-sponsored [[parole]] eligibility for non-violent offenders. He voted to establish tax incentives to recruit a [[National Basketball Association]] team to Louisiana but opposed deductions for state income taxes to taxpayers donating to scholarship funds. He voted against the requirement that welfare recipients undergo periodic testing for use of [[narcotics]]. He opposed reducing the number of hours that polling stations remain open. He voted to forbid telephone use while driving. He opposed changes to the teacher tenure law.<ref name=votingrecords/>
In 2012, Gaines co-sponsored [[parole]] eligibility for non-violent offenders. He voted to establish tax incentives to recruit a [[National Basketball Association]] team to Louisiana but opposed deductions for state income taxes to taxpayers donating to scholarship funds. He voted against the requirement that welfare recipients undergo periodic testing for use of [[narcotics]]. He opposed reducing the number of hours that polling stations remain open. He voted to forbid telephone use while driving. He opposed changes to the teacher tenure law.<ref name=votingrecords/>
Gaines was term-limited in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 14, 2023. Two primary finalists, Democrat Sylvia Taylor (17 percent) and the No Party candidate, Russell "Russ" Wise (16 percent), will compete in the November 18 runoff election for the right to succeed Gaines.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 14, 2023.</ref>
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