Walker Hines
| William Walker Hines | |
 | |
Louisiana State Representative
for District 95 (Orleans Parish, thereafter Livingston Parish) | |
| In office January 14, 2008 – January 9, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Heaton |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Sherman Mack |
| Born | January 31, 1984 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democrat-turned-Republican (2010) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Businessman Music executive |
| Religion | Roman Catholic Parents: |
William Walker Hines, known as Walker Hines (born January 31, 1984),[1] is a businessman and entrepreneur from New Orleans, Louisiana, who served a single term from 2008 to 2012 as the state representative for District 95 in Orleans Parish.[2]
Hines was the second youngest member ever to serve in the Louisiana legislature.
Background
The son of attorney William Hugh "Bill" Hines[3] and the former Mary Hazard (both born 1956), Hines was born and reared in the Uptown section of New Orleans. After attending Isidore Newman School, he graduated from Metairie Park Country Day School in Metairie in Jefferson Parish. In 2007 prior to his legislative race, he received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan. He then completed the Executive Education program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was a financial analyst at Capital Investment Management, Inc., in New Orleans from 2007 to 2013. He was also vice president of the sales company, Direct Digital Marketing, LLC.[4]
A practicing Roman Catholic, he often visits with churches of all denominations.[4]
Career
In the 2007 primary, at the age of twenty-three, Hines, the youngest candidate, defeated seven others to advance to a runoff against Una Anderson, a former president of the Orleans Parish School Board. In the runoff contests, Hines defeated Anderson in the runoff with 53 percent of the vote.[5]
District 95 then consisted of the Uptown, Carrollton, and Hollygrove neighborhoods of New Orleans. During the legislative session in 2010, Hines switched from Democrat to Republican affiliation. In doing so, he shifted the balance of power in the state's lower chamber from Democrats to Republicans for the first time since the Reconstruction era.. The seat, with the boundaries adjusted, remained Republican in the 2011 elections with the victory of Sherman Mack to succeed Walker.
As a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, Hines served on the Judiciary, Civil Law and Procedure, Health and Welfare, Joint Highway Priority Construction on Transportation, and the House and Joint Homeland Security Committees.[4]
After completing his first year in the legislature, Hines was voted 3rd "Best Legislator" by readers of The Gambit, the largest weekly newspaper in Louisiana.In 2009, Hines became the first elected official in the United States to propose legislation that he authored prior to the 2009 legislative session on Policy Pitch, an innovative, on-line forum that allows ordinary citizens to present new policy ideas at the local and state level, collaborate with others to refine and promote their policies, and transform that online communication into real world action.>[4]
Hines was appointed by the Speaker of the House to serve on the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, dedicated to preserving Lincoln's legacy in the classrooms. He was appointed to the Louisiana Information Technology Advisory Board.. In 2009, Hines was appointed to represent Louisiana as a member of the Human Services and Welfare Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Hines served as a member of the board of directors of the Early Childhood and Family Learning Foundation, Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, and the New Orleans Area Habitat For Humanity[4]
After indicating that he would not seek reelection to the House, Hines announced his candidacy for Louisiana Secretary of State in the October 22 nonpartisan blanket primary against incumbent, and ultimate victor, Republican Tom Schedler of St. Tammany Parish in suburban New Orleans The post is now held by the Republican Kyle Ardoin, a former Democrat. Hines withdrew from that election three days after then House Speaker Jim Tucker announced that he was running for the seat.[6] Thereafter, Hines said that he would seek no office in 2011 but could return to elective politics at some time in the future.[4]
Hines' previously worked in television production at Warner Bros. Entertainment in Burbank, California; Staff Assistant to Democratic former U.S. Representative Christopher "Chris" John; production assistant for CBS News in New York City; Research Assistant at the Inner Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan; and analyst at The Cypress Group, LLC in Washington D.C.[4]
Hines is employed by Capital Investment Management, Inc., a New Orleans-based holding company for real estate and venture capital investments. He is a former advisory board member of Enhanced Capital Partners, a national investment firm which specializes in investments in small and mid-size companies.[4]
In January 2016, Hines endorsed Senator Marco Rubio of Florida in Rubio's bid to be the GOP presidential nominee, a designation won instead by Donald Trump.
References
- ↑ William Hines (Walker), 38 - New Orleans, LA Public Reputation Profile at MyLife.com™, accessed May 12, 2022.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.joneswalker.com/professionals-81.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Walker Hines For Secretary of State, walkerhines.com, accessed May 12, 2022.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2007.
- ↑ http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/08/rep_walker_hines_withdraws_fro.html
