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'''Paula Pelelrin Davis''' (born November 1973) is a government relations specialist from [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for East Baton Rouge Parish.

'''Paula Pellerin Davis''' (born November 1973)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=2346472|title=Paula Davis, November 1973|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> is a government relations specialist and [[lobbyist]] from [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for East Baton Rouge Parish.

She won the position in the runoff election held on November 21, 2015 over fellow Republican Ryan Heck. She also carred the special election to fill the remaining six weeks of the term<ref name=ereturns>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> of Republican former Representative Erich Ponti, who resigned in June 2015.

Davis won the position in the runoff election held on November 21, 2015 over fellow Republican Ryan Heck. She also carred the special election to fill the remaining six weeks of the term<ref name=ereturns>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> of Republican former Representative Erich Ponti, who resigned in June 2015.

In the primary, Davis led Heck by eighty-two votes. She sent out a mailer claiming that Heck, a member since 2012 of the Baton Rouge Metro Council and the owner of Cajun Read Mix Concrete Company, lacked the integrity to serve in the state House. She prevailed with 6,679 votes (55.3 percent) to Heck's 5,400 (44.7 percent).<ref name=ereturns/>

In the primary, Davis led Heck by eighty-two votes. She sent out a mailer claiming that Heck, a member since 2012 of the Baton Rouge Metro Council and the owner of Cajun Read Mix Concrete Company, lacked the integrity to serve in the state House. Davis also stressed her experience as deputy state insurance commissioner during [[Hurricane Katrina|Hurricanes Katrina]] and [[Hurricane Rita|Rita]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/14062157-34/paula-davis-wins-house-district|title=Paula Davis wins House District 69 seat over challenger Ryan Heck|author=Andrea Gallo|date=November 21, 2015|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> She prevailed with 6,679 votes (55.3 percent) to Heck's 5,400 (44.7 percent).<ref name=ereturns/>

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