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'''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. | '''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. | ||
| − | Davis won the position in the runoff election held on November 21, 2015 over fellow Republican Ryan Eugene Heck (born April 1978).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=2302680|title=Ryan Heck, April 1978|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> She also | + | Davis won the position in the runoff election held on November 21, 2015 over fellow Republican Ryan Eugene Heck (born April 1978).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=2302680|title=Ryan Heck, April 1978|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> She was also the winner of the special election to fill the remaining six weeks of the unexpired 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 the seat in June 2015. |
| − | + | Davis led Heck in the primary by eighty-two votes. She thereafter sent out a mailer claiming that Heck, a member since 2012 of the Baton Rouge Metro Council and the owner of Cajun Ready Mix Concrete Company, had made errors in judgment and that his council record did not commend him to serve in the state House. Davis also stressed her experience as deputy state insurance commissioner during [[Hurricane Katrina|Hurricanes Katrina]] and 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> Davis received 6,679 votes (55.3 percent) to Heck's 5,400 (44.7 percent).<ref name=ereturns/> | |
| − | A Louisiana native, Davis has resided in Baton Rouge since 1990. She holds a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[Political Science]] from [[Louisiana State University]]. She is a graduate of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Academy. She is studying design at the New York Institute of Art and Design | + | A Louisiana native, Davis has resided in Baton Rouge since 1990. She holds a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[Political Science]] from [[Louisiana State University]]. She is a graduate of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Academy. She is studying design at the New York Institute of Art and Design. Davis is married to John Davis, a [[lawyer]] in Baton Rouge. She has a daughter, Hayden. She is [[Episcopalian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://batonrougerepublicanwomen.com/uploads/Paula_Davis_Bio.pdf|title=Paula Davis Bio|publisher=Baton Rouge Republican Women|accessdate=November 29, 2015}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:51, March 29, 2016
Paula Pellerin Davis (born November 1973)[1] is a government relations specialist and lobbyist from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for East Baton Rouge Parish.
Davis won the position in the runoff election held on November 21, 2015 over fellow Republican Ryan Eugene Heck (born April 1978).[2] She was also the winner of the special election to fill the remaining six weeks of the unexpired term[3] of Republican former Representative Erich Ponti, who resigned the seat in June 2015.
Davis led Heck in the primary by eighty-two votes. She thereafter sent out a mailer claiming that Heck, a member since 2012 of the Baton Rouge Metro Council and the owner of Cajun Ready Mix Concrete Company, had made errors in judgment and that his council record did not commend him to serve in the state House. Davis also stressed her experience as deputy state insurance commissioner during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.[4] Davis received 6,679 votes (55.3 percent) to Heck's 5,400 (44.7 percent).[3]
A Louisiana native, Davis has resided in Baton Rouge since 1990. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Louisiana State University. She is a graduate of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Academy. She is studying design at the New York Institute of Art and Design. Davis is married to John Davis, a lawyer in Baton Rouge. She has a daughter, Hayden. She is Episcopalian.[5]
References
- ↑ Paula Davis, November 1973. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
- ↑ Ryan Heck, April 1978. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
- ↑ Andrea Gallo (November 21, 2015). Paula Davis wins House District 69 seat over challenger Ryan Heck. The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.
- ↑ Paula Davis Bio. Baton Rouge Republican Women. Retrieved on November 29, 2015.