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Henry won the District 87 (Old Metairie, Old Jefferson and Airline park) House seat over his fellow Republican Christopher Tidmore in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 20, 2007. He polled 5,878 votes (57 percent) to Tidmore's 4,517 (43 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>

Henry won the District 87 (Old Metairie, Old Jefferson and Airline park) House seat over his fellow Republican Christopher Tidmore in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 20, 2007. He polled 5,878 votes (57 percent) to Tidmore's 4,517 (43 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 20, 2007.</ref>

Henry served on three House committees: Chairman of Appropriations Committee, Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay, Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, Legislative Budgetary Control Council, and the Louisiana Bond Commission. In 2012, he was removed as chairman of the House Appropriations Committede after he objected to then [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]]'s reliance one-time funds to balance the Louisiana budget. Later returned as Appropriations Committee chairman, Henry worked during the first-term administration of Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] for passage of a budget that avoids mid-year cuts.<ref name=aboutcameron/>

Henry served on three House committees: Chairman of Appropriations Committee, Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay, Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, Legislative Budgetary Control Council, and the Louisiana Bond Commission. In 2012, he was removed as chairman of the House Appropriations Committede after he objected to then [[Governor]] [[Bobby Jindal]]'s reliance one-time funds to balance the Louisiana budget. Later returned as Appropriations Committee chairman, Henry worked during the first-term administration of Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards for passage of a budget that avoids mid-year cuts.<ref name=aboutcameron/>

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In April 2010, Henry voted with a large majority in the Louisiana House to forbid insurance companies operating in the state from offering coverage of elective [[abortion]]s. The only procedures permitted under the legislation are miscarriages or abortions to save the life of the woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prolifelouisiana.org/uploads/docs/Henry-Leger-OnePageComparison.pdf|title=Speaker of the House: Comparing  the Candidates|publisher=prolifelouisiana.org|accessdate=November 29, 2019}}</ref>

In April 2010, Henry voted with a large majority in the Louisiana House to forbid insurance companies operating in the state from offering coverage of elective [[abortion]]s. The only procedures permitted under the legislation are miscarriages or abortions to save the life of the woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prolifelouisiana.org/uploads/docs/Henry-Leger-OnePageComparison.pdf|title=Speaker of the House: Comparing  the Candidates|publisher=prolifelouisiana.org|accessdate=November 29, 2019}}</ref>