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Henry is a former member of the Jefferson Parish School Board. He was an aide to [[Steve Scalise]], his predecessor in House District 82, now the [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 1st congressional district and the House Majority Whip when the Republicans had the majority in the U.S. House.

Henry is a former member of the Jefferson Parish School Board. He was an aide to [[Steve Scalise]], his predecessor in House District 82, now the [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 1st congressional district and the House Majority Whip when the Republicans had the majority in the U.S. House.

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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/>