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When Senator Michot was term-limited, Cortez succeeded him the position. Jerry Luke LeBlanc, the former commissioner of administration under [[Governor]] [[Kathleen Blanco]] and an [[Independent]], declined to run for the seat in 2012 and left Cortez without an opponen for the Senate seat.
When Senator Michot was term-limited, Cortez succeeded him the position. Jerry Luke LeBlanc, the former commissioner of administration under [[Governor]] [[Kathleen Blanco]] and an [[Independent]], declined to run for the seat in 2012 and left Cortez without an opponen for the Senate seat.
As a House member, Cortez served on these committees: Appropriations, Insurance, and Retirement and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and the Energy Council.<ref>[http://representativepagecortez.com/biography Representative Page Cortez – Biography]</ref>
As a House member, Cortez served on these committees: Appropriations, Insurance, and Retirement and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and the Energy Council.<ref name=statehousepage>{{cite web|url=http://representativepagecortez.com/biography Representative Page Cortez – Biography|title=Representative Page Cortez|publisher=representativepagecortez.com|accessdate=November 30, 2019}}</ref>
Cortez's early votes in the legislature were successful measures to restrict gifts to elected officials, banning public funds for human cloning, and prohibiting the use of cell phones while driving. He opposed the "Anti-Bullying" bill, which the state House rejected in April 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=93829|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref>
Cortez's early votes in the legislature were successful measures to restrict gifts to elected officials, banning public funds for human cloning, and prohibiting the use of cell phones while driving. He opposed the "Anti-Bullying" bill, which the state House rejected in April 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=93829|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref>