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| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 22
| office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 22
| term_start=January 24, 2011
| term_start=January 24, 2011
| term_end=
| term_end=January 2024
| preceded=Troy Hebert
| preceded=Troy Hebert
| succeeded=
| succeeded=[[Blake Miguez]]
| office2=Louisiana State Representative for<br> District 46 (St. Martin Parish)
| office2=Louisiana State Representative for<br> District 46 (St. Martin Parish)
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (December 2010)
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (December 2010)
A close associate of Democratic Governor Edwards, Senator Mills in May 2023 singlehandedly and with the backing of four Democrats blocked in committee the proposed ban on transgender surgeries permitted on children in Louisiana. The failure to implement the ban is expected to make Louisiana an "oasis"
A close associate of Democratic Governor Edwards, Senator Mills in May 2023 singlehandedly and with the backing of four Democrats blocked in committee the proposed ban on transgender surgeries permitted on children in Louisiana. The failure to implement the ban is expected to make Louisiana an "oasis"
for such procedures across the South.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/24/louisiana-gender-affirming-care/675d2bc2-fa86-11ed-bafc-bf50205661da_story.html|title=Republican-controlled committee rejects Louisiana bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors|author=Sara Cline|publisher=''[[Washington Post]]''|date=May 24, 2023|accessdate=May 25, 2023}}</ref>
for such procedures across the South.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/24/louisiana-gender-affirming-care/675d2bc2-fa86-11ed-bafc-bf50205661da_story.html|title=Republican-controlled committee rejects Louisiana bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors|author=Sara Cline|publisher=''[[Washington Post]]''|date=May 24, 2023|accessdate=May 25, 2023}}</ref>
Mills will be succeeded in the Senate by the more conservative [[Blake Miquez]], an outing state House member.
==References==
==References==