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==Background==
==Background==
Hutter graduated in 1974 from the [[Roman Catholic]]-affiliated Loyola University in her native [[New Orleans]]. In 1978, she received a Master of Education degree from [[Tulane University]], also in New Orleans.<ref name=congress>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org/bio/id/48583|title=Rep. Nita Hutter|publisher=congress.org|accessdate=August 29, 2011}}</ref> Hutter is a former teacher in St. Bernard Parish and is employed at Delgado Community College.<ref name=hutter/> She is divorced<ref name=congress/> and the mother of one son.<ref name=hutter/>
Hutter graduated in 1974 from the [[Roman Catholic]]-affiliated Loyola University in her native [[New Orleans]]. In 1978, she received a Master of Education degree from [[Tulane University]], also in New Orleans.<ref name=congress>{{cite web|url=http://www.congress.org/bio/id/48583|title=Rep. Nita Hutter|publisher=congress.org|accessdate=August 29, 2011}}</ref> Hutter is a former teacher in St. Bernard Parish and is employed at Delgado Community College.<ref name=hutter/> She is divorced<ref name=congress/> and the mother of one son.<ref name=hutter/>
==Legislative career==
==Legislative career==
In her last legislative session, Hutter chaired the House Transportation Committee. She served on special committees regarding Coastal Restoration, Flood Control, and Disaster Planning, topics of great important to her district. In 2006, she was named chair of the Legislative Women's Caucus.<ref name=hutter/> In 2010, Hutter received a 38 percent rating by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, low for a Republican lawmaker, 78 percent from the [[conservative]] Louisiana Family Forum. In 2009, she was ranked 100 percent by the Louisiana [[Right to Life]] Federation. In 2011, she voted against an increase in the state [[tobacco]] tax.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/summary.php?can_id=54284|title=Rep. Nita Rusich Hutter|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=August 29, 2011}}</ref>
In her last legislative session, Hutter chaired the House Transportation Committee. She served on special committees regarding Coastal Restoration, Flood Control, and Disaster Planning, topics of great important to her district. In 2006, she was named chair of the Legislative Women's Caucus.<ref name=hutter/> In 2010, Hutter received a 38 percent rating by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, low for a Republican lawmaker, 78 percent from the [[conservative]] Louisiana Family Forum. In 2009, she was ranked 100 percent by the Louisiana [[Right to Life]] Federation. In 2011, she voted against an increase in the state [[tobacco]] tax.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/summary.php?can_id=54284|title=Rep. Nita Rusich Hutter|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=August 29, 2011}}</ref>
Hutter's successor in the House is fellow Republican Paul Bryan Hollis, who received 3,905 votes (55.8 percent) in the primary held on October 22, 2011. His opponent, Republican Christopher Trahan, trailed with 3,096 votes (44.2 percent). Hollis is a son of the late state Senator Ken Hollis.<ref name=returns/> Hollis still holds the House seat.
Term-limited in the House, Hutter was defeated in a race for the District 1 seat in the state Senate in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 22, 2011. The Senate district includes all of Plaquemines and parts of St. Bernard,|St. Tammany, and Orleans parishes. She lost to the incumbent Republican senator, Almond Gaston "A. G." Crowe of Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish, who received 15,717 votes (69.1 percent), compared to her 7,025 ballots (30.9 percent).<ref name=hutter>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/08/rep_nita_hutter_will_seek_loui.html|title=Rep. Nita Hutter will seek Louisiana Senate seat in October elections|publisher=nola.com|accessdate=August 29, 2011}}</ref><ref name=returns>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 22, 2011.</ref> The seat is now held by the conservative Republican, Sharon Hewitt, who was elected in 2015, when Crowe did not seek a third term in the Senate.
Her successor in the House is fellow Republican Paul Bryan Hollis, who received 3,905 votes (55.8 percent) in the primary held on October 22, 2011. His opponent, Republican Christopher Trahan, trailed with 3,096 votes (44.2 percent). Hollis is a son of the late state Senator Ken Hollis.<ref name=returns/> Hollis still holds the House seat.
==References==
==References==