Debbie Hollis
Debbie Hollis (independent) ran for election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 37. She lost in the primary on October 12, 2019.
Hollis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2019
See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 37
Incumbent Barrow Peacock won election outright against Debbie Hollis in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 37 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Barrow Peacock (R) | 71.1 | 16,221 |
![]() | Debbie Hollis (Independent) ![]() | 28.9 | 6,593 |
Total votes: 22,814 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Debbie Hollis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hollis' responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Small business development, living wages for working people, and equality for all Louisianans
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
I am passionate about reproductive freedom
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
I look up to regular people who humbly serve their communities and their neighbors.
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
"A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn has greatly influenced my political beliefs
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
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