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Fred Mills Jr.
Republican Party
Prior offices:
Louisiana State Senate District 22
Years in office: 2011 - 2024
Successor: Blake Miguez (R)
Louisiana House of Representatives
Years in office: 2009 - 2011
Elections and appointments
Last election
October 12, 2019
Personal
Profession
Pharmacist/Businessman
Contact
Personal LinkedIn

Fred Mills Jr. (Republican Party) was a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 22. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on January 8, 2024.

Mills (Republican Party) won re-election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 22 outright in the primary on October 12, 2019, after the primary and general election were canceled.

He previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing the 46th District from 2009 until January 2011. Formerly a Democrat, Mills officially became a Republican in December 2010.[1] He ran for and won the January 22, 2011, special election for the Louisiana State Senate, District 22.

Biography

Mills' professional experience includes working as the President/Chief Executive Officer of Farmers-Merchants Banks and Owner/Pharmacist of Mills Cashway Pharmacy.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Mills was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Mills was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Mills was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Mills served on the following committees:

Louisiana committee assignments, 2015
• Health & Welfare, Vice Chair
• Finance
• Judiciary C
• Local & Municipal Affairs
• Joint Legislative Budget

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Mills served on the following committees:

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Mills served on the following committees:

2010

Mills served on the following committees while a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2023

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023

Fred Mills Jr. was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

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

The primary election was canceled. Fred Mills Jr. (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

2015

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015

Elections for the Louisiana State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[2]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% 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.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Incumbent Fred Mills, Jr. (R) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[3][4]

2011

General election

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2011

Mills ran for re-election in 2011. He was unopposed in the October 22, 2011, primary. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. However, if no candidate reaches this threshold, then a general election would have taken place on November 19, 2011, between the top-two vote getters.[5]

Special election

See also: State legislative special elections, 2011

Mills defeated 5 other candidates in the District 22 special election for the Louisiana State Senate. The special election primary took place on January 22, 2011. All candidates, regardless of affiliation, appeared on the ballot. Since Mills received more than 50% of the votes, the election sis not proceed to a runoff.[6][7]

Louisiana State Senate District 22 (2011)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Fred Mills, Jr. (R) 12,812
Simone B. Champagne (R) 4,040
David Groner (I) 2,534
Armond Schwing (R) 1,644
Ruben LeBlanc (I) 208
Ken Squires (R) 172

2008

Mills was first elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 2008 as a Democratic candidate.

Campaign themes

2019

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Fred Mills Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

2011

Mills' website highlighted his campaign themes:

“ In his announcement Mills stated that he would consider an opportunity to serve the people of District 22 an honor since the entire area has so much potential given that the two Parishes, Iberia and St. Martin, have strength in their commonality, both geographically and economically, strong family values, and a strong commitment to faith. Mills added 'this district is fortunate to have two (2) major federal highways, Interstate 10 and Highway 90, the world class Port of Iberia, three (3) major sugar mills, oil and gas resources, the vast Atchafalaya Basin and abundant coastal resources that provide some of the best hunting, fishing, and seafood in the nation, a robust tourism industry, and the historic Bayou Teche that traverses much of the District. We need a Senator that will provide the leadership to take advantage of these resources by helping to create jobs for our families and I want to be that person.[8][9] ”

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Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Louisiana

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Personal

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Mills has been a member of the Acadiana Delegation, Democratic Caucus and the Louisiana Rural Caucus.[10]

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External links

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ nola.com, State Rep. Fred Mills switches to Republican Party, December 13, 2010
    2. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
    3. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
    4. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
    5. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed May 15, 2014
    6. ↑ The Advertiser, "Mills Wins State Senate Seat In Special Election, Avoids Runoff," January 22, 2011
    7. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed May 15, 2014 (Archived)
    8. ↑ fredmillsjr.com, "Campaign '11," accessed May 15, 2014
    9. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    10. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Fred Mills, Jr.'s Biography," accessed May 15, 2014

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    -     		Louisiana State Senate District 22
    2011-2024    		 Succeeded by
    Blake Miguez (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		Louisiana House of Representatives
    2009-2011    		 Succeeded by
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