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Gene Reynolds
Eugene "Gene" Reynolds is a former Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 10. He was first elected to the chamber in 2011. Reynolds resigned from the legislature on June 4, 2018, to become assistant secretary of the Office of State Parks.[1]
Biography
Reynolds' professional experience includes working as a teacher, and principal at Central Jr. High and Lakeside Jr. High and High School.[2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Reynolds served on the following committees:
| Louisiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Commerce |
| • Education |
| • Retirement |
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Reynolds served on the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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
2015
Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives 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.[3]
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 Gene Reynolds (D) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[4][5]
2011
On November 19, 2011, Reynolds won election to District 10 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He faced Jerri Ray de Pingre (R), Gerald Holland (R) and Ronnie Broughton (R) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. 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, since no candidate reached this threshold, a general election took place on November 19 between de Pingre and Reynolds.[6] Reynolds defeated de Pingre to win the seat.[7]
| Louisiana House of Representatives District 10 General Election, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Gene Reynolds |
54.7% | 4,232 | |
| Republican | Jerri Ray de Pingre | 45.3% | 3,508 | |
| Total Votes | 7,740 | |||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 10 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Gene Reynolds |
39% | 3,725 | |
| Republican | Jerri Ray de Pingre |
26.1% | 2,498 | |
| Republican | Gerald Holland | 22.3% | 2,131 | |
| Republican | Ronnie Broughton | 12.6% | 1,205 | |
| Total Votes | 9,559 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through May 18.
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2017
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In 2017, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 through June 8. The legislature held its first special session from February 13 to February 22. The legislature held its second special session from June 8 to June 16.
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2016
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In 2016, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 through June 6. A special session was held from February 14 to March 9 to address the state's budget gap. A second special session was held from June 6 to June 23.
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2015
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In 2015, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 13 through June 11.
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2014
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In 2014, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 10 through June 3.
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2013
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In 2013, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 to June 6.
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2012
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In 2012, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through June 4.
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Personal
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Reynolds is married and has two children.[2]
Recent news
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See also
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Louisiana State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- Louisiana state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Facebook campaign page
Footnotes
- ↑ Hastings Tribune, "Louisiana lawmaker resigning to manage state parks system," May 17, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Facebook, "Gene Reynolds for State Representative," accessed September 27, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," October 22, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for November 19, 2011," accessed December 6, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2014 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2013 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2012 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
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| Preceded by Jean Doerge |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 10 2012-2018 |
Succeeded by Wayne McMahen |
