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Cameron Henry
Cameron Henry (Republican Party) is a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 9. He assumed office on January 13, 2020. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Henry was elected Louisiana Senate President in 2024.[1] Henry earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Louisiana State University in 1997 and an M.B.A. in finance and management from Tulane University in 2004.[1] While in graduate school, Henry worked as a legislative aide to then state Rep. Steve Scalise (R).[1] Henry also worked as an adjunct professor at Delgado Community College.[2]
Henry represented District 82 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2008 to 2020. During his time in the House, Henry chaired the House Appropriations committee.[1]
In 2015, Henry ran to be the Louisiana House speaker but withdrew when the race went to a runoff. After withdrawing his candidacy, Henry said, “We realized that there was a section of votes that were difficult for me to go get and this enabled members to comfortably vote for a Republican. It simply had to do with the fact that some members felt that I almost was a little too conservative for the body.”[3][4]
In 2019, Henry was unable to run for re-election in the House due to term limits and was elected to represent District 9 in the Louisiana Senate. He was re-elected in 2023. In 2024, Henry was unanimously elected to serve as Senate President.[1] As president, Henry serves on the Revenue Estimating Conference, which determines how much state and federal revenue can be used on a state budget, as well as on the State Bond Commission, Interim Emergency Board, Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, Joint Capital Outlay, and Legislative Budgetary Control Council. [1]
Henry became Senate President the same year Gov. Jeff Landry (R) assumed office. In a staff editorial at the end of the year, NOLA.com wrote, "Henry played a key role in helping Jeff Landry get some of his proposals over the finish line — and also slowing down, watering down or even killing ideas that he and his Senate colleagues thought went too far. Henry salvaged Landry’s recent tax special session by gathering support for a rise in the state sales tax to offset income tax cuts ... Earlier in the year, he forced Landry to dial back proposals to send public money to private schools and to switch fully from Louisiana’s historic open primaries to partisan primaries."[5]
In an April 2025 interview with the Louisiana Illuminator ahead of the state's 2025 fiscal session, Henry talked about restructuring Louisiana's Department of Transportation, insurance costs, teacher's pay, and federal spending changes during the Trump administration.[6]
Biography
Henry earned his B.S. in political science from Louisiana State University and his M.B.A. in finance from Tulane University. His professional experience includes working as a business analyst for Bearing Point Incorporated. While in graduate school, Henry worked as a legislative aide to then state Rep. Steve Scalise (R).[1] Henry also worked as an adjunct professor at Delgado Community College.[7]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Henry was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee, Vice Chairman
- Finance Committee
- Judiciary B Committee
- Local & Municipal Affairs Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Medicaid Oversight Committee, Vice Chairman
2021-2022
Henry was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs Committee, Vice chair
- Finance Committee
- Judiciary B Committee
- Local & Municipal Affairs Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Medicaid Oversight Committee, Vice chair
2019-2020
Henry was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Capital Outlay Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Chairman
- Appropriations Committee, Chairman
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Henry served on the following committees:
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2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Henry served on the following committees:
- Appropriations, Vice Chair
- Education
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Legislative Audit Advisory Council
- State Bond Commission
- Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Henry served on the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023
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 9
Incumbent Cameron Henry won election outright against Mary Anne Mushatt in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 9 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cameron Henry (R) | 69.9 | 19,046 |
Mary Anne Mushatt (D)  | 30.1 | 8,201 | ||
| Total votes: 27,247 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sheree Kerner (R)
Endorsements
Henry received the following endorsements.
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 9
Cameron Henry won election outright against Frankie Hyers in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 9 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cameron Henry (R) | 78.4 | 23,647 |
 | Frankie Hyers (R) | 21.6 | 6,524 | |
| Total votes: 30,171 | |||
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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.[8]
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 Cameron Henry (R) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[9][10]
2011
On October 22, 2011, Henry won re-election to District 82 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He ran unopposed in the October 22 primary election, assuring his re-election.
2007
In 2007, Henry was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives. He ran unopposed.[11]
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Campaign themes
2023
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2019
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 11 to June 3. Special sessions were convened from January 15, 2024 to January 23, 2024; February 19, 2024 to February 29, 2024; and November 6, 2024 to November 25, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 to June 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 to June 6.
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2021
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In 2021, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 12 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 9 to June 1. The session was suspended from March 31 through May 4. A special session convened from June 1 to June 30 and from September 28 to October 23.
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2019
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In 2019, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 through June 6.
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2018
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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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Henry is a member of the Jefferson Parish Legislative Delegation and the Louisiana Republican Legislative Delegation.[15]
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Louisiana State Senate District 9 |
Officeholder Louisiana State Senate District 9 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Cameron Henry official website, "Biography," accessed April 16, 2025
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Cameron Henry," accessed April 16, 2025
- ↑ The Advocate, "In rarely seen twist, last-minute candidate Taylor Barras selected Louisiana House speaker," January 11, 2016
- ↑ NOLA, "Metairie Republican gets the nod to be the new state Senate president,"October 18, 2023
- ↑ NOLA, "Louisianan of the Year finalist: Cameron Henry showed Baton Rouge what leadership is about," December 28, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Illiminator, "Q&A with Senate President Cameron Henry on the Louisiana Legislature’s session," April 15, 2025
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Cameron Henry," accessed April 16, 2025
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Official Louisiana House of Representatives 2007 General Election Results
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Henry
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Conrad Appel (R) |
Louisiana State Senate District 9 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 82 2008-2020 |
Succeeded by - |
