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Julie Stokes
Julie Stokes is a former Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 79 from 2013 to 2020.
In the 2014 legislative session, Stokes and 12 other members of the House formed the Louisiana Legislative Conservative Coalition. The coalition, under the chair of Rep. Alan Seabaugh (R), was formed with the intent of pulling the Louisiana Republican Legislative Delegation in a conservative direction and re-instilling conservative principles to the delegation.[1]
Stokes was a 2018 Republican special election candidate for Louisiana Secretary of State. Stokes lost the primary on November 6, 2018.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Stokes was assigned to the following committees:
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Stokes served on the following committees:
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| • Health and Welfare |
| • Labor and Industrial Relations |
| • Ways and Means |
| • Joint Legislative Capital Outlay |
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
2019
Julie Stokes did not file to run for re-election.
2018
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.
General election
Special general election for Louisiana Secretary of State
Incumbent Kyle Ardoin defeated Gwen Collins-Greenup in the special general election for Louisiana Secretary of State on December 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kyle Ardoin (R) | 59.3 | 306,568 |
 | Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) | 40.7 | 210,085 | |
| Total votes: 516,653 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Secretary of State
The following candidates ran in the special primary for Louisiana Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kyle Ardoin (R) | 20.5 | 298,657 |
| ✔ | | Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) | 19.8 | 289,097 |
 | Renee Fontenot Free (D) | 16.4 | 239,116 | |
 | Rick Edmonds (R) | 11.3 | 164,955 | |
 | Julie Stokes (R) | 11.2 | 163,773 | |
 | Thomas Kennedy III (R) | 9.4 | 137,050 | |
 | A.G. Crowe (R) | 4.9 | 71,495 | |
 | Heather Cloud (R) | 4.9 | 71,195 | |
| Matthew Moreau (Independent) | 1.5 | 21,579 | ||
| Total votes: 1,456,917 | |||
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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.[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 Julie Stokes (R) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[3][4]
2013
Stokes won election in the special election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 79. The seat is vacant following Anthony Ligi's (R) resignation on January 1, 2013 to become executive director and chief legal counsel for the Jefferson Business Council. Stokes defeated Jack Rizzuto (R), Allison Bent Bowler (R) and Paul Hankins Villalobos in the special election on March 2, 2013. Candidates had until January 11 to file.[5][6][7][8]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 79, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Julie Stokes |
56% | 2,693 | |
| Republican | Jack Rizzuto | 33.2% | 1,599 | |
| Republican | Allison Bent Bowler | 9.3% | 447 | |
| Republican | Paul Hankins Villalobos | 1.5% | 72 | |
| Total Votes | 4,811 | |||
Scorecards
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2019
In 2019, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 through June 6.
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- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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See also
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- Louisiana Secretary of State election, 2018
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Louisiana State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- Louisiana state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ www.houmatoday.com, "Conservatives in state House forming new coalition," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Post South, "Speaker calls special election due to resignation of Representative Richardson," November 19, 2012
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, " Candidate inquiry March 2, 2013," accessed January 17, 2013
- ↑ Nola.com, "Baton Rouge businessman Barry Ivey wins special House election," March 2, 2013
- ↑ sataticresults.sos.la.gov, "Official special election results," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2014 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2013 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
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| Preceded by Anthony Ligi (R) |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 79 2013-2020 |
Succeeded by Debbie Villio (R) |
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