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Louie Bernard
Louie Bernard (Republican Party) was a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 31. He assumed office on January 13, 2020. He left office on January 8, 2024.
Bernard (Republican Party) won election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 31 outright in the primary on October 12, 2019, after the general election was canceled.
On June 7, 2022, Bernard announced that he would not be running for re-election to the Louisiana State Senate in 2023.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Bernard was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Committee
- Senate Insurance Committee, Vice Chairman
- Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Committee
- Transportation, Highways & Public Works Committee
- Joint Capital Outlay Committee
2021-2022
Bernard was assigned to the following committees:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Committee
- Senate Insurance Committee, Vice chair
- Revenue & Fiscal Affairs Committee
- Transportation, Highways & Public Works Committee
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
2023
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023
Louie Bernard did not file to run for re-election.
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 31
Louie Bernard won election outright against Trey Flynn and Douglas Brown in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 31 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Louie Bernard (R) | 55.3 | 18,529 | |
Trey Flynn (R)  | 25.7 | 8,596 | ||
| Douglas Brown (R) | 19.0 | 6,381 | ||
| Total votes: 33,506 | |||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scorecards
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2023
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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See also
2019 Elections
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Gerald Long (R) |
Louisiana State Senate District 31 2020-2024 |
Succeeded by Alan Seabaugh (R) |
