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Paula Davis

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Paula Davis
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 69
Tenure

2016 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

9

Compensation

Base salary

$16,800/year; plus an additional $6,000/year as an unvouchered expense

Per diem

$166/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

October 14, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Louisiana State University

Personal
Religion
Christian: Episcopalian
Profession
Government relations/PR specialist
Contact

Paula Davis (Republican Party) is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 69. She assumed office on January 11, 2016. Her current term ends on January 10, 2028.

Davis (Republican Party) won re-election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 69 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Biography

Paula Davis, as of April 2020, lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She graduated from Breaux Bridge High School. Davis earned a bachelor of arts in political science from Louisiana State University. Her career experience includes working as a commercial real estate agent.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Davis was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Davis was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Davis was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2023

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives 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

The primary election was canceled. Paula Davis (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Davis in this election.

2019

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Paula Davis won election outright against Ryan Lee in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 69 on October 12, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Paula Davis
Paula Davis (R)
 
78.8
 
10,892
Ryan Lee (L)
 
21.2
 
2,924

Total votes: 13,816
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2015

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives 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.[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. Mark Holden (D), Paula Davis (R), and Ryan Heck (R) faced off in the October 24 blanket primary. Davis and Heck advanced to the November 21 runoff, where Davis won election.[3][4]

Louisiana House of Representatives, District 69 Primary Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPaula Davis 38% 4,295
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Heck 37.3% 4,213
     Democratic Mark Holden 24.6% 2,782
Total Votes 11,290
Louisiana House of Representatives, District 69 Runoff Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPaula Davis 55.3% 6,679
     Republican Ryan Heck 44.7% 5,400
Total Votes 12,079

Campaign themes

2023

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2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2015

Davis' website highlighted the campaign themes:

TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Paula Davis Supports:
Making traffic relief a priority in state budgeting.
Better coordination with Federal, State and Local Officials
Increased use of clean, alternative fuel vehicles
No More Talk...Let's Fix the Problem!

K-12 AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Paula Davis Supports:
Demanding excellence in public schools
Accountability at all levels
Merit-based incentives for schools, teachers and principals
Elevating LSU as our flagship state university

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS

Paula Davis Supports:
Pro-Business philosophy
No new business taxes without comprehensive tax reform
Growing existing businesses as an economic develoment priority
Restricting lawsuit abuse

BUDGETING AND TAXATION

Paula Davis Supports:
No new taxes without comprehensive tax reform
Balancing the state budget without games or gimmicks
Using recurring revenues only for recurring expenses
Government living within its financial means[5][6]

Campaign finance summary


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Paula Davis campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023Louisiana House of Representatives District 69Won primary$285,924 $140,815
2019Louisiana House of Representatives District 69Won primary$187,213 N/A**
Grand total$473,137 $140,815
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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

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