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Robert Mills (Louisiana)
Robert Mills (Republican Party) was a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 36. He assumed office on January 13, 2020. He left office on January 8, 2024.
Mills (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 36. He lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Mills was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Insurance Committee
- Judiciary A Committee
- Senate Retirement Committee, Vice Chairman
2021-2022
Mills was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Insurance Committee
- Judiciary A Committee
- Senate Retirement Committee, Vice chair
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
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 36
Adam Bass won election outright against incumbent Robert Mills in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 36 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adam Bass (R) | 62.0 | 14,097 |
| Robert Mills (R) | 38.0 | 8,624 | ||
| Total votes: 22,721 | |||
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Endorsements
Mills 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.
General election
General election for Louisiana State Senate District 36
Robert Mills defeated incumbent Ryan Gatti in the general election for Louisiana State Senate District 36 on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Mills (R) | 56.2 | 22,050 | |
 | Ryan Gatti (R) | 43.8 | 17,209 | |
| Total votes: 39,259 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 36
Robert Mills and incumbent Ryan Gatti defeated Mattie Preston in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 36 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Mills (R) | 47.7 | 16,305 | |
| ✔ | | Ryan Gatti (R) | 37.7 | 12,882 |
 | Mattie Preston (D) | 14.6 | 4,976 | |
| Total votes: 34,163 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
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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.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
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
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Ryan Gatti (R) |
Louisiana State Senate District 36 2020-2024 |
Succeeded by Adam Bass (R) |
