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Valarie Hodges
2024 - Present
2028
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Valarie Hodges (Republican Party) is a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 13. She assumed office on January 8, 2024. Her current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Hodges (Republican Party) won election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 13 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
Valarie Hodges graduated from Glen Oaks High School. Hodges attended the Bob Brooks School of Real Estate and Louisiana State University. Her career experience includes working as an accountant with VP Straightway Ministries and as the co-owner of North Star Properties.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Hodges was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration of Criminal Justice Committee
- Civil Law and Procedure Committee
- Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
2021-2022
Hodges was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Civil Law and Procedure Committee
- Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, Vice chair
- House and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
2019-2020
Hodges was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Administration of Criminal Justice Committee
- Judiciary Committee
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hodges served on the following committees:
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| • Labor and Industrial Relations |
| • Transportation, Highways and Public Works |
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Hodges served on the following committees:
- Administration of Criminal Justice
- Labor and Industrial Relations
- Transportation, Highways and Public Works
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 13
Valarie Hodges won election outright against Buddy Mincey Jr. in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 13 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Valarie Hodges (R) | 64.9 | 17,920 |
| Buddy Mincey Jr. (R) | 35.1 | 9,699 | ||
| Total votes: 27,619 | |||
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Endorsements
Hodges received the following endorsements.
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 64
Incumbent Valarie Hodges won election outright in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 64 on October 12, 2019.
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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 Valarie Hodges was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[3][4]
2011
On October 22, 2011, Hodges won election to District 64 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. She defeated Barry Elkins (R) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary.
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 64 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Valarie Hodges |
69.1% | 7,145 | |
| Republican | Barry Elkins | 30.9% | 3,194 | |
| Total Votes | 10,339 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Valarie Hodges did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Valarie Hodges did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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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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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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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Louisiana State Senate District 13 |
Officeholder Louisiana State Senate District 13 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Louisiana, "State Representative Valarie Hodges Republican District 64," accessed March 27, 2020
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by J. Rogers Pope (R) |
Louisiana State Senate District 13 2024-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 64 2012-2024 |
Succeeded by Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (R) |
