Dodie Horton
Sylvia Delores Miller "Dodie" Horton | |
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Louisiana State Representative for District 9 (Bossier Parish) | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Henry Burns |
Personal details | |
Born | (1956-12-06) December 6, 1956 (age 67) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Gary Horton (m. 1976) |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Haughton, Louisiana, U.S. |
Occupation | Legislative assistant prior to her election to the state House of Representatives |
Sylvia Delores Miller Horton, known as Dodie Horton (born December 6, 1956),[1] is a Republican from Haughton, Louisiana, who is the state representative for District 9 in Bossier Parish in the northwestern corner of her state. Dodie Horton has a high school education. In January 2016, Horton succeeded Henry Burns of Bossier City, who left the House seat to seek the District 36 position in the Louisiana State Senate. Horton had been Burns' legislative assistant since he entered the House in 2008.[2]
In the primary election held on October 24, 2015, Horton handily defeated a single opponent, fellow Republican Mike McHalffey (born March 1959) of Benton, 4,584 votes (63.8 percent) to 2,602 (36.2 percent), for the right to succeed Burns.[3]
On June 8, 2017, Democratic state Senator Karen Carter Peterson of New Orleans shouted an obscenity at Representative Horton after Horton asked a group of senators present on the House floor to stop talking so that the budget proceedings being considered could be heard.[4] Peterson later apologized for her verbal attack.[5]
Horton and her husband, Gary Lynn Horton (born November 1953),[6] married in 1976. They have three daughters. She is Southern Baptist.[2]
Horton is strongly opposed to increasing taxes. The House voted in May 2019 to roll back a sales tax hike of 0.45 percent that was scheduled to expire in 2025, but Hortman said that she is pessimistic about the tax being reduced because so many Republicans in the state Senate are not conservatives. "Not all Republicans are equal," she said.[7]
In March 2022, Horton authored House Bill 837 that would punish schools, teachers and administrators for discussing any topics in classrooms that related to LGBTQ American individuals, their lives and their families. Stating that "my bill is an attempt to protect our most innocent from indoctrination of any kind." Horton went on to claim that sexual orientation is a choice.[8]
In 2024, Horton voted in favor of advancing House Bill 545 from the Administration of Criminal Justice committee.[9] The bill, filed by Republican Beryl Amedee, would remove legal protections for obscenity from teachers and librarians in all Louisiana public schools.[10]
References
- ^ "Sylvia Horton, December 1956". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved November 29, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Marty Carlson (June 17, 2015). "Carlson: Meet state representative candidate Dodie Horton". Bossier Press-Tribune. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "Results for Election Date: 10/24/2015". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ Hilburn, Greg (June 12, 2017). "Civility takes backseat: 'Sit down and shut up'". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ "Louisiana Senator Tells Dodie Horton of Haughton to ..." KEEL Radio. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Gary Horton, November 1953". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved November 29, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Robert J. Wright (May 24, 2019). "Dodie Horton on Tax Cuts: Not all Republicans are equal". KEEL Radio. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ "Louisiana State Representative Dodie Horton: Nothing in the proposed legislation refers to any particular group or lifestyle choice | Bossier Press-Tribune".
- ^ "Roll Call and Record Vote" (PDF). Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "House Bill 545". Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
Louisiana House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Louisiana State Representative for District 9 (Bossier Parish) Sylvia Delores Miller "Dodie" Horton | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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