Patrick Jefferson
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Position: Former State Legislator
District: House District 11
Running for:
Moon Griffon Nickname:
Seat mate:
Phone: 318-927-2519 call
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: patrickojefferson
Twitter: @pojefferson
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Party: Democrat
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Endorsements
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Notable Efforts
- Voted against HB267 (2023 Regular Session) seeking a moratorium on Carbon Capture projects in Lake Maurepas.
- 07/13/2023 - Declared that the veto override session required by Article 3, Section 10 of the Louisiana Constitution was unnecessary.
- Objected to and voted against moving forward (House - Civil Law and Procedure Committee) Valarie Hodge’s HB537 prohibiting foreign ownership of immovable property. (Video 42:10) May 15, 2023
- Objected to and voted against the favorable reporting (House – Education Committee) of Heather Cloud’s SB7 seeking to prohibit erotic materials in the children’s section of public libraries. (Video 2:21:45) May 23, 2023
- Introduced HB176 (2023) to provide relative to transfer of ownership of movable property
- Introduced HB191 (2023) to provide relative to requirements for teacher certification
- Introduced HB192 (2023) to allow a family member of a village governing authority member to be appointed or employed by the village under certain circumstances
- Voted against SB44 (2022) the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act", to require an athletic team or sporting event sponsored by an elementary, secondary, or postsecondary educational institution to be designated, based upon the biological sex of team members
- Introduced HB308 (2022) to increase in the minimum amount for the unemployment compensation weekly benefit amoun
- Introduced HB403 (2022) to provide for the possession and use of community property following a petition for divorce
- Introduced HB505 (2022) to create and provide for the role of certified ambulance operator within emergency medical services laws
- Introduced HB1047 (2022) to require anatomy and physiology instruction for grades nine through 12 in public schools
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