Walker Hines (Louisiana politician)
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Walker Hines is a businessman from New Orleans
, Louisiana
, who is vacating his seat, after a single term, in the Louisiana House of Representatives
from District 95 in Orleans Parish, shifted to Livingston Parish
in 2013.
Elected in 2007 at the age of twenty-three, Hines is a former Democrat
who turned Republican
in November 2010. After indicating that he would not seek reelection to the House, Hines announced his candidacy for Louisiana Secretary of State in the October 22 nonpartisan blanket primary against incumbent Republican Tom Schedler
of St. Tammany Parish
. Thereafter, Hines said that he will seek no office in 2011 but would return to elective politics at some time in the future.
Hines was born and reared in New Orleans. He graduated from Metairie Park Country Day School
in Metairie
in Jefferson Parish
. He received the Bachelor of General Studies in 2007 from the University of Michigan
at Ann Arbor
, Michigan
. He then completed a degree at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University
in Cambridge
, Massachusetts
. He was in 2011 a financial analyst at Capital Investment Management, Inc., in New Orleans. He is also vice president of the sales company, Direct Digital Marketing, LLC.
In the 2007 primary, the Democrat Hines finished second in a field of eight candidates with only 1,314 votes (18.9 percent). The top votegetter was his fellow Democrat Una Anderson, who received 2,306 votes (33.2) percent. In the second balloting, with a low turnout of voters, Hines defeated Anderson, 2,638 (53.3 percent) to her 2,314 (46.7 percent).
District 95 comprised the Uptown, Carrollton, and Hollygrove neighborhoods of New Orleans. but was shifted to Livingston Parish
with the 2011 redistricting.
Hines served on the House committees of (1) Civil Law and Procedure, (2) Health and Welfare, and (3) Judiciary. In 2010, Hines voted 100 percent with the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
and 89 percent with the Louisiana Family Forum
. In 2009, he scored 100 percent from the Louisiana National Right to Life
Federation.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, who is vacating his seat, after a single term, in the Louisiana House of Representatives
Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana Senate with 39 senators...
from District 95 in Orleans Parish, shifted to Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Livingston Parish Is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Livingston. As of 2010, its population was 128,026....
in 2013.
Elected in 2007 at the age of twenty-three, Hines is a former Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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who turned Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
in November 2010. After indicating that he would not seek reelection to the House, Hines announced his candidacy for Louisiana Secretary of State in the October 22 nonpartisan blanket primary against incumbent Republican Tom Schedler
Tom Schedler
John Thomas Schedler, known as Tom Schedler , is a politician from suburban St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA, who served as the District 11 Louisiana state senator from 1996 to 2008, when he was term-limited after twelve years...
of St. Tammany Parish
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
St. Tammany Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The parish seat is Covington....
. Thereafter, Hines said that he will seek no office in 2011 but would return to elective politics at some time in the future.
Hines was born and reared in New Orleans. He graduated from Metairie Park Country Day School
Metairie Park Country Day School
Metairie Park Country Day School is a private, nondenominational, co-educational college preparatory school preparatory day school in Metairie, Louisiana, with classes in grades Pre-Kindergarten-12...
in Metairie
Metairie, Louisiana
Metairie is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States and is a major part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. Metairie is the largest community in Jefferson Parish. It is an unincorporated area that would be larger than most of the state's cities if it were...
in Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana, United States that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. The seat of parish government is Gretna....
. He received the Bachelor of General Studies in 2007 from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
at Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. He then completed a degree at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in Cambridge
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He was in 2011 a financial analyst at Capital Investment Management, Inc., in New Orleans. He is also vice president of the sales company, Direct Digital Marketing, LLC.
In the 2007 primary, the Democrat Hines finished second in a field of eight candidates with only 1,314 votes (18.9 percent). The top votegetter was his fellow Democrat Una Anderson, who received 2,306 votes (33.2) percent. In the second balloting, with a low turnout of voters, Hines defeated Anderson, 2,638 (53.3 percent) to her 2,314 (46.7 percent).
District 95 comprised the Uptown, Carrollton, and Hollygrove neighborhoods of New Orleans. but was shifted to Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Livingston Parish Is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is Livingston. As of 2010, its population was 128,026....
with the 2011 redistricting.
Hines served on the House committees of (1) Civil Law and Procedure, (2) Health and Welfare, and (3) Judiciary. In 2010, Hines voted 100 percent with the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, known by the acronym LABI, is the largest and most successful business lobbying group in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It was founded in Baton Rouge in 1976, when Louisiana adopted a new right-to-work law during the administration of Democratic...
and 89 percent with the Louisiana Family Forum
Louisiana Family Forum
Louisiana Family Forum is a social conservative non-profit advocacy group based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The organization supports Louisiana's covenant marriage law and opposes abortion and same-sex marriage...
. In 2009, he scored 100 percent from the Louisiana National Right to Life
Right to life
Right to life is a phrase that describes the belief that a human being has an essential right to live, particularly that a human being has the right not to be killed by another human being...
Federation.