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.
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]
^"Sylvia Horton, December 1956". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved November 29, 2015.[permanent dead link]
^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.
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