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    • Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (born February 6, 1970) is an American politician serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 64th district. A member of the Republican Party, Dickerson represents parts of East Baton Rouge Parish and Livingston Parish and has been in office since January 8, 2024.


    Career


    Kellee Hennessy Dickerson, who previously served on the Livingston Parish School Board, first ran to represent District 64 in 2023 and advanced to the runoff after the October 14, 2023 Jungle primary. In the November 18, 2023 runoff election with against Kellie Alford, Dickerson was declared the winner with 60.3%.


    = Controversy

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    In July 2023, Dickerson was fined $1,500 by the state Board of Ethics for violations relating to the improper hiring of a Live Oak High School teacher for contract work at the school beyond the teacher's educational duties. Dickerson, who at the time oversaw Live Oak District funds, hired a vocational education teacher to lay a clay foundation on the campus for a storage building. The teacher was also hired to move building materials from the high school parking lot and to remove trees near the Live Oak High School campus to divert runoff rainwater from collecting on the parking lot of the new sports complex. In total, the teacher was paid more than $34,000 for the work. The Board of Ethics opinion against Dickerson cited two Louisiana statutes that forbid public employees from doing contract work for their employers.
    In 2024, she introduced House Bill 777, which would criminalize library workers and libraries for joining the American Library Association among other regulations. Whoever violates the bill "shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, or both." Dickerson also helped fund the Louisiana Freedom Caucus. The caucus formed a PAC that sent anti-LGBTQ+ texts to voters.


    References




    External links


    Official House Profile
    Ballotpedia entry for Kellee Hennessy Dickerson

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