Stephanie Hilferty
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Stephanie Hilferty | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 94th district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Lorusso |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1985 (age 40) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Michael Lillis |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Loyola University New Orleans (BA) |
Stephanie Anne Hilferty (born November 1985)[1] is the Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 94 in Orleans and Jefferson parishes. She is a commercial real estate sales and leasing agent with SRSA Commercial Real Estate in Metairie, Louisiana.[2]
In the primary election held on October 24, 2015, Hilferty unseated fellow Republican Representative Nicholas Lorusso, 6,866 votes (56.2 percent) to 5,343 (43.8 percent). She carried the backing of Gambit,[3] the Times-Picayune,[4] Greater New Orleans Republicans (GNOR),[5] Orleans Parish Republican Executive Committee (OPREC), and former Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Roger F. Villere Jr.[6] Lorusso had held the seat since 2007.[7]
In the jungle primary on October 12, 2019, Hilferty won 41% (6,435 votes) of the vote, 7% ahead of Tammy Savoie (D) (5,317 votes) and 17% ahead of Kirk Williamson (3,852 votes).[8] In the run-off election on November 16, 2019, with 56.2% turnout, Hilferty 59% (11,110 votes) defeated Tammy Savoie (D) 41% (7,809 votes), winning re-election.[8]
In the primary held on October 14, 2023, Hilferty won 88% (9,157 votes) of the votes, 75% ahead of her opponent Charles Marsala, who won 12% (1,308 votes).[8] According to the Louisiana Secretary of State, this was the largest margin of victory for any house seat during the primary.[8] Additionally, she received at least 83% of the vote in every voting precinct.[8]
In the Louisiana House of Representatives, Hilferty sits on the following three committees: 1) Commerce (Vice Chair) and 2) Natural Resources and Environment.[9] She is also on the Legislative Audit Advisory Council, House Select Committee on Women and Children, and the House Select Leadership Committee.[9] In the past she has also sat on the following committees: 1) Education, and 2) Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
She is a member of the Jefferson Parish Legislative Delegation, the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus, the Louisiana Republican Legislative Delegation, and the Orleans Delegation.[10]
Louisiana House District 94
Louisiana House District 94 includes 27 precincts in Orleans Parish and 12 precincts in Jefferson Parish.[11] The Orleans Parish portion of District 94 includes the Lakeview neighborhood, New Orleans City Park, the Lakeshore neighborhood, the Lake Vista neighborhood, and parts of the Lake Terrace and Mid-City neighborhoods.[10] The Jefferson Parish portion of District 94 includes part of the Bucktown neighborhood and also neighborhoods between West Esplanade and Lake Pontchartrain from the 17th Street Canal to the Suburban Canal.[10]