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Summary

Senator Ben Wayne Nevers, Sr.

Full Name: Ben Wayne Nevers, Sr.
Office: State Senate (LA) - District 12, Democratic
First Elected: 2003
Last Elected: 11/19/2011
Gender: Male
Family: Wife:Barbara Ann; 3 Children: Ben Jr., Julie, Andy
Birth Date: 10/23/1946
Birth Place: Oxford, MS
Home City: Bogalusa, LA
Religion: Baptist

Recent Key Votes

SCR 99 - Funding for Public and Private Schools
Legislation-Resolution (Yea)

June 3, 2012 - Appropriates $3,855 per student as the base amount per public school student from the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) funds, with additional appropriations over the ...

SB 708 - Amends Abortion Requirements
Legislation (Yea)

May 31, 2012 - Requires an ultrasound to be performed at least 24 hours prior to an abortion, whereas existing law required an ultrasound at least 2 hours ...

HB 61 - Amends State Workers Pensions
Legislation (Nay)

May 30, 2012 - Establishes a cash balance plan for the following state retirement systems and categorizes them as Tier 1 (Sec. 1): Louisiana State Employees' Retirement ...

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Recent Public Statements

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Positions 46%
2011 Louisiana Family Forum Positions 100%
2010-2011 Louisiana National Federation of Independent Business Positions 71%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($79,900.00)
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Ben Nevers, Sr. has 91% Political Courage

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Contact Information

Capitol Email
neversb@legis.la.gov

Capitol Website
http://senate.legis.state.la.us/Nevers/

Capitol
Post Office Box 94183
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4183
Phone: 225-342-2040

District
724 Avenue F
Bogalusa, LA 70427
Phone: 985-732-6863
Phone: 800-881-2749
Fax: 985-732-6860

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