| Full Name: | J. Kevin Pearson |
|---|---|
| Office: | State House (LA) - District 76, Republican |
| First Elected: | 11/17/2007 |
| Last Elected: | 11/19/2011 |
| Next Election: | 2015 |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Wife: Nancy Guillot; 2 Children: Adam, Rebecca |
| Birth Date: | 1959 |
Key Votes
Representative J. Kevin Pearson's Voting Records
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
Issue
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
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Louisiana Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2012 | SB 303 | Limits Gun Regulations | Bill Passed - House (77 - 22) |
Yea |
| April 4, 2012 | HB 209 | Reduces Voting Hours | Bill Passed - House (60 - 41) |
Yea |
| May 19, 2011 | HB 112 | Bullying in Public Schools | Bill Failed - House (43 - 54) |
Nay |
| May 17, 2011 | HB 7 | Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients | Bill Passed - House (67 - 26) |
Yea |
| June 2, 2010 | SB 9 | Classifying Text Messaging While Driving as a Primary Offense | Bill Passed - House (69 - 22) |
Yea |
| May 6, 2010 | HB 863 | Prohibits Hand-Held Cell Phones while Driving | Bill Failed - House (49 - 41) |
Nay |
| June 18, 2009 | HB 340 | Religious Freedom Constitutional Amendment | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (53 - 26) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 17, 2009 | HB 499 | Seat Belt Law | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (75 - 12) |
Yea |
| June 16, 2009 | HB 11 | Designating Driver's Licenses for Drug Dealers | Bill Failed - House (68 - 23) |
Yea |
| June 2, 2009 | HB 639 | Motorcycle Helmets | Bill Passed - House (64 - 33) |
Yea |
| May 27, 2009 | HB 146 | Cell Phones While Driving | Bill Passed - House (57 - 41) |
Nay |
| May 27, 2009 | Amdt B-200 | Cell Phone Secondary Offense | Amendment Adopted - House (56 - 40) |
Yea |
| May 19, 2009 | HB 517 | Health Care Protection | Bill Passed - House (82 - 13) |
Yea |
| May 12, 2009 | HB 60 | Birth Certificates for Adoption | Bill Passed - House (78 - 17) |
Yea |
| June 21, 2008 | HB 906 | Anonymity of Ethics Board Complaints | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (79 - 21) |
Nay |
| June 20, 2008 | SB 718 | State Board Member and Commissioner Financial Disclosures | Bill Passed - House (92 - 8) |
Yea |
| June 19, 2008 | SB 137 | Young Drivers Using Cell Phones While Driving | Bill Passed - House (70 - 19) |
Yea |
| April 21, 2008 | HB 852 | Banning Cell Phones While Driving | Bill Passed - House (55 - 43) |
Nay |
About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes
Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
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- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.
The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
