Sylvia Delores Miller "Dodie" Horton | |
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Louisiana State Representative for District 9 (Bossier Parish) | |
Assumed office January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Henry Burns |
Personal details | |
Born | December 6, 1956 |
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]