Kay Katz
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| Kay Kellogg Katz | |
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| Assumed office 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Jimmy N. Dimos |
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| Born | 1938 |
| Political party | Republican; Republican National Committeewoman from Louisiana |
| Spouse | Ben S. Katz (born also 1938) |
| Occupation | Former teacher, former Monroe city council member |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Kay Kellogg Katz (born 1938) is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Monroe, the seat of Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. She is also the departing Louisiana Republican national committeewoman and therefore has been a member of the Republican National Committee. She has endorsed U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, as has Louisiana Republican National Committeeman Ross Little, Jr., of Lafayette. Katz will be succeeded as national committeewoman by Ruth Ulrich, the producer and announcer of the Moon Griffon radio talk show program based in Monroe.
Katz defeated fellow Republican Ben Marshall, a former Ouachita Parish police juror [equivalent of county commissioner in most states], in her bid for a third term in House District 16 in the nonpartisan blanket primary on October 20, 2007. Katz received 8,617 votes (64 percent) to Marshall's 4,116 (31 percent); a No-Party candidate, Benjamin P. Arnold, received 749 votes (6 percent).
Prior to her legislative service, which began in 2000, Katz was a member of the Monroe City Council, having served as council chairman and as a member of the Street Improvement Committee.
Katz is a graduate of Neville High School in Monroe. She procured a bachelor of arts degree in English from Mississippi State University at Starkville. She is a former teacher.
With a long history of civic involvement, Katz is active with the Parent Teacher Association, Rotary International, American Heart Association, Ouachita Parish Recycling Commission, Monroe Tree Board, Fort Miro chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Monroe Airport Advisory Board, Cerebral Palsy Telethon, Monroe Garden Club, and the University of Louisiana at Monroe Tomahawk Club. She was named "Woman of the Year" by the Monroe Quota Club.
A patron of the arts, she is active in the Monroe Symphony and has served on the boards of both the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council and the Louisiana State Arts Council. She was vice president of the Monroe Little Theatre during the organization and construction of the children's section. In 2000, the Louisiana Museum Association selected her as "Legislator of the Year" in her first year in office. She has been associated with the Masur Museum, ULM Art Department, and ULM Foundation for the Performing Arts, Children's Museum, Twin City (Monroe/West Monroe Ballet, and Masterworks Chorus.
In her initial election to succeed Democrat Jimmy N. Dimos, who was elected to a judgeship, Katz led the October 1999 nonpartisan blanket primary with 6,039 votes (49 percent). Fellow Republican Tony Cain finished second with 3,010 votes (24 percent) and decided not to pursue a general election campaign against Katz,. She was hence automatically elected based on her primary showing. A Democrat, Dan Street, finished third with 2,944 votes (also 24 percent), and a "No Party" candidate, Chuck James polled 403 votes (3 percent). Katz was unopposed for her second term in the 2003 primary.
In the Louisiana House, she serves on three committees: Health and Welfare, Transportation, Highways and Public Works, and Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs. In the legislature, Katz is considered one of the more consistent conservative members. Since 2004, for instance, she has been rated 100 percent by to the Louisiana Family Forum. She is also highly ranked by the trade association, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.
She is married to Ben S. Katz (also born 1938) and has three children and a grandson. The Katzes are Presbyterian. Ben Katz is the only Republican member of the Monroe City Council; he represents District 2.
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http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.asp?ID=16
http://www.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcpr&rqsdta=10239937
http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcms3&rqsdta=102007
http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=MLA13593?q=print
http://www.votetherecord.com/?p=172
http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071215/NEWS01/712150316
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| Preceded by Jimmy N. Dimos (D) |
Louisiana State Representative from District 16 (Ouachita Parish)
Kay Kellogg Katz (R) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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