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Julie Stokes Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 79th district In office March 2013 – January 13, 2020 Preceded by Tony Ligi Succeeded by Debbie Villio Personal details Born (1970-01-23) January 23, 1970 (age 56) Party Republican Spouse Larry Stokes Children 2 Education University of New Orleans (BS)

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**Julie Skinner Stokes** (born January 23, 1970) is an American politician and [Certified Public Accountant](/source/Certified_Public_Accountant) who served as a member of the [Louisiana House of Representatives](/source/Louisiana_State_Legislature) for the 79th district from 2013 to 2020.

## Early life and education

Stokes is the only child of Doris Guerin Skinner, a [Metairie](/source/Metairie%2C_Louisiana) native, and the late Edward Thomas Skinner.[1] In 1992, Stokes received her [Bachelor of Science](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) in accounting from the [University of New Orleans](/source/University_of_New_Orleans). She attended Jefferson Parish Public Schools and the University of New Orleans. After four years on full academic scholarship at UNO, she received her Bachelor of Science in accounting. She started working at a [Big Four accounting firm](/source/Big_Four_accounting_firms) and passed the CPA exam on her first effort.

## Career

From 2000 to 2010, Stokes operated Julie S. Stokes, CPA, but thereafter became the [chief financial officer](/source/Chief_financial_officer) of Stokes & Associates. She is also a tax preparer.[2]

On March 2, 2013, Stokes won a special election to the Louisiana House to succeed fellow Republican [Tony Ligi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tony_Ligi&action=edit&redlink=1), who resigned from office to become director of the Jefferson Business Council.[3] By defeating three fellow Republicans, Stokes received 55 percent of the vote to fill the nearly three years remaining in Li's term. Businessman Jack Rizzuto, a candidate defeated by Ligi in 2007, finished second in the 2013 contest with 31 percent of the ballots cast. Allison Bent Bowler, the chief financial officer at [Benjamin Franklin High School](/source/Benjamin_Franklin_High_School_(New_Orleans)) in [New Orleans](/source/New_Orleans%2C_Louisiana) received nine percent of the vote.[4] No [Democrat](/source/Democrat_(United_States)) ran for the position.[5]

In her freshman legislative year in 2013, Stokes was rated at 71 percent by the [Louisiana Association of Business and Industry](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louisiana_Association_of_Business_and_Industry&action=edit&redlink=1).[6] Stokes servesdon the Health & Welfare, Labor & Industrial Relations, and Ways & Means committees.[7]

On November 6, 2018, Stokes finished in fifth place with 163,769 votes (11 percent) in the [special election](/source/Special_election) to fill the position of secretary of state, vacated by Republican [Tom Schedler](/source/Tom_Schedler). The two top vote-getters, Republican interim secretary [Kyle Ardoin](/source/Kyle_Ardoin) and Democrat [Gwen Collins-Greenup](/source/Gwen_Collins-Greenup), met in a December 8 runoff contest.[8]

## Personal life

Stokes resides in Kenner with her husband Larry and their two children, Brandon and Taylor.[1] Until her diagnosis of [breast cancer](/source/Breast_cancer) in 2017, Stokes was a candidate[9] for Louisiana [state treasurer](/source/State_treasurer) in the [special election](/source/2017_Louisiana_State_Treasurer_special_election) scheduled for October 14, 2017 to choose a successor to [John Neely Kennedy](/source/John_Neely_Kennedy), who was elected in 2016 to the [United States Senate](/source/United_States_Senate). Stokes underwent five months of [chemotherapy](/source/Chemotherapy)[9] and has been declared cancer-free.[10]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rehgobit_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rehgobit_1-1) ["Obituary of Ruth Elizabeth Hauck Guerin (c. 1922-2012), the maternal grandmother of Julie Stokes"](http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Ruth-Guerin&lc=7863&pid=155649286&mid=4972726&Affiliate=nola&PersonID=155650324&FHID=11014). obits.dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved August 26, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Stokes & Associates, Inc"](http://www.stokes-associates.com/staff.html). stokes-associates.com. Retrieved August 26, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** On the same day that Stokes was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives, another Republican, [Barry Ivey](/source/Barry_Ivey) of [East Baton Rouge Parish](/source/East_Baton_Rouge_Parish), won a special election in District 65 to choose a successor to the ailing Republican [Clif Richardson](/source/Clif_Richardson).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Lauren McGaughy, Baton Rouge businessman Barry Ivey wins special House election, March 2, 2013"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130306003731/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/03/baton_rouge_businessman_barry.html). *[New Orleans Times-Picayune](/source/New_Orleans_Times-Picayune)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/03/baton_rouge_businessman_barry.html) on March 6, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Louisiana election results, March 2, 2013"](http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/03022013/03022013_Legislative.html). staticresults.sos.la.gov. Retrieved March 2, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Representative Julie Stokes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141017082739/http://labi.org/legislature-info/legislator-detail/stokes-julie). labi.org. Archived from [the original](http://labi.org/legislature-info/legislator-detail/stokes-julie) on October 17, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["2013 Updates"](http://www.parlouisiana.com/explore.cfm/guideupdate2011/). Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana. Retrieved August 26, 2013.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Election Returns"](https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical). Louisiana Secretary of State. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-breastcancer_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-breastcancer_9-1) ["Julie Stokes quits Louisiana treasurer race after breast cancer diagnosis"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171111072515/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/07/julie_stokes_treasurer_not_run.html). *[New Orleans Times-Picayune](/source/New_Orleans_Times-Picayune)*. July 6, 2017. Archived from [the original](http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/07/julie_stokes_treasurer_not_run.html) on 2017-11-11. Retrieved July 8, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["After fighting breast cancer, La. lawmaker takes cancer fight to state capitol"](http://www.wafb.com/story/37833169/after-fighting-breast-cancer-la-lawmaker-takes-cancer-fight-to-state-capitol/). WAFB-TV. August 15, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

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