Senator Ben Nevers
Democratic, District 12
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Roles
Senate, session 2008-2011 Senate, session 2012-20150 Committees
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News & Blog Coverage
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Senator Nevers: Focus on what's needed for degree (theadvertiser.com)
May 17BATON ROUGE — State universities should examine the requirements for degrees and eliminate courses that are not really needed for earning a diploma, says Sen. Ben Nevers ... the UL (University of Louisiana) System, have already looked at ...The Daily Advertiser
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Louisiana senator: Focus on what's needed for a college degree
May 17“We need to encourage four-year degrees. That’s something we almost never hear anymore with all the talk of taking six years to get a degree,” state Sen. Ben Nevers told the Louisiana House Education Committee on Wednesday. The Bogalusa ...Shreveport Times
Sponsored Bills
20 bills sponsored or co-sponsored
Ranks 134th out of 282
Senators
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Author of
HB 597Converts the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program to the Angel Investor Rebate P...
April 28, 2011
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Author of
HB 589Provides relative to the high school curriculum required for certain TOPS awards
April 15, 2011
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Author of
HB 550The Louisiana Make-A-Wish Act to provide an individual income tax return chec...
April 15, 2011
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HB 549Provides relative to the La. Granting Resources and Autonomy for Diplomas Act...
April 15, 2011
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HB 500Provides certain educational benefits for veterans who are students enrolled ...
April 15, 2011
Votes
- Yes on HB 159 motion ADOPT (#1022), June 23, 2011
- Yes on HCR 15 motion ADOPT (#984), June 23, 2011
- Yes on HB 553 motion ADOPT (#1012), June 23, 2011
- Yes on HB 498 motion ADOPT (#1013), June 23, 2011
- Yes on HB 475 motion ADOPT (#1035), June 23, 2011
All By Industry
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Democratic Candidate Contributions To Own Campaign$101,000.00
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Unknown$96,703.00
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Attorneys & Law Firms$10,777.00
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Democratic Party Committees$10,113.00
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing$7,750.00
Top Individual Contributions
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Nevers Electrical Contracting Co$32,000.00
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Nevers Electrical Contracting Co$32,000.00
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Nevers Sr, Ben W$13,000.00
Interest Group Ratings
From the non-partisan Project Vote Smart.
| Number of ratings | |
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| Abortion Issues | 3 |
| Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues | 1 |
| Conservative | 8 |
| Health Issues | 1 |
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| Civil Liberties and Civil Rights | 2 |
| Education | 1 |
| Environmental Issues | 1 |
| Business and Consumers | 16 |
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