Dalton Honore

Education

Honoré received a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern University in Baton Rouge and attended the Law Enforcement Institute at Louisiana State University, also in Baton Rouge.

Career

He is a businessman and former law-enforcement officer He has formerly resided in Baton Rouge his entire life. He defeating fellow Democrat Ronald L. Rogers, Junior.

(144 percent), Republican Barbara Thomas (198 percent), and Independent Hillery Godfred Johnson (42 percent).

He serves on these committees: (1) Administration of Criminal Justice, (2) Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs, and (3) Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. He formerly served on the Homeland Security Committee.

Honore"s legislative ratings have ranged from 49 to 67 from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. In 2012. the National Federation of Independent Business rated Honoré 33 percent.

In both 2013 and 2014, the conservative Louisiana Family Forum scored him 63 percent.

In 2013 and 2014, he was rated 75 and 100 percent, respectively, by Louisiana Right to Life. He was rated 92 and 58 percent, respectively, in 2013 and 2014 by the Louisiana Association of Educators. In 2014, Honoré voted to require that abortion providers have hospital admitting privileges near their clinics.

Only five House members opposed the measure.

That same year, he voted to extend the time for implementation of the Common Core State Standards Initiative. He voted to forbid the transportation of dogs in open truck beds on interstate highways.

He voted to repeal anti-sodomy laws, but the measure failed in the House. In 2013, Honoré voted to reduce penalties for the possession of marijuana.

He voted to permit lifetime concealed carry gun permits and to use such permits in restaurants that serve alcohol.

However, he opposed keeping information on concealed carry permits confidential and out of the public record. He voted to increase judicial pay and to end the mandatory retirement age for judges. He co-sponsored an "equal pay" plan for state employees.

In 2012, he co-sponsored legislation to provide for parole eligibility for non-violent inmates.

He voted to prohibit the use of telephones while driving but not hand-held devices. He opposed state tax incentives to recruit a National Basketball Association team to Louisiana.

He voted to reduce the number of hours that polling locations remain open. Louisiana has traditionally had 14-hour polling days.

In 2011, Honoré voted for a permanent tax on cigarettes.

That year he also supported parole eligibility for elderly inmates. He opposed the requirement for drug testing of welfare recipients. He voted against the establishment of a commission to develop plan to abolish the state income tax

He opposed the redistricting bill for the Louisiana State Senate.

The measure passed, 71-28.

Achievements

• On May 29, 2010, Honoré handily won the special election to select a successor to the African-American Democrat Representative Avon Honey, who died in office. In 2011, with 61.5 percent of the low-turnout tabulation, Honoré won reelection in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 22.

Membership

Representative Honoré is a member of the Legislative Black Caucus and the Democratic Caucus.