Rep. Hill, Dorothy Sue

House Member

Rep. Hill, Dorothy Sue (D)
District# 32, Dry Creek

Contact Information

District Office
Legislative Assistant : Linda Willis
Email Dorothy Sue Hill
Phone: (800)259-2118
Fax: (337)639-4045
Address: 529 Tramel Road
Dry Creek, LA 70637
Map
Capitol House Switch Band: (225) 342-6945
Capitol House Fax: (225)342-8336

Profile

- District #: House District 1
- Party: Democrat
- Caucus Membership: Democratic Caucus, Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus, Louisiana Rural Caucus
- Occupation: Owner/operator - T&H Hereford Farms; Retired teacher - home economics
- Education: Fairview High School - 1957; McNeese State University, B.S. Home Economics Education, 1960
- Spouse: Herman
- Year Elected: 2007
- Last Year Eligible(Term Limit): 2020
- 2007 Election
  Dorothy Sue Hill faced four challengers in her bid to replace her term-limited husband Herman Ray Hill including term-limited State Sen. James David Cain. Hill defeated Cain in the runoff with 51 percent of the votes.

District Profile

Registered Voters by Parish: Allen 55.3%, Beauregard 37.9%, Vernon 6.8%
Municipalities/Communities Represented: DeRidder, Elizabeth, Kinder, Merryville, Oakdale, Obelin, Reeves
- Louisiana Map
- District Map
- Metro Map
Economic: District 32 encompasses Allen Parish, most of Beauregard Parish and some of Vernon Parish. Boise Cascade is a large employer in the district as are Roy O. Martin (MARCO) in Oakdale, the two prisons in the area and construction, agricultural and timber industries. Education, social and health services account for 20% of the workforce. In Kinder, the Grand Casino, owned by the Coushatta Indian tribe, is a major economic force, providing both employment and a tourism business from nearby Texas.
Hurricane Rita did extensive structural damage to the rural and low-income populace, in the lumber and forest industry and to the churches. Many people were without electricity for two weeks and most rural residents lost all their food savings.
In the three parishes, the median household income and per capita personal income are both substantially below that at the national level. Residents generally live in small towns and the rural areas.

Social: The area is predominantly white and protestant, with two-thirds registered as Democrats. Churches wield a strong influence in the district.

Political: The area has a history of being populist/liberal, but largely votes conservatively these days.

Biography

- Dorothy Sue Tramel Hill won the election in District 32 and takes over for her term-limited husband, Herman Ray “Coach” Hill, who ran unopposed from 1995 until his term expired. She has taught Home Economics at two high schools in the area for her entire adult life. She has a vision for District 32 that is guided by three principles: Christian values, continuity and compassion.
- Hill enjoys hammering away at tough issues for others in public service, such as policeman and firefighters. She passed a bill in 2009 allowing law enforcement officers to conduct searches of certain persons on probation or parole and has overseen a study on the challenges facing rural fire departments and the resources available for use in combating and protecting against fires.
- She plans to ensure the well-being of the district and its residents by focusing on the following areas: education, ethics reform, more and better paying jobs, health care, elderly care, rural services, insurance, economic growth and working with law enforcement. She supports the position that abortions should always be illegal, that the state budget should be greatly increased for education in K-12 and above, and reduced welfare. She supports strengthening penalties and sentences for drug-related crimes and strengthening sex-offender laws, as well as supporting national standards and testing of students. She also endorses voluntary prayer in public schools.
- She will help promote increased use of alternative fuel and using state funds to clean up former industrial and commercial sites that are contaminated, unused or abandoned and will work to ensure that citizens have access to basic health care or state-funded care where necessary and push using federal TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) funds to extend health- and child-care subsidies to the working poor. Hill supports increased funding for state job-training programs which retrain displaced workers and tax credits for businesses that provide child care for children in low-income working families.