Stephanie Hilferty

Stephanie Anne Hilferty (born November 1985) is the Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 94 in Orleans and Jefferson parishes. She is a commercial real estate sales and leasing agent with SRSA Commercial Real Estate in Metairie, Louisiana.

Politics

In the primary election held on October 24, 2015, Hilferty unseated fellow Republican Representative Nicholas Lorusso, 6,866 votes (56.2 percent) to 5,343 (43.8 percent). She carried the backing of Gambit, the Times-Picayune, Greater New Orleans Republicans (GNOR), Orleans Parish Republican Executive Committee (OPREC), and former Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Roger F. Villere Jr. Lorusso had held the seat since 2007.

In the jungle primary on October 12, 2019, Hilferty won 41% (6,435 votes) of the vote, 7% ahead of Tammy Savoie (D) (5,317 votes) and 17% ahead of Kirk Williamson (3,852 votes). In the run-off election on November 16, 2019, with 56.2% turnout, Hilferty 59% (11,110 votes) defeated Tammy Savoie (D) 41% (7,809 votes), winning re-election. She is also on the Legislative Audit Advisory Council, House Select Committee on Women and Children, and the House Select Leadership Committee.

Louisiana House District 94

Louisiana House District 94 includes 27 precincts in Orleans Parish and 12 precincts in Jefferson Parish. The Orleans Parish portion of District 94 includes the Lakeview neighborhood, New Orleans City Park, the Lakeshore neighborhood, the Lake Vista neighborhood, and parts of the Lake Terrace and Mid-City neighborhoods. Stephanie also was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority.

Throughout her career, Hilferty has been a member of the Commercial Investment Division of New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors, X Team International (retail real estate brokerage group), and Urban Land Institute, where she served as the Young Leaders chair.

Awards

2007 Pattie Doll award for the most outstanding undergraduate psychology student (Loyola University, New Orleans)

2018 Gold Achievement Award - Commercial Investment Division (CID) of the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of REALTORS®