State Senator|Attorney|Educator|Author|Speaker. Husband of Shannon and father of John Wesley and Justin. Proud to call New Orleans home. AφA
New Orleans, Louisiana
Joined September 2012
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Let’s go to work!
In Louisiana (after having served time for a felony) you must pay taxes and can eventually serve in the State Legislature; but you cannot serve on a jury. Makes no sense. Thank you @EdwardTedJames for fighting for smart and equitable policies. We have work to do.
Glad to help. Let’s keep moving?
Thank you, Sen. @RepWesleyBishop for your continued work in expanding postsecondary opportunities for #LaEd students! We were proud to join you at the table in support of SR 10. The resolution passed and now heads to the full Senate! #TOPS #LaLege
WhoDat Nation bill passes Transportation Committee and heads to the floor. Who Dat!😃
Sen. @RepWesleyBishop is up in Senate Transportation with bill to designate Interstate 10 in Louisiana as the "Who Dat Nation Highway." Rather than name I-10, instead he'll add "Home of the Who Dat Nation" to the welcome signs that motorists see when they enter Louisiana. #lalege
Great day at the legislature.
“We stand upon the shoulders of people who fought for HBCUs before any of us made this coalition to fight the fight together” @RepWesleyBishop #HBCUnity
Senator Wesley Bishop retweeted
We had a great inaugural #HBCU Day at the Capitol! #HBCUnity @du1869 @XULA1925 @Grambling1901 @SouthernU_BR @SUNOKnights @SUShreveport @SouthernULaw #lalege @RepWesleyBishop @KimHunterReed
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Celebration crew!! The ERA passed out of committee and it’s moving on! We are ready to make history and be the last state needed to ratify the ERA to US Constitution #LaRatifyERA #MakeLa38
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Thank you @JPMorrell @TROYSEE @TeamKCP @RepWesleyBishop for supporting equality in Louisiana!!! We appreciate you and your commitment to civil rights. #LaRatifyERA #MakeLa38
Correction made. Sorry for the slip up.
A few us were distracted & accidentally voted for SB221.
#SB221 is one of those seemingly innocuous bills w/ a friendly name that targets reproductive rights
2nd Journal correction in my 14 years of being in #lalege . . . #Aargh
#SoEmbarrassing w/ @TROYSEE @RepWesleyBishop
Senator Wesley Bishop retweeted
Excited to be a guest at #AlphaKappaAlpha 87th South Central Regional Conference w/ @KamalaHarris @smithpath @RepWesleyBishop @EdwardTedJames #LouisianaLegislativeBlackCaucus #lalege
Senator Wesley Bishop retweeted
Look, 80% of Louisianans have said they support raising our minimum wage.
That’s why I’m asking the legislature to give YOU a vote on it.
Let the people of Louisiana decide what’s best for them and their families.
Senator Wesley Bishop retweeted
Scenes from the @LaRatifyERA Lobby Day at the State Capitol!
Senators @JPMorrell @tcartersenate @RepWesleyBishop showed up and shared tips for the women activists in the crowd. #MaleAllyAlert
Senator Wesley Bishop retweeted
Full schedule for the March and Lobby day April 9th!!
RSVP for the events on Facebook @ laratifyera
Who doesn’t want “equality of rights under the law” protected in the US Consitution?! #LaRatifyERA #ERAYes #MakeLa38
Senator Wesley Bishop retweeted
Louisiana women at bottom of America's wage gap thenewsstar.com/story/news/2… via @thenewsstar
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Jailing children puts them in danger & makes them more likely to commit crimes in the future. This year we're proud to work with @mbwhite67 & @RepPaulaDavis on a bill that will reduce the unnecessary use of detention & all the harm it does to kids & public safety. #lalege #lagov
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“Education. One of the few things a person is willing to pay for and not get.”
William Lowe Bryan (1860–1955)
10th president of Indiana University (1902 to 1937)
Senator Wesley Bishop retweeted
With a surplus and balanced budget, it's time to re-invest in our students and higher education institutions. #lagov #lalege apnews.com/eba1655511df423b9…
Senator Wesley Bishop retweeted
No one believed we'd win in 2015—but we did.
No one believed we'd set the record for employment—but we did.
No one believed we could expand access to care & still cut taxes last year—but we did.
Our critics want to tear us down—RT if you believe in the Louisiana we built up.
Great town hall meeting tonight on the future of public education.
Moderated discussion on the future of public education in LA featuring local legislators including @WaltLeger @RepWesleyBishop @DocJoeBouie @jimmyharris99 Great dialogue and new ideas!
