Fuels In 2012 Stephen Ortego passed bills HB 1061 and HB 1213 in an effort to promote the Louisiana Oil and Gas Industry and to improve the efficiency of government vehicles. HB 1213 ordered that state vehicles would run on either propane or natural gas, exemptions to the law were in situations that would not be economically effective. HB 1061 was signed into law by Gov. Jindal as Act 433. Bryan Cordill of Cordill Propane Service, Louisiana Propane Gas Association said "Thank you to Rep. Stephen Ortego for taking the lead in supporting Louisiana's energy industry with House Bills 1061 and 1213. HB 1061 makes propane gas more available for public use by authorizing the sale of propane autogas through self-service pumps." Ortego himself said "It makes sense to promote the use of our own resources," Ortego said. "Louisiana is the No. 1 producer of natural gas and the No. 2 producer of propane in the United States. "The most important thing to me is that we could lead the nation in energy independence," he said. "It's clean burning, better for the environment and promotes our own energy industry." Ortego was narrowly unseated in his bid for a second term in the House in the primary election held on October 24, 2015. He received 5,902 votes (49 percent); the victorious Republican, Julie Emerson, polled 6,149 ballots (51 percent). References 1984 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Louisiana House of Representatives Politicians from Lafayette, Louisiana 21st-century American businesspeople Cajun people American Roman Catholic missionaries Roman Catholic missionaries in Honduras American expatriates in Honduras People from Opelousas, Louisiana People from Carencro, Louisiana Catholics from Louisiana