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Clay Higgins

Clay Higgins

Republican · LA U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

10 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2017

  • Representative LA-3 2017–present

Background

  • role U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, first winning a December 2016 runoff
  • role Member of the House Freedom Caucus
  • background Reserve law enforcement officer holding a commission with the Louisiana attorney general's office
  • background Born August 24, 1961

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House LA-03 · 2026 General Election

  • $822,841 raised
  • $551,995 spent
  • $595,415 cash on hand
$822.84K
$335.05K
$202.55K
Itemized (≥ $200)$114.75K
Unitemized (< $200)$87.80K
Other committees (PACs)$132.50K
Transfers from other committees$486.00K
Offsets to expenditures$1.79K
$551.99K
Operating expenditures$421.70K
Contribution refunds$1.79K
Other disbursements$128.50K
Cash on hand$595.41K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through July 18, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jul 18, 2026)

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Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Clay Higgins campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2016$403,923$379,115$24,808
2018$898,714$882,834$40,688
2020$767,293$736,219$71,763
2022$1,057,245$1,101,490$27,517
2024$1,029,946$732,896$324,568
2026$822,841$551,995$595,415

Contributions received — 2026 cycle

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions in the 2026 cycle: $86,039 ·

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 38
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 249 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 38 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 7
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

    Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.

Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Clay Higgins. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

See the participation leaderboard →

Committee assignments (7)

Top contributors (FEC)

Data from FEC, itemized campaign receipts

Top contributors — 2024 cycle

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor's reported employer (FEC Schedule A).

  • NULL $14,100
  • SAFESOURCE DIRECT $10,500
  • THE PICARD GROUP $8,300
  • WINN CORRECTIONAL $6,666
  • PHI, INC. $6,600
  • ULINE $6,600
  • ST. MARY PARISH SCHOOLS $6,600
  • AE OFFICE MACHINES $6,600
  • ISOMAG, CORP. $6,600
  • PORT OF MORGAN CITY $6,600

Outside spending on this race

Data from FEC, Schedule E independent expenditures

Independent expenditures are money outside groups (PACs / super-PACs) spend to support or oppose a candidate without coordinating with their campaign. What's this? →

  • 2026 cycle $605 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group
  • 2024 cycle $819 supporting · $0 opposing · 1 outside group

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Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

Data from Stock Watcher / official disclosures

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Higgins, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Higgins most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Higgins connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HR 10017Permanent CBDC Ban ActcosponsoredAug 2, 2026
  • HR 9979Freedom to Ship ActcosponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • HR 9781Defend American Agriculture ActsponsoredJul 19, 2026
  • HR 9725Restoring Integrity and Efficiency to Inspector General Oversight Act of 2026sponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9720D.C. Taxing Authority Review ActcosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • HR 9701Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9643Comment Integrity and Management ActsponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HRES 1426Remembering the life of Corey Comperatore who passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • HJRES 198Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the seventeenth article of amendment.cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9453End EPA Abuse Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HRES 1382Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9312To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include the processing of crawfish as agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJun 14, 2026
  • HR 9199Permanent Trump Secure Border ActcosponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HR 9200To secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes.cosponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HR 9115To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.sponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HR 9103Merit Restoration ActcosponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HR 8855To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish nationwide concealed carry reciprocity for certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.cosponsoredMay 14, 2026
  • HR 8781Title IX Clarification Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 12, 2026
  • HR 8680Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026cosponsoredMay 6, 2026
  • HR 8656Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026sponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HRES 1252Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.cosponsoredMay 3, 2026
  • HR 8542Offshore Parity Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 27, 2026
  • HR 8512To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 20, 2029, and for other purposes.sponsoredApr 26, 2026
  • HR 8324Great American Healthcare PlancosponsoredApr 15, 2026
  • HR 8236Designating Hamas Affiliates in America Act of 2026cosponsoredApr 8, 2026
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Committee activity

Committee votes cast

Proceedings attended

Congress.gov publishes no attendance list, so this reflects the proceedings whose own record names this member — in an opening statement, an attendance roster or a vote sheet. It is not a complete attendance history.

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