RepublicanIn office since Nov 2019

Barbara Freiberg

Louisiana State Representative, District 70 since 2019. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Louisiana State Representative, District 70

In office
6 yrs
Since 2019
Bills became law
14
36 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
2.2%
Chamber median 6.9%
With party
79%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+11.7
Won 2023
Next election
2027
Nov 2, 2027

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs · vice chair
  • Women and Children Select · chair
  • Appropriations
  • Education
  • Legislative Audit Advisory Council
  • Legislative Budget

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 36 sponsored · 14 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 538 COURTS/JUVENILE: Provides relative to the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for the parish of…
Became law Jun 2026
HB 167 PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS: Provides for the issuance of certain documentation to inmates before their release…
Became law Jun 2026
HB 433 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce
Became law Jun 2026
HB 1011 JURY DUTY: Permits jurors to donate their per diem compensation to the formal program of Court Appointed…
Became law Jun 2026
HB 1064 COURTS: Provides relative to a domestic violence intervention court pilot program in the Nineteenth Judicial…
Became law Jun 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Freiberg sits in the Louisiana House of Representatives

Freiberg is closer to the center than 95% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianFreibergMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Jacob Braud, Stephanie Hilferty, Vincent Cox

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:51 PM ET

With Freiberg’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans79%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills34%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Freiberg’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Freiberg was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2023Louisiana House of Representatives, District 70 (runoff)Won+29.9
2023Louisiana House of Representatives, District 70WonR+11.7
2019Louisiana House of Representatives, District 70 (runoff)Won+5.2
2019Louisiana House of Representatives, District 70LostD+9.4

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Freiberg has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Freiberg has run against

  • "Steve" Myers (D) · 2023 general, won
  • Belinda Davis (D) · 2019 general, lost

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Freiberg

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET