RepublicanIn office since Oct 2015

Jerome Zeringue

Louisiana State Representative, District 52 since 2015. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Louisiana State Representative, District 52

In office
11 yrs
Since 2015
Bills became law
10
17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
10.8%
Chamber median 6.9%
With party
90%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+0.1
Won 2015
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.

  • Appropriations · vice chair
  • Disaster Recovery Select · chair
  • Judiciary
  • Legislative Budget
  • Medicaid Oversight
  • Natural Resources and Environment

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 17 sponsored · 10 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 399 CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to temporary release of inmates for limited purposes (EN SEE FISC NOTE…
Became law Jun 2026
HB 398 PUBLIC OFFLS/EMPS: Prohibits payment for meals and incidental expenses for state public officials and…
Became law Jun 2026
HB 872 FISHING/COMMERCIAL: Requires all commercial menhaden reduction fishery vessels to use an AIS system
Became law May 2026
HB 417 FUNDS/FUNDING: Increases the maximum balance of the Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Fund (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Became law May 2026
HB 980 SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Establishes additional qualifications for service on the Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board…
Became law May 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Zeringue sits in the Louisiana House of Representatives

Zeringue is closer to the center than 78% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianZeringueMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Tony Bacala, Tim Kerner, Brian Glorioso

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

With Zeringue’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans90%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills13%

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: Zeringue’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 Zeringue 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
2019Louisiana House of Representatives, District 52Won—
2015Louisiana House of Representatives, District 52WonR+0.1

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Zeringue has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Zeringue has run against

  • J. J. Buquet (R) · 2015 general, won

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Zeringue

One person, matched across every source we use.

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