Tammy Phelps
Louisiana State Representative, District 3 since 2019. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2019
- Bills became law
- 7
- 40 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 15.9%
- Chamber median 6.9%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- 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.
- Insurance
- Labor and Industrial Relations
- Transportation, Highways and Public Works
- Women and Children Select
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jun 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Phelps sits in the Louisiana House of Representatives
Phelps is closer to the center than 3% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: , Candace Newell, Ed Murray
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:51 PM ET
With Phelps’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills47%
Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Phelps’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Phelps | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | SB 479: JUDGES: Provides for legislative address to the governor for the removal of certain judges… | No | No | Yes | Passed 73–20 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 410: CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Requires notification of all parties to record in-person communication | Not voting | No | Yes | Failed 46–38 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 719: DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST: Provides relative to the number of assistant district attorneys… | No | No | Yes | Passed 75–18 |
| May 29, 2026 | HB 1194: AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: Provides with respect to the Healthy Food Retail Act (EN NO… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 81–13 |
| May 29, 2026 | SB 268: LOCAL FINANCE: Provides for lead service line replacement. (8/1/26) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 83–13 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Phelps 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 3 (runoff) | Won | +1.2 |
| 2019 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 3 | Lost | D+12.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Phelps has held
- Louisiana House of Representatives, District 3 · since 2019
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Phelps has run against
- Daryl Joy Walters (D) · 2019 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Phelps
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/a838e3b6-52ea-4ad0-a308-2337762a492b
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET