RepublicanIn office since Jan 2017

Clay Higgins

U.S. Representative, LA-3 since 2017. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, LA-3Born 1961Business manager

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In office: 9 yrs; Since 2017
Bills became law: 0; 38 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 2.8%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +34.1; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Armed ServicesReadinessSeapower and Projection Forces
House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformEconomic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory AffairsFederal Law Enforcement · Chairman
House Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 38 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 2715 Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act
Health · Passed House Jul 2026

HR 6963 To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette,…
Armed Forces and National Security · Passed House Jul 2026

HR 5143 District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025
Crime and Law Enforcement · Passed House Sep 2025

HR 2056 District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025
Immigration · Passed House Jun 2025

HR 2716 Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
Social Welfare · In committee Jan 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Higgins sits in the U.S. House

Higgins is closer to the center than 6% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Paul Gosar, Mary Miller, Michael Cloud

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Higgins’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills5%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

Date	Bill	Higgins	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	No	No	Yes	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	No	Yes	No	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 233–185

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

Career

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

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029U.S. House, LA-3

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	Seat	+/−
2026	Louisiana's 3rd District	Won	R+34.1	R+36.7	−2.6
2024	U.S. House, LA-3	Won	R+51.9	—	—
2022	U.S. House, LA-3	Won	R+53.4	—	—
2020	U.S. House, LA-3	Won	R+49.9	—	—
2018	U.S. House, LA-3	Won	R+37.9	—	—
2016	U.S. House, LA-3 (runoff)	Won	+12.2	—	—
2016	U.S. House, LA-3	Lost	D+2.1	—	—