# Rodney Schamerhorn

Rodney Schamerhorn is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 24.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 24
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/01cb17b2-a215-4cd5-916a-43c3e91723c7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/01cb17b2-a215-4cd5-916a-43c3e91723c7 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Schamerhorn sits at +0.76 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State House Republicans.

## What Schamerhorn says (LA 2025–26 session)

19 classified statements: 19 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Schamerhorn | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.3% | 9.3% | 444 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 10.5% | 31.9% | 692 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 10.5% | 12.7% | 388 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 5.3% | 1.4% | 54 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Environmental Protection 50% (State House Republicans 1.9%); Transportation and Public Works 50% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.76 (standard error 0.02), from 154 donors and 1,050 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 93.6% (89%). 276 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-01 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1848) · SB 237 CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB237/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1650) · SB 132 SCHOOLS: Provides that each public school board is to install exterior master key boxes to allow for rapid entry, response, and rescue by law… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB132/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1647) · SB 228 LOCAL FINANCE: Constitutional amendment to allow for the use of public funds to replace drinking water utility service lines located on private… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB228/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1634) · SB 202 ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: Provides for the increase of parish board of election supervisor meetings in certain parishes for certain races. (8/1/26) (EN… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB202/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1644) · SB 513 PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides for public works project delivery methods. (8/1/26) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB513/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1651) · SB 25 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS: Adjusts compensation schedule for Registrar of Voters. (7/1/26) (EN +$496,168 GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB25/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1762) · SB 80 COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides for the regulation of certain broadband services. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB80/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1645) · SB 268 LOCAL FINANCE: Provides for lead service line replacement. (8/1/26) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB268/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1638) · SB 406 TAX/LOCAL: Authorizes the city of Slidell to levy a hotel occupancy tax. (gov sig) (EN +$590,000 LF RV See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB406/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1641) · SB 433 MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid coverage of certain medications. (1/1/27) (EN +$3,000,000 GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB433/

## Legislation (LA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 30 bills: 22 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 158. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 80 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 393: COMMENDATIONS: Designates June 30, 2026, as Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) Awareness Day at the state capitol and commends Paisley Grace Langton and… (introduced, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR393/
- HR 345: ENVIRONMENT: Creates the Task Force on Seismic Activity (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR345/
- HR 344: LEGISLATIVE POWERS: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy in consultation with the United States Geological Survey to study seismic… (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR344/
- HCR 53: LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Establishes a study committee to examine the issue of oversized vehicle permits and related impacts (passed both chambers, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR53/
- HB 1129: PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Provides relative to the selling of state-owned surplus movable property (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX) (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1129/
- HB 1050: MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Modifies provisions relative to certain requirements for commercial driver's licenses (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1050/
- HB 717: AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: Provides relative to labeling requirements for cell cultured food products (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB717/
- HB 835: WILDLIFE/MGT AREAS: Establishes a charter guide wildlife management area access permit (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note) (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB835/
- HB 922: UTILITY/RATES: Provides relative to increases for certain utility rates (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB922/
- HB 510: ENERGY: Prohibits the importation of captured carbon dioxide into Louisiana for sequestration (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB510/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RodneyRep/status/2101722566595412014
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/RodneyRep/status/1941150015252308428
- 2025-06-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RodneyRep/status/1937239237536977229
- 2025-06-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RodneyRep/status/1936094644896424329
- 2025-06-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/RodneyRep/status/1935427297625997415
- 2025-06-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RodneyRep/status/1934702522830344547
- 2025-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RodneyRep/status/1934264635420557605
- 2025-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/RodneyRep/status/1933615359807950956
- 2025-06-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RodneyRep/status/1932890580092059678
- 2025-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RodneyRep/status/1932165807573995977

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=24
- Campaign site: https://www.rodneyschamerhorn.com/
- X: https://x.com/RodneyRep
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rodney.schamerhorn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rodneyforrep/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rodneyschamerhorn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodney-schamerhorn-5b734569/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/01cb17b2-a215-4cd5-916a-43c3e91723c7