# Jack McFarland

Jack McFarland is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 13.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 13
- Serving since: 2016-01-11
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2ed9a2e2-0f61-4de1-af10-e9e0dbf02492

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2ed9a2e2-0f61-4de1-af10-e9e0dbf02492 (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

78% of the 40 bills McFarland sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Louisiana House.

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

18 classified statements: 18 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 | McFarland | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 16.7% | 31.9% | 623 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 16.7% | 12.7% | 248 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 67% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 33% (State House Republicans 11%); 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 +0.30 (standard error 0.02), from 52 donors and 1,024 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 69% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 90% (89%). 38 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 40 bills: 36 reached committee, 31 passed one chamber, 30 passed both, 27 became law. Cosponsored 62. 77.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 5 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 388: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Wade Dubea on the occasion of his retirement from state service (introduced, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR388/
- HB 1098: LIABILITY/CIVIL: Provides with respect to a limitation of liability for aerospace entities (became law, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1098/
- HB 1223: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Establishes the Louisiana Clinical Trial Competitiveness and Patient Access Act (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1223/
- HB 1250: CIVIL/ACTIONS: Provides relative to actions against aerospace flight entities (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1250/
- HR 202: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 27, 2026, as Rural Mental Health Day at the capitol (introduced, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR202/
- HB 1126: LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES: Makes appropriations for the expenses of the legislature for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (became law, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1126/
- HB 983: APPROPRIATIONS: Appropriates funds for the expenses of the judiciary for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (became law, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB983/
- HB 1071: PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides for an exception to the Public Records Law for records of aerospace facilities or activities (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1071/
- HB 987: HIGHER EDUCATION: Realigns energy-related programs by moving the Louisiana Geological Survey under the Louisiana State University Energy Institute (EN NO… (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB987/
- HB 1099: CIVIL/ACTIONS: Prohibits certain actions for damages resulting from aerospace activities (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1099/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $29.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 75% 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.

- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcFarland/status/2104654287561265442
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcFarland/status/2101656800076398691
- 2026-05-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcFarland/status/2050903705889751525
- 2026-05-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcFarland/status/2050905223879651652
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcFarland/status/2029742882744115608
- 2026-02-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcFarland/status/2027142921603170802
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcFarland/status/2019540796543029719
- 2025-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcFarland/status/1972769539885821966
- 2025-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcFarland/status/1969886886899368408
- 2025-08-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcFarland/status/1956686510092177462

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=13
- X: https://x.com/RepMcFarland
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McFarlandforRepresentative/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-mcfarland-73638b153/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2ed9a2e2-0f61-4de1-af10-e9e0dbf02492