# Valarie Hodges

Valarie Hodges is a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate for district 13.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 13
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/33e76c3a-a834-444c-9872-fc2af5c83837

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/33e76c3a-a834-444c-9872-fc2af5c83837 (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

Hodges sits at +0.85 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State Senate Republicans.

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

265 classified statements: 265 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Hodges | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.4% | 2.3% | 166 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 3.0% | 9.5% | 242 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 54.3% | 37.3% | 70 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.2% | 2.3% | 67 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 33.6% | 15.4% | 32 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 22% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Education 12% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Finance and Financial Sector 9.7% (State Senate Republicans 1.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.85 (standard error 0.02), from 174 donors and 1,090 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 90.1% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 98.8% (93.6%). 81 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1547) · HB 1222 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to grocery initiative grants and financial support (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note) · fail · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1222/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1571) · HB 75 GAMING: Creates an enhanced promotional play pilot program relative to net slot machine proceeds (EN -$574,627 GF RV See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB75/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1561) · HB 410 CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Requires notification of all parties to record in-person communication · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB410/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1558) · HB 944 HEALTH SERVICES: Creates the Louisiana Women's Health Consortium (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB944/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1562) · HB 750 CONSUMERS/PROTECTION: Provides for cancellation of automatic renewal subscriptions · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB750/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1496) · HB 755 PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Establishes indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity professional services contracting for design services for certain projects… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB755/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1502) · HB 1199 INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to health insurance coverage for genetic testing and the treatment of SCN2A-associated medical conditions (EN NO… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1199/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1515) · HB 690 EDUCATION: Provides relative to education service providers and vendors of educational products (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB690/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1498) · HB 797 BANKS/BANKING: Creates the Bayou Gold Program (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB797/
- 2026-05-28 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1499) · HB 1028 MEDICAID: Requires the Louisiana Department of Health to increase the reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical transportation providers (EN… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1028/

## Legislation (LA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 50 bills: 20 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 91. 30.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 33 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 147: CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Katherine "Katy" Wells. (introduced, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR147/
- SR 145: STATE DEPARTMENT: Recreates the Task Force on Protecting Louisiana's Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Adversaries. (introduced, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR145/
- SR 141: RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Requests state retirement systems to identify China-connected holdings and to report on how to divest from such investments in a prudent… (introduced, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR141/
- SR 142: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Braxton Whitesell as the reserve champion at the Hondo Rodeo Fest in New Orleans, Louisiana. (introduced, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR142/
- SR 120: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Louisiana's Jewish-Americans on their contributions to the state and nation, recognizes Jewish American Heritage Month, and encourages… (introduced, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR120/
- SCR 62: ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Urges DOTD to evaluate all school zones on state highways. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR62/
- SR 94: COMMENDATIONS: Commends John Rodriguez on being selected "Student of the Year" at Maurepas High School in Livingston Parish. (introduced, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR94/
- SR 87: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Lacie Thomas Fontenot for being named the 2026 Louisiana School Health Service Provider of the Year by the Louisiana Department of… (introduced, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR87/
- SR 88: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Monday, April 20, 2026, as Livingston Parish Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. (introduced, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR88/
- SR 73: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Ferdie P. Genre on winning the 2026 LEDC Bob Easterly Award. (introduced, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR73/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $52.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/valariehhodges/status/2111105891525116354
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/valariehhodges/status/2109756253794865437
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/valariehhodges/status/2108606907921432585
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/valariehhodges/status/2107839147058561535
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/valariehhodges/status/2105684132248580586
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/valariehhodges/status/2104959053684232258
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/valariehhodges/status/2104690110554116335
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/valariehhodges/status/2103531526701105298
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/valariehhodges/status/2102774230257705234
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/valariehhodges/status/2102057602947350836

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=13
- Campaign site: https://www.valariehodgesforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/valariehhodges
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valarie.hodges.9
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValarieHodgesForSenate?ref=embed_page
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valariehodges_
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@valariehodges964
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valarie-hodges-55731472/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/33e76c3a-a834-444c-9872-fc2af5c83837