# Gerald Boudreaux Gerald Boudreaux is a Democratic member of the Louisiana Senate for district 24. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 24 - Serving since: 2016-01-11 - Current term: LA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/379e9992-463c-4188-9702-668457a75c3d Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/379e9992-463c-4188-9702-668457a75c3d (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 29% of the 69 bills Boudreaux sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Louisiana Senate. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.47 (standard error 0.02), from 190 donors and 911 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (LA 2025–26 session) 947 roll calls. Attendance 92.4% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 96.3% (93.6%). 4 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2025-10-25 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#12) · SB 1 ELECTION CODE: Provides for adjustments regarding certain elections held in calendar year 2026. (Item #1) (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025s1/SB1/ - 2025-10-25 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#13) · SB 2 ELECTION DAYS: Changes election dates for the spring 2026 statewide election for submission of proposed constitutional amendments. (Item #1) (gov sig)… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025s1/SB2/ - 2025-06-12 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#967) · HB 126 COUNCILS ON AGING: Modifies the funding formula used to determine minimum state funding allocations to parish councils on aging and increases the… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB126/ - 2025-06-11 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#949) · HB 321 TEACHERS: Provides for teacher certification and professional development with respect to numeracy (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB321/ - 2025-06-11 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#931) · HB 479 CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to witness or victim notification (EN +$3,795,206 GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB479/ - 2025-06-10 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#920) · HB 486 HEALTH: Requires public schools to offer a mental health assessment to certain students (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB486/ - 2025-06-10 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#919) · HB 145 TAX/INCOME TAX: Increases the maximum amount of the construction code retrofitting deduction and expands the deduction to cover costs associated with… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB145/ - 2025-06-09 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#795) · HB 695 COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides relative to gold and silver as legal tender (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB695/ - 2025-06-09 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#802) · HB 675 CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to post conviction relief (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB675/ - 2025-06-09 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#789) · HB 624 WORKFORCE COMMISSION: Transfers certain family and support programs from the Department of Children and Family Services to the Louisiana Workforce… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB624/ ## Legislation (LA 2025–26 session) Sponsored 69 bills: 26 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 144. 29.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 34 of 38). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 183: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Louisiana, Blues, and guitar legend George "Buddy Guy" on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR183/ - SR 184: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the Honorable Foster L. Campbell Jr. on the occasion of fifty years of continuously holding elective office in… (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR184/ - SR 175: HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study increased patient access to medically necessary breast pumps by increasing Medicaid… (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR175/ - SR 166: COMMENDATIONS: Recognizes and commends the Lewisburg-Bellevue Water System for providing reliable public water service to the citizens of St. Landry Parish. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR166/ - SR 165: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the filmmakers and participants of Built on Zydeco and recognizes the film as an important Louisiana-made documentary. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR165/ - SR 130: COMMENDATIONS: Commends E. Joseph Savoie for his distinguished career in higher education and extends best wishes upon the occasion of his well-deserved… (introduced, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR130/ - SR 113: CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences on the passing of Martha Elizabeth Odom. (introduced, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR113/ - SR 107: CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences on the passing of Mr. Joel Parker Sr. (introduced, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR107/ - SR 104: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Monday, May 4, 2026, as Louisiana Firefighter's Appreciation Day. (introduced, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR104/ - SR 91: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Progressive Baptist Church on the occasion of its one hundredth anniversary. (introduced, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR91/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $86.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 79% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=24 - Campaign site: https://geraldboudreaux.com/ - X: https://x.com/GeraldBoudreaux - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gerald.boudreaux.92 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geraldboudreauxla - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerald-boudreaux-056a7a1/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/379e9992-463c-4188-9702-668457a75c3d