# Gabe Firment

Gabe Firment is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 22.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 22
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/50b42a20-9d29-4388-b06f-b4511eda2131

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/50b42a20-9d29-4388-b06f-b4511eda2131 (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

Firment sits at +0.62 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 87% of State House Republicans.

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

34 classified statements: 34 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 | Firment | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 11.8% | 9.3% | 232 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 58.8% | 31.9% | 52 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.9% | 1.8% | 177 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 35.3% | 12.7% | 41 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 5.9% | 1.4% | 42 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Finance and Financial Sector 45% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Law 20% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.62 (standard error 0.02), from 114 donors and 1,028 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 95.4% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 97.6% (89%). 131 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 43 bills: 39 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 16 became law. Cosponsored 119. 55.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 33 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 369: CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to pass legislation allowing taxpayers to establish tax-advantaged… (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR369/
- HR 374: WATER/RESOURCES: Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Department of Conservation and Energy to study cooperative endeavor… (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR374/
- HR 343: CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to oppose any effort to transfer, divest, privatize, or dispose of Kisatchie National Forest lands or otherwise remove such… (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR343/
- HR 309: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Margaret "Mimi" Stoker on the occasion of her induction into the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame (introduced, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR309/
- HB 1209: WATER/RESOURCES: Provides for the withdrawal of surface water (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1209/
- HB 1241: CHILDREN/SUPPORT: Directs insurers to conduct data matches and to withhold and remit certain insurance and settlement payments to satisfy child support… (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1241/
- HCR 83: COMMENDATIONS: Commends J. Reed Walters on the occasion of his retirement as district attorney of the Twenty-Eighth Judicial District (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR83/
- HR 193: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of James David "Cowboy" Robertson (introduced, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR193/
- HB 1117: INSURANCE: Provides relative to certain insurer contractual payments and prescriptive period (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1117/
- HR 120: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Clarence Durham, the last living LaSalle Parish World War II veteran (introduced, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR120/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.5K (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.

- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/firmentgabe/status/2071768707349541250
- 2026-06-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/firmentgabe/status/2070843878979088717
- 2026-06-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/firmentgabe/status/2065851515269435591
- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/firmentgabe/status/2065255888403751103
- 2026-06-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/firmentgabe/status/2063822697482551302
- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/firmentgabe/status/2062289012577177761
- 2026-05-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/firmentgabe/status/2060525470039318720
- 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/firmentgabe/status/2057257167443341715
- 2026-05-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/firmentgabe/status/2054028915752964244
- 2026-04-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/firmentgabe/status/2040055113646035247

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=22
- X: https://x.com/firmentgabe
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GabeFirment22/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabe-firment-69067822b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/50b42a20-9d29-4388-b06f-b4511eda2131