# Thomas Pressly

Thomas Pressly is a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate for district 38.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 38
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/577fe2a3-275b-4b82-b508-c0ce29deb2fa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/577fe2a3-275b-4b82-b508-c0ce29deb2fa (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

Pressly sits at +0.60 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 83% of State Senate Republicans.

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

7 classified statements: 7 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 | Pressly | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 14.3% | 37.3% | 314 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 14.3% | 15.4% | 169 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 100% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.60 (standard error 0.03), from 421 donors and 486 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 92.5% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 97.2% (93.6%). 35 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 yea · 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 37 bills: 30 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 91. 59.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 12 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 209: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Sanil Thorat on being recognized as Louisiana's 2026 Elementary Student of the Year. (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR209/
- SR 194: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, Gary Lash, on his retirement. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR194/
- SR 157: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Ginger Gustavson for her contributions and years of leadership in education upon the occasion of her retirement as… (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR157/
- SR 137: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and recognizes U.S. Highway 80 for historical significance. (introduced, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR137/
- SR 90: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Gerald "Jerry" Badgley on the occasion of his retirement as principal of C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport,… (introduced, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR90/
- SB 476: CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to garnishment. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB476/
- SB 460: ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 526 as the "Hayden Lane Mangum Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB460/
- SB 445: FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides relative to the Louisiana Early Childhood Education Fund. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB445/
- SB 427: DONATIONS: Provides for procedures and methods to execute gifts under the Anatomical Gift Act. (1/1/27) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB427/
- SR 41: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes March 17, 2026, as Profound Autism Day. (introduced, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR41/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $109.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 87% 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.

- 2025-05-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/tapressly/status/1928891588035432756
- 2025-02-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/tapressly/status/1885820934822543502
- 2025-01-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/tapressly/status/1885423411612017045
- 2025-01-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/tapressly/status/1881499807384219909
- 2025-01-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/tapressly/status/1881542391510765584
- 2025-01-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/tapressly/status/1875200172927717746
- 2025-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/tapressly/status/1874498269239476270

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=38
- Campaign site: http://www.padwbc.com/tp.html
- X: https://x.com/tapressly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tapressly
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomas_pressly
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-pressly-3134b39/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/577fe2a3-275b-4b82-b508-c0ce29deb2fa