# Shaun Mena

Shaun Mena is a Democratic member of the Louisiana House for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 23
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6fdcb100-c1e5-450e-a3dd-cf42c06cff1e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6fdcb100-c1e5-450e-a3dd-cf42c06cff1e (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

100% of Mena’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Louisiana, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Mena | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 481 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 14.4% | 62 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 100% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Transportation and Public Works 100% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.59 (standard error 0.03), from 84 donors and 462 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 91.8% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 92.4% (89%). 47 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 nay · 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 20 bills: 17 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 88. 30.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 85 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 394: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Dr. L'Isaa LaChandra Gates (introduced, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR394/
- HB 1256: PROPERTY/UNCLAIMED: Provides with respect to abandoned digital assets (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1256/
- HR 133: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Colette Hirstius on being named president of Shell USA (introduced, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR133/
- HB 1164: BUILDING CODES: Requires gas detection devices in homes with gas appliances (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1164/
- HB 1023: WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides with respect to the selection of vocation rehabilitation counselors (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1023/
- HB 1047: WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to requests for authorizations for prescription medications (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1047/
- HB 970: CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Establishes a procedure for resolving competing custody orders (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB970/
- HB 947: BANKS/BANKING: Provides with respect to abandoned digital assets (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB947/
- HB 908: SECRETARY OF STATE: Provides with respect to certain fees charged by the secretary of state (EN +$3,790,515 SG RV See Note) (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB908/
- HB 685: PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides with respect to the procurement of public motor vehicles and rolling stock (EN NO IMPACT See Note) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB685/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2025-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/electshaunmena/status/1973389168697864280
- 2025-07-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/electshaunmena/status/1945484970253775254
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/electshaunmena/status/1877030742951104976

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=23
- Campaign site: https://www.shaunmena.com/
- X: https://x.com/electshaunmena
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electshaunmena/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=23419964
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repshaunmena
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-mena-2269a126a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6fdcb100-c1e5-450e-a3dd-cf42c06cff1e