# Rodney Lyons

Rodney Lyons is a Democratic member of the Louisiana House for district 87.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 87
- Serving since: 2016-01-11
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/71696836-b261-4646-8127-407c40e2c35b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/71696836-b261-4646-8127-407c40e2c35b (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

Lyons reported $49.7K in the 2024 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $5,075).

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Lyons | 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 | 100.0% | 39.2% | 2 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 100% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.58 (standard error 0.02), from 30 donors and 1,111 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 57% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 93.1% (89%). 37 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 27 bills: 20 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 149. 44.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 61 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 408: ECONOMIC DEVELOP/DEPT: Directs Louisiana Economic Development to report to the Louisiana Legislature relative to expenditures and funds (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR408/
- HR 355: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dr. Boise Kimber, president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR355/
- HCR 120: INSURANCE: Creates the PACE Task Force to prioritize access, care, and education on GLP-1 medications (passed both chambers, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR120/
- HR 306: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Brandon Lionel Washington for graduating as valedictorian of the Class of 2026 at John Ehret High School (introduced, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR306/
- HB 1222: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to grocery initiative grants and financial support (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note) (passed one chamber, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1222/
- HB 1028: MEDICAID: Requires the Louisiana Department of Health to increase the reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical transportation providers (EN +$2,601,174 GF… (became law, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1028/
- HB 1204: JUVENILES: Provides relative to the Back on Track Youth Pilot Program (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1204/
- HB 990: LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides for a privilege in favor of parishes, sewerage districts, and waterworks districts for certain unpaid service charges or user fees (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB990/
- HR 164: ATHLETICS: Commends Flau'jae Johnson for her outstanding achievements in athletics, academics, leadership, and community service at Louisiana State University (introduced, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR164/
- HR 96: CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study current practices regarding the recall of civil bench warrants and the notification… (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR96/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $49.7K (State House Democrats median $5,075). 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.

- 2026-04-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/Lyons4leader/status/2047650004500685004

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=87
- Campaign site: https://rodneylyons.com/
- X: https://x.com/Lyons4leader
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RodneyLyonsStateRep87/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rodneylyonssr
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodney-lyons-1a917999/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/71696836-b261-4646-8127-407c40e2c35b