# Mike Reese

Mike Reese is a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate for district 30.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 30
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/723f3444-f927-44b0-8659-7ac00370aa92

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/723f3444-f927-44b0-8659-7ac00370aa92 (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

Reese missed 18% of 2,495 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Louisiana Senate (average 88%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 217 donors and 983 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 82% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 95.8% (93.6%). 11 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 34 bills: 27 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 22 became law. Cosponsored 51. 70.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 5 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 189: COMMENDATIONS: Commends James Williams on the occasion of his retirement as superintendent of the Vernon Parish School System. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR189/
- SR 172: COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Creates the Legislative Higher Education Funding and Formula Task Force. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR172/
- SB 524: CURRICULA: Creates the Louisiana Jump Start Modernization Act. (8/1/26) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) (introduced, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB524/
- SCR 45: CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Allyce Trapp Alexander on the occasion of her passing. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR45/
- SR 80: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association for shaping the automotive industry and carrying forward a legacy of service to the state… (introduced, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR80/
- SB 493: PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides relative to public record production and fees. (8/1/26) (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB493/
- SB 483: PHARMACISTS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy. (gov sig) (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB483/
- SB 520: CURRICULA: Provides for the Louisiana Jump Start Modernization Act. (gov sig) (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB520/
- SB 482: SCHOOLS: Provides for career coaches to assist public middle and high school students and their parents in developing an individualized graduation plan for… (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB482/
- SR 8: CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of George Douglas "Dr. Doug" Brandon, DVM. (introduced, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR8/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $116.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=30
- Campaign site: http://www.reeseforlouisiana.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.reese.39395
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-reese-8406b666/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/723f3444-f927-44b0-8659-7ac00370aa92