# Mike Fési

Mike Fési is a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 20
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/750a2868-c9b0-4124-95c7-3516f93ff087

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/750a2868-c9b0-4124-95c7-3516f93ff087 (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 Fési’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Louisiana, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans.

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

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Fési | 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 | 50.0% | 37.3% | 92 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 50.0% | 15.4% | 5 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 100% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); 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 0.02), from 147 donors and 981 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 94.1% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 97.7% (93.6%). 31 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 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 30 bills: 29 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 79. 63.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 8 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 123: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Tuesday, May 19, 2026 as Early Ed Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. (introduced, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR123/
- SCR 68: TECHNOLOGY: Creates the Task Force on Blockchain and Digital Innovation. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR68/
- SCR 37: HEALTH CARE: Requests the surgeon general to develop a plan relative to informed consent. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR37/
- SCR 25: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the LIFTOff Louisiana Team in developing a highly successful response to the Federal Aviation Administration's… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR25/
- SB 513: PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides for public works project delivery methods. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB513/
- SB 446: FISH/FISHING: Provides for the menhaden fishery. (8/1/26) (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB446/
- SB 438: PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS: Authorizes the board of the Greater Lafourche Port Commission (Commission) to increase member per diems. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB438/
- SB 434: HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to foods that contain vaccines. (8/1/26) (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB434/
- SCR 18: MOTOR VEHICLES: Requests the office of motor vehicles to study the privileges granted by a commercial driver's license compared to neighboring states. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR18/
- SCR 11: TAX/TAXATION: Creates the Anchor Home Task Force to study the feasibility of offering tax credits to incentivize the hiring of resident Louisiana college… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR11/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2025-02-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/Sen_BigMikeFesi/status/1892925689491247514
- 2025-02-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/Sen_BigMikeFesi/status/1891911434390347918

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=20
- Campaign site: https://www.bigmikefesi.com/
- X: https://x.com/Sen_BigMikeFesi
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigMikeCares
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088393634874
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bigmikefesi/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/750a2868-c9b0-4124-95c7-3516f93ff087