# Blake Miguez

Blake Miguez is a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate for district 22.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 22
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8574f94d-93ed-49b0-a5f6-aa1832b5542a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8574f94d-93ed-49b0-a5f6-aa1832b5542a (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

18% of Miguez’s statements use an extreme label, 14.5 times the State Senate Republican average of 1.3%.

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

624 classified statements: 624 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 | Miguez | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.7% | 2.3% | 64 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 7.4% | 9.5% | 167 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 36.4% | 37.3% | 185 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.3% | 2.3% | 257 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 19.1% | 15.4% | 123 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 18.4% | 1.3% | 2 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 20% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Health 18% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 16% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Immigration 15% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%); Law 11% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.91 (standard error 0.02), from 1,534 donors and 1,124 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 84% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 98.8% (93.6%). 93 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 14 bills: 11 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 80. 42.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 24 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 146: CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences for the death of Louis "Thomas" Nelson. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR146/
- SR 82: CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences on the passing of Lionel Sutton II. (introduced, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR82/
- SB 395: EXPROPRIATION: Authorizes the state to expropriate property owned by certain foreign adversaries. (8/1/26) (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB395/
- SB 207: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides 10-year time limitation on prosecution of certain crimes committed by elected officials and public employees. (8/1/26) (EN SEE… (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB207/
- SB 194: FUNDS/FUNDING: Requires the referral of applicants who fail citizenship or immigration verification to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (8/1/26) (EN… (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB194/
- SR 127: CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Michael Williams. (introduced, 2025-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/SR127/
- SCR 16: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Camey Joseph Doucet for his lifelong contributions to Cajun music, Louisiana culture, and community broadcasting. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/SCR16/
- SB 240: TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL: Provides for an additional standard deduction for taxpayers sixty-five years of age and older. (1/1/26) (OR -$72,500,000 GF RV See Note) (in committee, 2025-04-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/SB240/
- SB 241: TAX EXEMPTIONS: Provides for a sales and use tax exemption for the cost of repairs and parts for certain rented or leased motor vehicles. (7/1/25) (EG1… (in committee, 2025-05-07) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/SB241/
- SB 229: INTERGOVERN RELATIONS: Provides for for function of government. (2/3-CA7s2.1(A)) (8/1/25) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note) (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/SB229/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.4K (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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/blakemiguezla/status/2114721121383895419
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/blakemiguezla/status/2114840495038009794
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/blakemiguezla/status/2114041447456620688
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/blakemiguezla/status/2114117003292340460
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/blakemiguezla/status/2113676903374631291
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/blakemiguezla/status/2113274450279801132
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/blakemiguezla/status/2113299470599209380
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/blakemiguezla/status/2112919653739553108
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/blakemiguezla/status/2112506632068346029
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/blakemiguezla/status/2112593114065940771

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=22
- Campaign site: https://blakemiguez.com/
- X: https://x.com/blakemiguezla
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blake.miguez
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blake.miguez
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BlakeMiguezLA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-miguez-764b14123/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8574f94d-93ed-49b0-a5f6-aa1832b5542a