# Regina Barrow

Regina Barrow is a Democratic member of the Louisiana Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2016-01-11
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8710f3da-9aea-41a9-acd2-181377cc6ae7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8710f3da-9aea-41a9-acd2-181377cc6ae7 (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 Barrow’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Louisiana, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 80 donors and 1,057 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 86% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 92.0% (93.6%). 24 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 85 bills: 51 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 160. 22.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 35 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 88: WEAPONS: Creates the Task Force on Secure Firearm Storage. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR88/
- SR 204: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dr. Lawrence Dewayne Hardy for his exceptional leadership, guidance, and prayer during the 2026 Regular Session of the Louisiana… (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR204/
- SR 210: LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: Requests appointment of a committee to notify the governor that the legislature is ready to adjourn sine die. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR210/
- SR 196: BLIGHTED PROPERTY: Creates a statewide taskforce to study and make recommendations on implementing a comprehensive plan to address property blight within the… (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR196/
- SR 211: LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: Requests appointment of a committee to notify the House of Representatives that the Senate is ready to adjourn sine die. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR211/
- SR 203: EMPLOYMENT: Creates the Louisiana Livable Wage Task Force. (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR203/
- SR 200: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the Zachary High School boys basketball team for receiving LHSAA honors after its Division I Non-Select State… (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR200/
- SR 205: SOCIAL SERVICES: Establishes the Empowering Families to Live Well Louisiana Task Force. (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR205/
- SR 199: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Tami McClure, head coach of the Zachary High School girls basketball team, for earning The Advocate's "Star of Stars… (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR199/
- SR 190: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Dr. Jasper Roper Jr. for fifty years of dedicated and distinguished service to Christian Bible College. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR190/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,875 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=15
- X: https://x.com/barrowregina
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057962565666
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/regina.barrow.3
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barrow44
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/regina-barrow-9a893991/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8710f3da-9aea-41a9-acd2-181377cc6ae7