# Kathy Edmonston

Kathy Edmonston is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 88.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 88
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/92f7834e-8ce3-437f-bdbf-8dad3528ae3b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/92f7834e-8ce3-437f-bdbf-8dad3528ae3b (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

Edmonston sits at +0.59 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 85% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.59 (standard error 0.02), from 108 donors and 1,010 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 90.5% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 93.0% (89%). 144 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 14 bills: 12 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 165. 35.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 75 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 360: CHILDREN: Creates the Task Force on Child Well-Being, Parental Rights, and Family Court Fairness (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR360/
- HR 323: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Commends the Louisiana Court Appointed Special Advocate programs and volunteers and designates May 27, 2026, as CASA Day at the Capitol (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR323/
- HB 1203: EDUCATION: Provides relative to parent-driven learning microschools (became law, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1203/
- HR 209: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April as Deaf History Month in Louisiana (introduced, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR209/
- HB 1062: SCHOOLS: Provides relative to the membership, powers, and duties of the board of directors of the Special School District (became law, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1062/
- HB 997: OFFICIAL JOURNALS: Provides for publishing information and notices on a political subdivision's website (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB997/
- HB 366: DOMESTIC ABUSE: Provides relative to continuance of hearings in domestic abuse matters (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB366/
- HB 306: DOMESTIC ABUSE: Provides relative to court costs and fees in domestic abuse cases (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB306/
- HB 278: COURTS/FAMILY: Provides rules for live streaming proceedings in The Family Court for East Baton Rouge Parish (OR +$281,760 SD EX See Note) (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB278/
- HB 471: CONSTITUTION/AMENDMENT: (Constitutional Amendment) Changes the process for amending the constitution (in committee, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB471/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=88
- Campaign site: https://www.kathyforlouisiana.com/
- X: https://x.com/kathy_edmonston
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009425594350
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edmonstonkathy

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/92f7834e-8ce3-437f-bdbf-8dad3528ae3b