# Emily Chenevert

Emily Chenevert is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 66.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 66
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9661594c-df1e-402a-b2c5-fe2c88366506

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9661594c-df1e-402a-b2c5-fe2c88366506 (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

71% of the 21 bills Chenevert sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Louisiana House.

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

45 classified statements: 45 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Chenevert | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 26.7% | 31.9% | 455 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.7% | 12.7% | 498 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 33% (State House Republicans 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Labor and Employment 25% (State House Republicans 2.5%); Finance and Financial Sector 17% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 111 donors and 481 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 98.9% (89%). 47 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 21 bills: 20 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 122. 71.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 8 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1112: EARLY CHILDHOOD: Provides relative to prekindergarten programs (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1112/
- HCR 26: STUDENT/STANDARDS: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education incorporate the science of human growth and development into content… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR26/
- HR 130: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Commends Film Louisiana and designates April 15, 2026, as Film Louisiana Day at the state capitol (introduced, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR130/
- HB 1116: HEALTH/LDH: Provides relative to public health reviews conducted and public health guidance issued by the surgeon general (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1116/
- HCR 43: EARLY CHILDHOOD: Suspends certain laws relative to the licensure of nonpublic prekindergarten programs as early learning centers (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR43/
- HB 740: MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Provides for independent claims review of Coordinated System of Care providers (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB740/
- HB 775: HEALTH/CHILDREN: Provides relative to minor's consent for medical procedures and treatments (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB775/
- HB 456: WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to claims for benefits under workers' compensation (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB456/
- HB 535: PATERNITY: Provides relative to authentic acts for acknowledgment of paternity (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB535/
- HB 414: HEALTH: Provides for prohibitions on hiring individuals with certain criminal convictions (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB414/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/emilymchenevert/status/2114039260500410813
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/emilymchenevert/status/2108010365304914201
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/emilymchenevert/status/2108010605911429398
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/emilymchenevert/status/2107968552754143447
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/emilymchenevert/status/2105759425382285410
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/emilymchenevert/status/2095194391531204847
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/emilymchenevert/status/2092386391975932329
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/emilymchenevert/status/2087141091539648877
- 2026-07-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/emilymchenevert/status/2083238868384379230
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/emilymchenevert/status/2081416893290688972

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=66
- Campaign site: https://www.voteemilychenevert.com/
- X: https://x.com/emilymchenevert
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emily.chenevert
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilychenevert
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-morrow-chenevert-01387520/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9661594c-df1e-402a-b2c5-fe2c88366506