# Louis Riggs

Louis Riggs is a Republican member of the Missouri House for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Missouri House, district 5
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: MO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9a78c55e-0f06-4dd9-b86e-287db7332d98

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9a78c55e-0f06-4dd9-b86e-287db7332d98 (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

Riggs reported $250 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## What Riggs says (MO 2025–26 session)

486 classified statements: 486 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 | Riggs | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 13.4% | 2.9% | 30 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 9.0% | 9.3% | 303 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 12.3% | 31.9% | 675 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.8% | 12.7% | 717 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 1.4% | 323 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 32% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 12% (State House Republicans 15%); Immigration 6.7% (State House Republicans 4.7%); International Affairs 5.0% (State House Republicans 1.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.06), from 55 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (MO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 72 bills: 72 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Missouri House 32.2%; rank 113 of 150).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 3495: Bans using seclusion to confine a student (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3495/
- HJR 194: Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the highways and transportation commission to construct toll roads and impose and collect tolls on… (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HJR194/
- HB 3421: Transfers the control over driver's licenses and motor vehicle titling and registration from the department of revenue to the department of transportation (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3421/
- HB 3359: Authorizes tax credits for certain donations to STEAM or robotics programs in local schools (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3359/
- HB 3331: Requires state departments to provide certain information to the budget committees of the general assembly upon request (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3331/
- HB 3275: Modifies and establishes provisions relating to moneys in school funds (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3275/
- HCR 38: Urges the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to allow the state of Missouri to continue to utilize Broadband Equity, Access and… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HCR38/
- HJR 175: Proposes a constitutional amendment modifying provisions relating to revenue derived from highway users that is deposited into the state road fund (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HJR175/
- HB 3079: Allows speech-language pathologists employed by a public school to qualify for benefits under the Public Schools Retirement System of Missouri (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3079/
- HB 3080: Modifies the historic preservation tax credit (became law, 2026-07-13) https://openstates.org/mo/bills/2026/HB3080/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $250 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2025-04-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/riggs4missouri/status/1917629365753364958
- 2025-04-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/riggs4missouri/status/1917090232731660299
- 2025-04-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/riggs4missouri/status/1916540288790638699
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/riggs4missouri/status/1915943960628838814
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/riggs4missouri/status/1915945406678139096
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/riggs4missouri/status/1916262851477483689
- 2025-04-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/riggs4missouri/status/1915574796030796068
- 2025-04-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/riggs4missouri/status/1915601602519486536
- 2025-04-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/riggs4missouri/status/1913413585293684932
- 2025-04-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/riggs4missouri/status/1912855762252058790

## Links

- Official site: https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?year=2024&code=R&district=005
- Campaign site: https://louisriggsllc.com/
- X: https://x.com/riggs4missouri
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riggsformissouri/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-riggs-9840686/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9a78c55e-0f06-4dd9-b86e-287db7332d98