# Ed Larvadain

Ed Larvadain is a Democratic member of the Louisiana House for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 26
- Serving since: 2019-04-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9a91a848-9d01-46b6-84f1-cc868681e912

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9a91a848-9d01-46b6-84f1-cc868681e912 (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 Larvadain’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Louisiana, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.67 (standard error 0.02), from 31 donors and 1,101 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 92.6% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 98.2% (89%). 61 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 nay · 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 12 bills: 7 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 133. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 80 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 382: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Pastor Joshua Joy Dara, Sr., on the occasion of the celebration of his thirtieth anniversary as pastor of Zion Hill Church (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR382/
- HR 175: TOPS: Requests that the Board of Regents, in consultation with Louisiana Works, study potential changes to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS)… (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR175/
- HB 1128: TOPS: Provides relative to TOPS-Tech (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1128/
- HCR 17: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana on the death of Dr. Joe S. Green, "The Bayou Bishop" (passed both chambers, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR17/
- HR 26: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Zeta Lambda Omega Chapter, on the occasion of its one hundred eighteenth Founders' Day and… (introduced, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR26/
- HR 25: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates March 16, 2026, as Opportunity in Action Day at the capitol (introduced, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR25/
- HB 407: HIGHER EDUCATION: Provides relative to initial eligibility requirements for the M.J. Foster Promise Program (EN -$1,100,000 SD EX See Note) (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB407/
- HR 344: SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Creates a task force to study substance use trends and treatment among wards of the state (introduced, 2025-06-10) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HR344/
- HR 262: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes June 2, 2025, as Child Care Association of Louisiana Day at the state capitol (introduced, 2025-06-04) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HR262/
- HB 508: TRANSPORTATION: Restricts a parking fee exemption to Louisiana disabled veterans parking at cruise terminals for the Port of New Orleans (became law, 2025-06-04) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/HB508/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $20.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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=26
- X: https://x.com/EdLarvadain
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdLarvadain/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9a91a848-9d01-46b6-84f1-cc868681e912