# Jay Morris

Jay Morris is a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate for district 35.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 35
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9d6aa1d9-76b2-41ad-a3e0-4fa86da08645

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9d6aa1d9-76b2-41ad-a3e0-4fa86da08645 (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

8.8% of Morris’s statements contain a personal attack, 3.9 times the State Senate Republican average of 2.3%.

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

1,412 classified statements: 1,412 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Morris | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.8% | 2.3% | 22 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 8.9% | 9.5% | 140 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 22.2% | 37.3% | 266 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.3% | 2.3% | 261 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 2.1% | 15.4% | 312 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.3% | 76 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State Senate Republicans 17%); International Affairs 14% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Law 11% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.02), from 551 donors and 1,128 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 91.0% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 95.5% (93.6%). 29 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 69. 65.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 7 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 525: UNCLAIMED PROPERTY: Requires unclaimed property purchase agreements to include certain information. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note) (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB525/
- SB 481: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to motions for a new trial. (8/1/26) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB481/
- SB 479: JUDGES: Provides for legislative address to the governor for the removal of certain judges for malfeasance, gross misconduct, or incompetence committed while… (became law, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB479/
- SB 454: DISTRICT ATTORNEYS: Provides for a population based allocation of assistant district attorney positions in the state. (7/1/26) (OR +$397,950 GF EX See Note) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB454/
- SB 510: COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides relative to certain acts on a licensed establishment. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB510/
- SB 425: PUBLIC EMPLOYEES: Provides for removal by suit of certain elected officials. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB425/
- SR 30: CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of former district attorney, judge, and Louisiana State Senator Robert W. "Bob" Kostelka. (in committee, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR30/
- SB 410: CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Provides enhanced penalties for accessories after the fact to sex offenses. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB410/
- SCR 16: CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere condolences upon the death of former West Monroe High School football coach Jerry O. Arledge. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR16/
- SB 392: UNCLAIMED PROPERTY: Provides for administration of unclaimed property claims based on purchase agreements. (1/1/27) (OR NO IMPACT See Note) (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB392/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/JayJaymorris3/status/2114702401240227933
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/JayJaymorris3/status/2114846860800082162
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/JayJaymorris3/status/2114187559026803182
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JayJaymorris3/status/2114413493361242621
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JayJaymorris3/status/2114504949711130794
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JayJaymorris3/status/2114505408605762004
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JayJaymorris3/status/2113442618646683819
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JayJaymorris3/status/2113454692869280163
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JayJaymorris3/status/2113630978426191975
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JayJaymorris3/status/2113662493738627489

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=35
- X: https://x.com/JayJaymorris3
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaymeansjobs
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-morris-67192426/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9d6aa1d9-76b2-41ad-a3e0-4fa86da08645