# Clay Higgins

Clay Higgins is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Louisiana’s 3rd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Louisiana’s 3rd district
- Serving since: 2017-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: H001077
- FEC candidate IDs: H6LA03148

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001077 (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

Higgins sits at +1.41 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 93% of House Republicans.

## What Higgins says (119th Congress (2025–27))

556 classified statements: 389 posts on X, 112 press releases, 28 Congressional Record speeches, 27 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Higgins | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.3% | 2.1% | 37 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 17.3% | 15.1% | 67 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 57.7% | 67.7% | 189 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.5% | 8.9% | 165 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 28.6% | 37.4% | 174 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 2.2% | 3.0% | 117 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 27% (House Republicans 19%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (House Republicans 12%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 18% (House Republicans 24%); Immigration 16% (House Republicans 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.41 (standard error 0.01), from 1,174 donors and 4,737 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.1% (97.1%). 60 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 39 bills: 39 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 253. 15.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 88 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10242: Janie Wynn Protecting Elders from Financial Exploitation Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10242
- H.R. 10243: Protecting Elders From Government Error Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10243
- H.R. 9781: Defend American Agriculture Act (in committee, 2026-07-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9781
- H.R. 9725: Restoring Integrity and Efficiency to Inspector General Oversight Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9725
- H.R. 9643: Comment Integrity and Management Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9643
- H.R. 9115: To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9115
- H.R. 8656: Ballistic Armor Made in America Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8656
- H.R. 8512: To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through April 20, 2029,… (in committee, 2026-04-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8512
- H.R. 8131: To authorize the creation of a service ribbon to be awarded to a member of the National Guard who performs homeland defense duty. (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8131
- H.R. 7996: Linemen Legacy Act (in committee, 2026-03-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7996

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $904.3K (House Republicans median $2.2M). 40% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 70% 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 · https://x.com/RepClayHiggins/status/2114513956689543466
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepClayHiggins/status/2114755486981714273
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepClayHiggins/status/2114865323895607692
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepClayHiggins/status/2114417758175649997
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepClayHiggins/status/2113789391231451201
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepClayHiggins/status/2114035617835147281
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepClayHiggins/status/2114143558446076036
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepClayHiggins/status/2113682047265014102
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepClayHiggins/status/2113308752170639693
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepClayHiggins/status/2113413600798793745

## Links

- Official site: https://clayhiggins.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepClayHiggins
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanClayHiggins
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepClayHiggins
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001077

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001077