# Patrick Connick

Patrick Connick is a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate for district 8.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 8
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a5240587-95aa-4135-befc-de2ea2aa1d51

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5240587-95aa-4135-befc-de2ea2aa1d51 (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

Connick missed 21% of 2,495 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Louisiana Senate (average 88%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.07 (standard error 0.01), from 176 donors and 831 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 79% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 83% (93.6%). 33 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 22 bills: 15 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 65. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 22 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 160: MALPRACTICE: Creates the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Task Force (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR160/
- SCR 55: CULTURE: Designates the "Peggy Martin Rose" as the state rose. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR55/
- SCR 30: CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress to compel the Department of Justice to release all unclassified documents, videos, images and materials… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR30/
- SB 496: SECONDHAND DEALERS: Provides for the regulation of copper purchases by scrap metal dealers or recyclers. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB496/
- SB 500: MALPRACTICE: Provides relative to the medical review panel. (8/1/26) (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB500/
- SR 49: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Melissa Adams on the occasion of her retirement and recognizes her many career accomplishments. (introduced, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR49/
- SR 46: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April as Landscape Architecture Month and designates April 1 as Professional Landscape Architecture (PLA) Day at the… (introduced, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR46/
- SB 403: CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Creates the crime of unauthorized possession of copper or brass material. (8/1/26) (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB403/
- SB 389: AMUSEMENTS/SPORTS: Provides for agents and athletes. (gov sig) (EN +$62,400 GF EX See Note) (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB389/
- SB 386: IDENTITY DATA: Provides for opting out of providing personal information on social media websites. (1/1/27) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB386/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $38.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=8
- Campaign site: https://www.patrickconnickforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/JPConnick
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/louise.jenniskens
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connickforla

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5240587-95aa-4135-befc-de2ea2aa1d51