# Michael Melerine

Michael Melerine is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 6
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b38eb9d5-c27d-443e-995d-f9681e3a992e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b38eb9d5-c27d-443e-995d-f9681e3a992e (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

71% of Melerine’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Louisiana, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

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

20 classified statements: 20 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 | Melerine | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 10.0% | 31.9% | 699 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 20.0% | 12.7% | 176 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Commerce 50% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Economics and Public Finance 50% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 50% (State House Republicans 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.02), from 75 donors and 463 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 92.0% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 97.1% (89%). 64 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 28 bills: 21 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 98. 53.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 41 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 280: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 18, 2026, as Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day in Louisiana (introduced, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR280/
- HB 1101: WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to maximum medical improvement, income benefits, the misrepresentation of benefits or payments, and the rehabilitation… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1101/
- HB 1107: CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to determination of intellectual disability in capital cases (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1107/
- HR 182: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Louisiana State University at Shreveport on its contributions to the state of Louisiana (introduced, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR182/
- HR 181: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Louisiana State University at Shreveport on the success of its athletic program (introduced, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR181/
- HB 1086: MOTOR VEHICLES: Provides with respect to electronic titles and registration for motor vehicles (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note) (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1086/
- HB 773: PROCUREMENT: Establishes priorities and requirements for purchases by the state and participating local governments from certain providers including prison… (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB773/
- HB 885: MOTOR VEHICLES: Provides with respect to electronic titles and registration for motor vehicles (OR NO IMPACT See Note) (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB885/
- HB 888: MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Provides for the regulations of temporary dealers plates (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB888/
- HB 437: EVIDENCE: Provides relative to expert witness fees (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB437/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $64.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 71% 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.

- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelmelerine/status/2092303913512796275
- 2026-04-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelmelerine/status/2045914837960503320
- 2025-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelmelerine/status/1968073056573874433
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelmelerine/status/1965862664690872473
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelmelerine/status/1941166803381826041
- 2025-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelmelerine/status/1936907829883081083
- 2025-06-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelmelerine/status/1935531166263542084
- 2025-06-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelmelerine/status/1931881884835025386
- 2025-05-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelmelerine/status/1928882945302962364
- 2025-05-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelmelerine/status/1923023045402226977

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=6
- X: https://x.com/michaelmelerine
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelerineforStateRep/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelmelerine/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b38eb9d5-c27d-443e-995d-f9681e3a992e