# Jay Luneau

Jay Luneau is a Democratic member of the Louisiana Senate for district 29.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 29
- Serving since: 2016-01-11
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b4a4657a-e588-4036-9a0f-48847e22a140

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4a4657a-e588-4036-9a0f-48847e22a140 (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

Luneau voted against the majority of Louisiana Senate Democrats 38 times; party unity 79%, in the bottom 5% of the Louisiana Senate (average 93.6%).

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

179 classified statements: 179 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Luneau | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 20.7% | 10.3% | 50 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 72.1% | 42.9% | 14 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.2% | 3.4% | 176 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 24.0% | 16.1% | 75 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Finance and Financial Sector 31% (State Senate Democrats 1.3%); Transportation and Public Works 25% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Health 16% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Crime and Law Enforcement 6.3% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.36 (standard error 0.01), from 146 donors and 1,114 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 79% (93.6%). 38 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 nay · 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 29 bills: 23 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 87. 44.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 23 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 163: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Grambling State University upon the celebration of the one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of its founding and recognizes its… (introduced, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR163/
- SCR 82: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Grambling State University upon the celebration of the one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of its founding and recognizes its… (introduced, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR82/
- SCR 79: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Grambling State University upon the celebration of the centennial of the Grambling State University "World Famed"… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR79/
- SCR 77: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Grambling State University upon the celebration of the centennial anniversary of Tiger Athletics and recognizes its enduring legacy of… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR77/
- SR 119: PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Requests the LSU Board of Supervisors to study naming the LSU Gymnastics Training Facility in honor of Coach D-D Breaux. (in committee, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR119/
- SR 97: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Monday, April 27, 2026, as Rural Mental Health Day in Louisiana. (introduced, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR97/
- SB 486: ADVERTISING: Prohibits attorney advertising through telephone communications. (8/1/26) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB486/
- SB 461: GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM: Provides relative to the office of group benefits. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB461/
- SB 448: PUBLIC DEFENDER: Provides relative to the office of the state public defender. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB448/
- SB 440: SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for the membership of the board of commissioners in a renaissance district. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB440/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/wjluneau, luneau_jay/status/2110766507001327665
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/wjluneau, luneau_jay/status/2110766508834173042
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/wjluneau, luneau_jay/status/2110766510180610113
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/wjluneau, luneau_jay/status/2109662519728214160
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/wjluneau, luneau_jay/status/2104605989463077223
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/wjluneau, luneau_jay/status/2104605991312769378
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/wjluneau, luneau_jay/status/2095904265260929415
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/wjluneau, luneau_jay/status/2095969923285832079
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/wjluneau, luneau_jay/status/2095969925345247319
- 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/wjluneau, luneau_jay/status/2095969926616068575

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=29
- Campaign site: https://luneaubecklaw.com/about/senator-w-jay-luneau/
- X: https://x.com/wjluneau
- X: https://x.com/luneau_jay
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wjLuneau
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayluneau
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jay_Luneau

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b4a4657a-e588-4036-9a0f-48847e22a140