# Beth Mizell

Beth Mizell is a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 12
- Serving since: 2016-01-11
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b6e8a5cf-ec5c-494b-b9ff-efa0fb92e1c1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6e8a5cf-ec5c-494b-b9ff-efa0fb92e1c1 (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

100% of Mizell’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Louisiana, in the top quarter of State Senate Republicans.

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

3 classified statements: 3 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 | Mizell | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 33.3% | 9.5% | 10 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 37.3% | 210 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 15.4% | 37 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 100% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.02), from 89 donors and 1,159 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 92.4% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 93.1% (93.6%). 22 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 nay · 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 75 bills: 47 reached committee, 32 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 113. 42.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 25 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 198: HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to submit a report relative to the implementation of the Rural Health Transformation Program. (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR198/
- SR 206: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Courtney McCool Griffeth upon being inducted into the 2026 class of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame. (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR206/
- SR 176: IDENTITY DATA: Requests the office of alcohol and tobacco control and the Board of Regents to study the feasibility of student identification cards being used… (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR176/
- SR 177: LAW ENFORCEMENT: Requests the Louisiana Commission of Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice to study and make recommendations regarding… (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR177/
- SR 178: HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study and make recommendations regarding modernization of the state's problem gambling… (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR178/
- SR 179: WATER QUALITY: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to review the Community Water System Accountability letter grade point values. (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR179/
- SR 143: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Wednesday, May 20, 2026, as Tourism Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. (introduced, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR143/
- SCR 49: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes May as National Mental Health Awareness Month. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR49/
- SR 83: WOMEN: Commends Our Lady of Angels on its work with Project M.O.M. (introduced, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR83/
- SB 523: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Provides relative to defendants who are victims of domestic abuse, human trafficking, or sexual assault. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB523/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.2K (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.

- 2025-09-04 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/BethMizell/status/1963745351095197999
- 2025-07-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BethMizell/status/1940799598802698714
- 2025-06-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BethMizell/status/1938272961045172641

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=12
- Campaign site: https://www.bethmizell.com/
- X: https://x.com/BethMizell
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beth.s.mizell
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethsmizell
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-mizell-36119016b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b6e8a5cf-ec5c-494b-b9ff-efa0fb92e1c1