# Nicky Muscarello

Nicky Muscarello is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 86.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 86
- Serving since: 2018-04-03
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bc967860-a12b-4285-bd97-36379803f119

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bc967860-a12b-4285-bd97-36379803f119 (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

Muscarello voted against the majority of Louisiana House Republicans 91 times; party unity 84%, in the bottom quarter of the Louisiana House (average 89%).

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

73 classified statements: 73 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 | Muscarello | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.9% | 9.3% | 380 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 24.7% | 31.9% | 490 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 1.8% | 189 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 21.9% | 12.7% | 145 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.4% | 1.4% | 254 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Finance and Financial Sector 56% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Commerce 28% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Law 17% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Education 11% (State House Republicans 15%); Taxation 11% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.23 (standard error 0.02), from 8 donors and 1,150 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 96.1% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 84% (89%). 91 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 36 bills: 27 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 30. 47.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 53 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 335: LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the prescription of actions to enforce zoning restrictions, building restrictions, and… (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR335/
- HR 250: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office Mounted Division and its Rodeo Queens for their service to the parish (introduced, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR250/
- HB 1255: LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides relative to the violation of certain zoning restrictions, building restrictions, and subdivision regulations (introduced, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1255/
- HB 1005: INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the office of the state public defender (EN NO IMPACT See Note) (became law, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1005/
- HR 160: PROPERTY: Authorizes and requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study provisions regarding transfer of property (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR160/
- HB 1076: HEALTH/BEHAVIORAL: Repeals the termination of the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board (became law, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1076/
- HR 121: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Italian Festival Royal Court on the occasion of the 2026 Italian Festival (introduced, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR121/
- HR 125: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the members of the 2026 Independence Sicilian Heritage Festival Royal Court on the occasion of the festival's eighteenth anniversary (introduced, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR125/
- HB 793: LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides relative to recorded instruments affecting subdivisions (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB793/
- HB 668: PROPERTY: Provides for the partition of property (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB668/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMuscarello/status/2102844426318127477
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMuscarello/status/2095632434008145925
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMuscarello/status/2095125426225995876
- 2026-08-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMuscarello/status/2088063606529146980
- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMuscarello/status/2084685706652508651
- 2026-07-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMuscarello/status/2079245633114738897
- 2026-07-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMuscarello/status/2077134042047160689
- 2026-07-12 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMuscarello/status/2076430323252932671
- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMuscarello/status/2074680576137724060
- 2026-06-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMuscarello/status/2071023976009146817

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=86
- Campaign site: https://njmlawfirm.com/About-Us/Nicholas-J-Muscarello-Jr
- X: https://x.com/RepMuscarello
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicky.muscarello
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-%E2%80%9Cnicky%E2%80%9D-muscarello-00261411/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bc967860-a12b-4285-bd97-36379803f119