# Roger Wilder Roger Wilder is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 71. - Party: Republican - Seat: Louisiana House, district 71 - Serving since: 2024-01-08 - Current term: LA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/c6f00cae-9826-4be6-934e-1a9516b20c4d Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c6f00cae-9826-4be6-934e-1a9516b20c4d (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 Wilder sits at +0.56 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 82% of State House Republicans. ## What Wilder says (LA 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Wilder | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.56 (standard error 0.02), from 63 donors and 474 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 82% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (LA 2025–26 session) 2,668 roll calls. Attendance 94.4% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 96.8% (89%). 102 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 nay · 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 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 nay · 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 21 bills: 17 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 113. 47.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 51 of 101). Recent sponsored bills: - HCR 69: TRANSPORTATION: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development make certain improvements to Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish (passed both chambers, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR69/ - HR 191: HIGHWAYS: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the need for and safety of mountable median curbs on Range Avenue in… (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR191/ - HR 153: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Denham Springs High School Robotics Team on winning the FIRST Robotics Pikes Peak Regional Competition (introduced, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR153/ - HR 108: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Denham Springs High School Robotics Team on winning the FIRST Robotics Pikes Peak Regional Competition (introduced, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR108/ - HR 107: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Justin Wax for being named the 2026 Principal of the Year in Louisiana (introduced, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR107/ - HCR 10: ATHLETICS: Requests the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to recognize dance, cheer, and lacrosse as sanctioned sports (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR10/ - HB 570: TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: Authorizes a taxing authority to levy a millage at a rate lower than the maximum authorized rate under certain circumstances (EN SEE FISC… (became law, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB570/ - HB 521: TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes a taxing authority to levy a millage at a rate lower than the maximum authorized rate under certain… (became law, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB521/ - HB 434: SCHOOLS/BUS OPERATORS: Grants certain powers, duties, and responsibilities relative to a school bus operator's probationary term of employment to the… (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB434/ - HB 243: DISTRICT ATTORNEYS: Provides relative to the appointment of a substitute for a recused district attorney (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB243/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $18.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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. - 2026-02-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RogerWilderIII/status/2026396857207767319 ## Links - Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=71 - Campaign site: https://www.rogerwilder.com/ - X: https://x.com/RogerWilderIII - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roger.wilder.9 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-wilder-33031522b/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c6f00cae-9826-4be6-934e-1a9516b20c4d