# Eddie Lambert

Eddie Lambert is a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 18
- Serving since: 2016-01-11
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c89a156e-8426-4001-8364-94a179482d76

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c89a156e-8426-4001-8364-94a179482d76 (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

86% of the 14 bills Lambert sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 38 in the Louisiana Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.01), from 192 donors and 1,142 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 21% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 90% (93.6%). 32 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 not voting · 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 14 bills: 12 reached committee, 12 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 43. 85.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 1 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 87: CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the passing of Walter "Wally" Taillon, "Mr. Jambalaya", a beloved community leader, master cook, mentor, and longtime… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR87/
- SCR 86: COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the French Settlement High School girls basketball team upon winning the Division III Non-Select state championship. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR86/
- SCR 74: CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the passing of former Senator Louis J. Lambert Jr. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR74/
- SR 66: COMMENDATIONS: Commends LtCol Geoffrey Shows after twenty-three years in the United States Marine Corps. (introduced, 2026-04-27) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR66/
- SB 429: BOATS/BOATING: Provides for registration of certain boats. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB429/
- SB 204: FISH/FISHING: Provides for issuance of certain commercial fishing gear licenses. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB204/
- SB 203: FISH/FISHING: Provides for possession of catch during multiday trip. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB203/
- SB 258: JUVENILES: Provides relative to juvenile traffic violations. (2/3 - CA5s19) (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB258/
- SCR 25: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes May 17 through 23, 2025, as Safe Boating Week in Louisiana. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/SCR25/
- SR 83: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Wednesday, May 7, 2025, as Ascension Parish Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. (introduced, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2025/SR83/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,617 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=18
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eddielambertla/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddielambertattorney/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c89a156e-8426-4001-8364-94a179482d76