# Dixon McMakin

Dixon McMakin is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 68.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 68
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d3cae3e7-f6eb-4a9c-8c63-8719902f771d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d3cae3e7-f6eb-4a9c-8c63-8719902f771d (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

McMakin has 177 classified statements in the LA 2025–26 session.

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

177 classified statements: 177 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 | McMakin | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.7% | 2.9% | 336 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.4% | 9.3% | 534 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 14.1% | 31.9% | 651 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.8% | 12.7% | 492 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 36% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 8.0% (State House Republicans 15%); Taxation 8.0% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.02), from 396 donors and 468 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 92.6% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 94.1% (89%). 58 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 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 73 bills: 63 reached committee, 31 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 97. 42.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 68 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 399: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Louisiana Blazers Elite youth softball team on winning the 2026 USA Softball 16u National Championship (introduced, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR399/
- HCR 60: HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the benefits of implementing the D.R.I.V.E. Initiative… (passed both chambers, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR60/
- HB 1224: CHILDREN: Provides with respect to children in need of care (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1224/
- HB 981: FUNDS/FUNDING: Establishes the Law Enforcement Retention Incentive Subfund within the Law Enforcement Recruitment Incentive Fund (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB981/
- HB 1100: SMALL BUSINESS: Repeals requirements for enriching bread and flour sold in this state (became law, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1100/
- HR 183: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 22, 2026, as LSU Day at the state capitol and commends the Louisiana State University System for its contributions to… (introduced, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR183/
- HB 1238: LABOR: Enacts the Louisiana Behind the Counter Protection Act (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1238/
- HB 1009: CRIME: Provides relative to reckless operation of a vehicle (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1009/
- HB 1208: MOTOR VEHICLES: Provides for law enforcement use of fleet camera systems to issue citations for certain traffic offenses (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1208/
- HB 1060: OFFICIAL JOURNALS: Provides for the Official Journal of the State (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1060/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $54.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 88% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/DIXONMCMAKIN/status/2114438666852462942
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/DIXONMCMAKIN/status/2112335373498282481
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/DIXONMCMAKIN/status/2110704330374287363
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/DIXONMCMAKIN/status/2108577041482391619
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/DIXONMCMAKIN/status/2108338768847778169
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/DIXONMCMAKIN/status/2106610365387690013
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/DIXONMCMAKIN/status/2106529397243335017
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/DIXONMCMAKIN/status/2105005462378668394
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/DIXONMCMAKIN/status/2100694602432889096
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/DIXONMCMAKIN/status/2100698406440087828

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=68
- Campaign site: https://www.dixonmcmakin.com/
- X: https://x.com/DIXONMCMAKIN
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dixonmcmakin68
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dixonmcmakin
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dixonwallacemcmakin/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d3cae3e7-f6eb-4a9c-8c63-8719902f771d