# Patrick McMath

Patrick McMath is a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate for district 11.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 11
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d4a6db65-2f6f-464f-ae26-58176f2b68e6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d4a6db65-2f6f-464f-ae26-58176f2b68e6 (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

McMath missed 17% of 2,495 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Louisiana Senate (average 88%).

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

23 classified statements: 23 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 | McMath | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 4.3% | 9.5% | 213 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 21.7% | 37.3% | 269 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.3% | 2.3% | 60 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 8.7% | 15.4% | 224 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 60% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Agriculture and Food 20% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 20% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Water Resources Development 20% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 297 donors and 938 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 38% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 83% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 95.6% (93.6%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 54 bills: 39 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 78. 55.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 15 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 153: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Madison Hogan on being crowned the 100th Miss St.Tammany Parish Fair Queen. (introduced, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR153/
- SR 154: NURSES: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the adequacy of the in-home skilled nursing services market in Louisiana. (introduced, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR154/
- SR 86: SENATE: Prohibits wearing eyeglasses with audio video capabilities in the Senate chamber unless approved by Senate President. (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR86/
- SB 458: LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for local ethics entities. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB458/
- SB 465: HEALTH CARE: Provides for payments to healthcare providers. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB465/
- SB 462: CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT See Note) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB462/
- SB 413: PHYSICIANS: Provides relative to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT SG EX See Note) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB413/
- SB 404: HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to eye care providers. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB404/
- SB 219: HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Creates the office of health and nutrition within the Louisiana Department of Health. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB219/
- SB 215: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to the grounds for post conviction relief for inmates convicted by a non-unanimous jury. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF… (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB215/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $119.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 85% 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.

- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/mcmathpat/status/2104552103591235959
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/mcmathpat/status/2098110684332458296
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/mcmathpat/status/2097388922330320915
- 2026-09-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/mcmathpat/status/2096611688510291987
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mcmathpat/status/2089854467189448943
- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/mcmathpat/status/2056834180957221192
- 2025-09-17 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/mcmathpat/status/1968405634287645114
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/mcmathpat/status/1965930416151605745
- 2025-08-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/mcmathpat/status/1951782433365406132
- 2025-06-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/mcmathpat/status/1938269763907817871

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=11
- Campaign site: https://www.patrickmcmath.com/
- X: https://x.com/mcmathpat
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrick.mcmath.735
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PatrickMcMath2019
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patmcmath
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-mcmath-063b9a6b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d4a6db65-2f6f-464f-ae26-58176f2b68e6