# Kim Coates

Kim Coates is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 73.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 73
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d6dba94d-0167-4391-992d-af96c6525253

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d6dba94d-0167-4391-992d-af96c6525253 (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

100% of Coates’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Louisiana, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

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

5 classified statements: 5 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 | Coates | 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 | 20.0% | 12.7% | 177 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.02), from 218 donors and 458 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 97.1% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 97.3% (89%). 32 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 32 bills: 26 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 113. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 46 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 396: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Bella Cervantes for her advocacy for childhood cancer awareness and positive impact on Louisiana (introduced, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR396/
- HCR 115: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 20, 2026, as Tangipahoa Parish Fair Day at the state capitol (passed both chambers, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR115/
- HR 311: WATERWAYS: Urges and requests the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to conduct a comprehensive study of Louisiana's Scenic Rivers Program… (in committee, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR311/
- HCR 104: ENERGY: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study and develop recommendations for the… (passed both chambers, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR104/
- HSR 2: COMMITTEE STUDIES: Requests the House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development to study the land application of biosolids and… (introduced, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HSR2/
- HB 1153: ENVIRONMENT/ENFORCEMENT: Authorizes parishes and municipalities to declare bans on burning (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1153/
- HB 1233: PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides relative to a contract limit for hospital service districts (EN NO IMPACT See Note) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1233/
- HR 94: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates November 16, 2026, as Sanfilippo Syndrome Awareness Day in Louisiana (introduced, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR94/
- HB 839: PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides with respect to a hospital service district use of"construction management at risk" (OR NO IMPACT See Note) (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB839/
- HB 754: WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Creates sanctuaries on Lake Pontchartrain (OR NO IMPACT See Note) (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB754/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimLandryCoates/status/1977021863969931371
- 2025-05-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimLandryCoates/status/1920975320053653791
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimLandryCoates/status/1904003277471064299
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/KimLandryCoates/status/1904206330123964855
- 2025-03-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/KimLandryCoates/status/1903674090143027696

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=73
- Campaign site: https://kimcoatesforla.com/
- X: https://x.com/KimLandryCoates
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimberlylandrycoates
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kimcoatesforla
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlycoates1/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d6dba94d-0167-4391-992d-af96c6525253