# Mike Bayham

Mike Bayham is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 103.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 103
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e06c4ec7-9051-4489-b572-5b55e5fd4a68

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e06c4ec7-9051-4489-b572-5b55e5fd4a68 (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

Bayham missed 23% of 2,668 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Louisiana House (average 90.7%).

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

108 classified statements: 108 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 | Bayham | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 9.3% | 2.9% | 68 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.9% | 9.3% | 659 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 9.3% | 31.9% | 704 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 1.8% | 276 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.5% | 12.7% | 504 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.4% | 208 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 22% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Republicans 12%); Energy 11% (State House Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.22 (standard error 0.03), from 97 donors and 407 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 77% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 88% (89%). 57 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-01 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 117 bills: 83 reached committee, 40 passed one chamber, 29 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 223. 34.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 77 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 405: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Paris Saint-Germain Football Club on winning its second consecutive UEFA Champions League title (introduced, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR405/
- HR 351: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Russell M. Nelson, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of… (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR351/
- HB 1259: CRIME: Provides relative to wearing masks in public (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1259/
- HB 1090: CRIMINAL/PENALTIES: Provides relative to sentencing for arson of a religious building (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1090/
- HR 336: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the valedictorians of the Holy Cross School 2026 graduating class (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR336/
- HR 325: COMMENDATIONS: Commemorates Sail 250 New Orleans and the arrival of the tall ships of the world in New Orleans from May 28 through June 1, 2026, in honor of… (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR325/
- HR 317: TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Urges and requests that the Department of Transportation and Development to convene a diagnostic review team to evaluate the proposed… (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR317/
- HR 300: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the valedictorians of the 2026 graduating class of Chalmette High School (introduced, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR300/
- HR 301: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates July 27 through August 2, 2026, as Tau Kappa Epsilon Week in New Orleans (introduced, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR301/
- HCR 74: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Establishes the Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission (passed both chambers, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR74/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $15.1K (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.

- 2025-12-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelbayham/status/2005490996461891878
- 2025-12-19 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/michaelbayham/status/2002147830925046256
- 2025-12-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelbayham/status/2002148700542676998
- 2025-12-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelbayham/status/2002148972060946546
- 2025-12-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelbayham/status/2002149435674067372
- 2025-12-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelbayham/status/2002149686980026853
- 2025-12-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelbayham/status/2002149834598535316
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelbayham/status/1965950587016773635
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelbayham/status/1965951098109526358
- 2025-09-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/michaelbayham/status/1965220887491477714

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=103
- Campaign site: https://mikeforstbernard.com/
- X: https://x.com/michaelbayham
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikebayham
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikebayham

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e06c4ec7-9051-4489-b572-5b55e5fd4a68