# Rick Edmonds

Rick Edmonds is a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 6
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e49647e3-b5c3-4329-9472-27048115441c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e49647e3-b5c3-4329-9472-27048115441c (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

80% of the 49 bills Edmonds sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Louisiana Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.62 (standard error 0.02), from 278 donors and 1,137 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 94.1% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 98.3% (93.6%). 26 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 nay · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 49 bills: 44 reached committee, 39 passed one chamber, 29 passed both, 29 became law. Cosponsored 110. 79.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 3 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 83: CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere condolences upon the passing of Josephine Ruth Kennedy, former Medicaid Director of the Louisiana Department of Health. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR83/
- SR 162: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Acadiana Veterans Hockey on winning the 2026 USA Hockey-Long Drink Warrior National Championships. (introduced, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR162/
- SR 129: CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Kathleen "Kathy" Sessums on the occasion of her passing. (introduced, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR129/
- SCR 65: SCHOOLS: Creates the K-12 Student Success Pathways Task Force to study and make recommendations on a statewide plan for advising students on career and… (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR65/
- SCR 60: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Declares May 6, 2026, as Louisiana Recreation and Parks Association Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR60/
- SB 522: SCHOOLS: Provides for approval for charter schools that specialize in vocational and technical education to meet workforce demands for high demand and high… (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB522/
- SB 488: SCHOOLS: Creates the School Safety Drone Response Pilot Program to supplement school crisis management and response plans. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB488/
- SB 485: TAX/LOCAL: Provides for the levy of premium tax in the city of St. George. (7/1/26) (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB485/
- SR 51: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes March 31, 2026, as Louisiana Federation of Republican Women Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. (introduced, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR51/
- SB 489: MOTOR VEHICLES: To authorize third party vendors to conduct a license plate inquiry on motor vehicles to verify insurance liability coverage. (8/1/26) (EN NO… (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB489/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=6
- X: https://x.com/RickEdmondsLA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rick.edmonds.18
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RickEdmondsLA/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickedmondsla

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