# Phillip DeVillier

Phillip DeVillier is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 41.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 41
- Serving since: 2016-01-11
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ee23b4bf-f5f7-498c-9fcc-f3b2d6f8fb1d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ee23b4bf-f5f7-498c-9fcc-f3b2d6f8fb1d (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

11% of the 18 bills DeVillier sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Louisiana House.

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

75 classified statements: 75 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 | DeVillier | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 9.3% | 631 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 29.3% | 31.9% | 426 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 24.0% | 12.7% | 122 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 32% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 27% (State House Republicans 12%); Finance and Financial Sector 23% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Taxation 23% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Commerce 9.1% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.38 (standard error 0.02), from 84 donors and 612 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (LA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 18 bills: 2 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 108. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 100 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 410: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Representative Candace N. Newell on being named Humanitarian of the Year by Winners of the World Magazine and the WOW Women of Worth… (introduced, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR410/
- HR 266: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Paul T. DeRousselle, II, on his accomplishments as a sports agent, author, scholarship initiator, and citizen of his community (introduced, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR266/
- HR 238: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Jane Couvillion (introduced, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR238/
- HR 219: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Marvin Dan Benoit (introduced, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR219/
- HCR 42: COMMENDATIONS: Commends David Kerstein on being awarded the 2025 Times-Picayune Loving Cup (passed both chambers, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HCR42/
- HR 87: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Roger D. Boudreaux (introduced, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR87/
- HR 21: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Sharon K. Fontenot (introduced, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR21/
- HR 4: CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of the Honorable Joe R. Salter, former Speaker of the House (introduced, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR4/
- HR 5: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Derek Scott (introduced, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR5/
- HR 6: CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of long-time Capitol Security Specialist Leroy Cavalier (introduced, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR6/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $199.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 87% 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.

- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpkrDeVillier/status/2090910105927639469
- 2026-08-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SpkrDeVillier/status/2089424087646872016
- 2026-04-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpkrDeVillier/status/2045915358058385698
- 2026-03-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpkrDeVillier/status/2028158093675151693
- 2026-02-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SpkrDeVillier/status/2027849390363193597
- 2026-01-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpkrDeVillier/status/2014521931962171655
- 2025-12-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpkrDeVillier/status/2002871007707832620
- 2025-12-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SpkrDeVillier/status/2001356433363997049
- 2025-12-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SpkrDeVillier/status/2001356496807002489
- 2025-12-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SpkrDeVillier/status/2001356665233580193

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=41
- Campaign site: http://www.phillipdevillier.com/
- X: https://x.com/SpkrDeVillier
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electphillipdevillier
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phillip.devillier

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ee23b4bf-f5f7-498c-9fcc-f3b2d6f8fb1d