# Sam Jenkins

Sam Jenkins is a Democratic member of the Louisiana Senate for district 39.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 39
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fc43b9e1-5e0d-4767-a12e-b2e801444d22

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc43b9e1-5e0d-4767-a12e-b2e801444d22 (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 Jenkins’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Louisiana, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

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

7 classified statements: 7 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jenkins | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.03), from 111 donors and 481 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 90.6% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 92.9% (93.6%). 22 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 26 bills: 12 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 122. 42.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 27 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 108: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Sunday, May 10, 2026, in honor of Eddie Eugene Hughes, and the "Shreveport Stuffed Shrimp Festival Day". (introduced, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR108/
- SR 96: CONDOLENCES: Extends sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Rubye Helen Jackson. (introduced, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR96/
- SR 68: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Friday, May 1, 2026, as AmeriCorps Seniors Southern University at Shreveport Foster Grandparent Volunteer Day. (introduced, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR68/
- SR 78: CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Kirby Shawn Dawson, Assistant Chief City Marshal. (introduced, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR78/
- SR 59: CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences on the passing of Gerald Kimble. (introduced, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR59/
- SR 56: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Chef Niematulai DiGrazia for her culinary contributions to the state of Louisiana. (introduced, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR56/
- SB 430: TAX/LOCAL: Provides for the levy of hotel occupancy tax by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB430/
- SB 302: COURTS: Provides for the election sections in the First Judicial District Court and for one judge to be elected at large. (gov sig) (OR NO IMPACT LF EX See… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB302/
- SB 157: SCHOOLS: Provides for paid parental leave for eligible employees. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB157/
- SB 109: HEALTH SERVICES: Provides for the membership of the Louisiana Emergency Medical Services Commission. (8/1/26) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB109/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $40.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-04-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/samljenkins1/status/2049276120575406262
- 2026-04-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/samljenkins1/status/2041341842856235073
- 2025-11-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/samljenkins1/status/1993149116558582158
- 2025-11-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/samljenkins1/status/1989182180170616971
- 2025-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/samljenkins1/status/1981849121381384360
- 2025-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/samljenkins1/status/1980433621321412865
- 2025-05-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/samljenkins1/status/1921303047625465890

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=39
- Campaign site: https://votesamjenkins.com/, https://www.samjenkinslaw.com/attorney-bio
- X: https://x.com/samljenkins1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100025146602562

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc43b9e1-5e0d-4767-a12e-b2e801444d22