# Vincent Cox

Vincent Cox is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 85.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 85
- Serving since: 2024-01-08
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fe1e7481-9bbb-4e58-8d19-9be18558f12b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe1e7481-9bbb-4e58-8d19-9be18558f12b (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

Cox sits at +0.11 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 87% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.11 (standard error 0.02), from 33 donors and 496 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 84% (89%). 66 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 16 bills: 15 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 122. 68.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 13 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1159: TRAFFIC/VIOLATIONS: Provides relative to use of automated and electronic speed enforcement devices for the issuance of citations (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1159/
- HB 757: FISHING/COMMERCIAL: Provides relative to the taking of menhaden (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB757/
- HB 750: CONSUMERS/PROTECTION: Provides for cancellation of automatic renewal subscriptions (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB750/
- HB 784: SEX OFFENSE/REGISTRY: Provides relative to sex offender registration and notification requirements (became law, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB784/
- HB 586: WEAPONS/FIREARMS: Creates the crime of allowing a minor child to access a readily dischargeable firearm (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB586/
- HB 421: LABOR: Provides relative to the use of automated decision systems with respect to employment decisions (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note) (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB421/
- HB 157: TRADEMARKS/TRADE NAMES: Establishes a cause of action for misuse of artificial intelligence (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB157/
- HB 140: JUVENILE PROCEDURE: Provides relative to the time limitations governing juvenile delinquency proceedings (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB140/
- HB 106: DRUGS: Prohibits the administration of nonprescription medication to children without parental consent (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB106/
- HB 108: CRIMINAL/JURY TRIALS: Provides relative to juror qualifications (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB108/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $30.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=85
- Campaign site: https://vincentcox85.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vincent.cox.501/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550604913764
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vec330

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fe1e7481-9bbb-4e58-8d19-9be18558f12b