Representative · Louisiana's 3rd district

Clay Higgins

Clay Higgins is a Republican representative for Louisiana's 3rd district, in Congress since 2017. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 18, and cast 464 of 468 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2017
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6752.7%18 of 675 · rank 156 of 43999%464 of 468 · rank 120 of 439390 became law5%13 of 253
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2225.6%68 of 1,222 · rank 74 of 44299%793 of 800 · rank 92 of 442471 became law3%12 of 352
117th CongressHouse of Representatives99710.5%105 of 997 · rank 10 of 44398%482 of 492 · rank 228 of 443280 became law8%15 of 196

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.63+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Nay
    Jul 22, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 207–224· Against party
  2. H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Nay
    May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
  3. H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026Nay
    Apr 30, 2026· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 210–216· Against party
  4. H.R. 5342: Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2023Nay
    Nov 12, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Failed 175–225· Against party
  5. H.R. 8580: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025Yea
    Jun 4, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 290–116· Against party
  6. H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActNay
    Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 227–193· Against party
  7. H.R. 4394: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024Yea
    Oct 26, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 277–142· Against party
  8. H.R. 4365: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024Yea
    Sep 27, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 240–191· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14· Against party
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79· Against party
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

114 sponsored · 1 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced10189%
  2. Reported by committee43.5%
  3. Passed one chamber76.1%
  4. Became law10.9%
  5. Failed10.9%

Policy areas

  1. Government Operations and Politics15
  2. Crime and Law Enforcement14
  3. Immigration12
  4. Armed Forces and National Security9
  5. Energy7
  6. Taxation7
  7. Emergency Management6
  8. Health6

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 10243 Protecting Elders From Government Error Act
    Introduced· Social Welfare· Sep 3, 2026
  2. H.R. 10242 Janie Wynn Protecting Elders from Financial Exploitation Act
    Introduced· Finance and Financial Sector· Sep 3, 2026
  3. H.R. 9725 Restoring Integrity and Efficiency to Inspector General Oversight Act of 2026
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Jul 22, 2026
  4. H.R. 9643 Comment Integrity and Management Act
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Jul 22, 2026
  5. H.R. 2715 Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act
    Passed one chamber· Health· Jul 21, 2026
  6. H.R. 9781 Defend American Agriculture Act
    Introduced· Agriculture and Food· Jul 20, 2026
  7. H.R. 6963 To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic".
    Passed one chamber· Armed Forces and National Security· Jul 16, 2026
  8. H.R. 9115 To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Jun 3, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Louisiana's 3rd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$639.9M
Per resident
$827
Rank in Louisiana
3 of 6
Contract actions
5,185
New awards: 4,294

By fiscal year

  1. 216.4MFY2017
  2. 321.1MFY2018
  3. 463.2MFY2019
  4. 499.3MFY2020
  5. 683.4MFY2021
  6. 407.4MFY2022
  7. 819.6MFY2023
  8. 424.6MFY2024
  9. 552MFY2025
  10. 639.9MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of the Navy$260.8M41%
    Department of Defense
  2. U.S. Coast Guard$208.4M33%
    Department of Homeland Security
  3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$35.7M5.6%
    Department of Commerce
  4. Defense Logistics Agency$28.9M4.5%
    Department of Defense
  5. Agricultural Marketing Service$26.3M4.1%
    Department of Agriculture
  6. Department of the Army$23.7M3.7%
    Department of Defense
  7. Agricultural Research Service$20.8M3.3%
    Department of Agriculture
  8. Department of Veterans Affairs$8.3M1.3%

Top recipients

  1. BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS LOCKPORT, L.L.C.$269.6M42%
    5 awards
  2. CONRAD SHIPYARD, L.L.C$158.4M25%
    3 awards
  3. THOMA-SEA MARINE CONSTRUCTORS, L.L.C.$41.1M6.4%
    17 awards
  4. COVINGTON FIRELAKE JV, LLC$20.6M3.2%
    2 awards
  5. GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS LLC$18.5M2.9%
    23 awards
  6. SUPREME RICE, LLC$18.1M2.8%
    28 awards
  7. CHAND, L.L.C.$16.4M2.6%
    1,179 awards
  8. ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY & HEALTH CONSULTING SERVICES, INC.$12.3M1.9%
    13 awards
  9. WEEKS MARINE, INC.$11.9M1.9%
    1 award
  10. ONSHORE MATERIALS, L.L.C.$9.2M1.4%
    1 award
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$822.8K
through Jul 18, 2026
Cash on hand
$595.4K
From committees
$138.6K
50 committees
From contractor PACs
$21K
7 PACs · 15% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$10KAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
phillips 66phillips 66 pac$5,000PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$658.1M
huntington ingalls industries, inc.huntington ingalls industries, inc. employees political action committee (hiipac)$2,000HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$3.1B
general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac)$1,000GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$29.3K
riceland foods, inc.riceland foods, inc. pac$1,000RICELAND FOODS INCAI match · 100% · the same organization—
producers rice mill incproducers rice mill inc pac$1,000PRODUCERS RICE MILL INCAI match · 100% · the same organization—
marathon petroleum corporationmarathon petroleum corporation employees political action committee (mpac)$1,000MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LPAI match · 99% · the same organization$525.1M

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$822.8K$138.6K$21K7 PACs · 15% of committee money
2024$1M$187.8K$28.5K7 PACs · 15% of committee money
2022$1.1M$230.3K$33K11 PACs · 14% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Louisiana's 3rd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Louisiana's 3rd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Louisiana's 3rd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Louisiana's 3rd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Louisiana's 3rd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
clayhiggins.house.gov
Phone
202-225-2031
Office
572 Cannon House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.