Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
Legislative Scorecard
Based on the U.S. Constitution
LA Scorecard 2023
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Louisiana State Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
House of Representatives
1. Sovereign Right to Nullification
SCR21 Sovereign Right to Nullification (passed 67 to 29 on 6/7/2023). Affirms “the sovereign right of Louisiana to nullify unconstitutional acts of the federal government.”
2. Ban on Sex Mutilation Against Minors
HB648 Ban on Sex Mutilation Against Minors (passed 75 to 25 on 6/6/2023). Would, as the “Stop Harming Our Kids Act,” ban certain procedures to alter the sex of a minor child.
3. Prohibiting Gender Ideology in Classrooms
4. Exemptions from Student Vaccine Mandates
5. Permitless Firearm Carry
6. Universal 'Education Savings Accounts'
HB98 Universal 'Education Savings Accounts' (passed 61 to 37 on 5/16/2023). Would create the Sunshine Scholarship Program for K-12 students not enrolled in public school, providing state funding for qualified education expenses directly to parents through “a universal education freedom account.”
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Daryl Adams | I | HD-062 | 67% | - | + | + | - | + | + |
Beryl Amedee | R | HD-051 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Tony Bacala | R | HD-059 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Lawrence Bagley | R | HD-007 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Beau Beaullieu | R | HD-048 | 80% | . | + | + | + | + | - |
Stuart Bishop | R | HD-043 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Ryan Bourriaque | R | HD-047 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Delisha Boyd | D | HD-102 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Ken Brass | D | HD-058 | 33% | - | + | - | - | - | + |
Chad Brown | D | HD-060 | 100% | . | + | + | . | + | + |
Marcus Bryant | D | HD-096 | 20% | - | - | + | - | - | . |
Rhonda Butler | R | HD-038 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Barbara Carpenter | D | HD-063 | 20% | . | - | - | - | - | + |
Dewith Carrier | R | HD-032 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Robert Carter | D | HD-072 | 60% | - | + | . | - | + | + |
Wilford Carter | D | HD-034 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Vanessa Caston Lafleur | D | HD-101 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Mack Cormier | D | HD-105 | 83% | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Jean-paul Coussan | R | HD-045 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Kenny Cox | D | HD-023 | 60% | - | + | + | - | . | + |
Raymond Crews | R | HD-008 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Paula Davis | R | HD-069 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | . |
Daryl Deshotel | R | HD-028 | 75% | + | . | + | . | + | - |
Phillip DeVillier | R | HD-041 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Mary DuBuisson | R | HD-090 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Michael Echols | R | HD-014 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Rick Edmonds | R | HD-066 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Kathy Edmonston | R | HD-088 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | . |
Julie Emerson | R | HD-039 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Les Farnum | R | HD-033 | 80% | + | . | + | + | + | - |
Gabe Firment | R | HD-022 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Adrian Fisher | D | HD-016 | 33% | - | - | - | + | - | + |
Bryan Fontenot | R | HD-055 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Aimee Freeman | D | HD-098 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Barbara Freiberg | R | HD-070 | 67% | + | + | + | + | - | - |
Larry Frieman | R | HD-074 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Foy Gadberry | R | HD-015 | 80% | + | . | + | + | + | - |
Randal Gaines | D | HD-057 | 25% | + | - | - | . | - | . |
Raymond Garofalo | R | HD-103 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Brett Geymann | R | HD-035 | 75% | . | + | + | . | + | - |
Cedric Glover | D | HD-004 | 33% | - | + | - | - | - | + |
Jonathan Goudeau | R | HD-031 | 80% | + | + | + | . | + | - |
Kyle Green | D | HD-083 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Lance Harris | R | HD-025 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Stephanie Hilferty | R | HD-094 | 75% | + | + | . | + | . | - |
Valarie Hodges | R | HD-064 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Paul Hollis | R | HD-104 | 80% | + | + | + | + | . | - |
Dodie Horton | R | HD-009 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Jason Hughes | D | HD-100 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike Huval | R | HD-046 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
John Illg | R | HD-078 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Barry Ivey | R | HD-065 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Patrick Jefferson | D | HD-011 | 20% | - | - | - | . | - | + |
Samuel Jenkins | D | HD-002 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Mike Johnson | R | HD-027 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Travis Johnson | D | HD-021 | 40% | - | + | + | - | . | - |
Edmond Jordan | D | HD-029 | 20% | - | - | - | . | - | + |
Timothy Kerner | R | HD-084 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Alonzo Knox | D | HD-093 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Jeremy LaCombe | D | HD-018 | 100% | . | + | + | . | + | + |
Mandie Landry | D | HD-091 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Ed Larvadain | D | HD-026 | 40% | . | - | - | + | - | + |
Rodney Lyons | D | HD-087 | 20% | - | - | - | . | - | + |
Sherman Mack | R | HD-095 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Tanner Magee | R | HD-053 | 67% | + | + | - | + | + | - |
Denise Marcelle | D | HD-061 | 20% | - | - | . | - | - | + |
Joseph Marino | I | HD-085 | 20% | . | - | - | - | - | + |
Danny McCormick | R | HD-001 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Jack McFarland | R | HD-013 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Scott McKnight | R | HD-068 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Wayne McMahen | R | HD-010 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Blake Miguez | R | HD-049 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Dustin Miller | D | HD-040 | 0% | - | - | . | - | . | - |
Gregory Miller | R | HD-056 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Buddy Mincey | R | HD-071 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Pat Moore | D | HD-017 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Nicholas Muscarello | R | HD-086 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Richard Nelson | R | HD-089 | 80% | + | + | . | + | + | - |
Candace Newell | D | HD-099 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Joseph Orgeron | R | HD-054 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Charles Owen | R | HD-030 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Robert Owen | R | HD-076 | 80% | . | + | + | + | + | - |
Tammy Phelps | D | HD-003 | 20% | - | . | - | - | - | + |
Vincent Pierre | D | HD-044 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Thomas Pressly | R | HD-006 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Neil Riser | R | HD-020 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Troy Romero | R | HD-037 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Rodney Schamerhorn | R | HD-024 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Clay Schexnayder | R | HD-081 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Laurie Schlegel | R | HD-082 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Alan Seabaugh | R | HD-005 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Larry Selders | D | HD-067 | 33% | - | . | + | . | - | . |
Vincent St. Blanc | R | HD-050 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Joseph Stagni | R | HD-092 | 67% | + | - | + | + | - | + |
John Stefanski | R | HD-042 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Phillip Tarver | R | HD-036 | NA | . | + | . | . | + | . |
Polly Thomas | R | HD-080 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Francis Thompson | D | HD-019 | 80% | + | + | + | . | + | - |
Christopher Turner | R | HD-012 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Debbie Villio | R | HD-079 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
William Wheat | R | HD-073 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | . |
Malinda White | D | HD-075 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Matthew Willard | D | HD-097 | 17% | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Mark Wright | R | HD-077 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Jerome Zeringue | R | HD-052 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
Party | Score |
---|---|
Independent | 43.5% |
Republican | 83.9% |
Democrat | 33.3% |