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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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

Good Vote: Yes

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

Good Vote: Yes

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

Good Vote: Yes
HB466 Prohibiting Gender Ideology in Classrooms (passed 74 to 25 on 6/6/2023). Would prohibit teachers, school employees, or other presenters in public schools from covering topics of sexual orientation and gender identity in a manner that deviates from state content standards or curricula approved by public school governing authorities.

4. Exemptions from Student Vaccine Mandates

Good Vote: Yes
HB399 Exemptions from Student Vaccine Mandates (passed 68 to 25 on 6/6/2023). Would apply exemptions to student immunization requirements not only to students seeking to enter school but also to students attending school.

5. Permitless Firearm Carry

Good Vote: Yes
HB131 Permitless Firearm Carry (passed 71 to 29 on 5/23/2023). Would remove the requirement that a person possess a valid concealed handgun permit in order to carry a concealed handgun.

6. Universal 'Education Savings Accounts'

Good Vote: No

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.”

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
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%