Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Louisiana's 6th District

10 candidates on the ballot — an open seat, with no incumbent running.^1,2,3

How this race is decided: Louisiana runs this race as an open primary: every candidate appears on one ballot regardless of party, a candidate who wins a majority is elected, and if no one does, the top two vote-getters meet in a general election on December 12, 2026.^3,4

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Monique Appeaning

Republican · Open seat

Chauna Banks

Democrat · Open seat

Rufus Craig

Libertarian · Open seat

Larry Davis III

Republican · Open seat

"Rick" Edmonds

Republican · Open seat

Patrick "Pat" Forbes

Democrat · Open seat

Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia

Democrat · Open seat

Michael Mebruer

Republican · Open seat

Blake Miguez

Republican · Open seat

Stephen Wagley

Republican · Open seat

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Fact	Monique Appeaning	Chauna Banks	Rufus Craig	Larry Davis III	"Rick" Edmonds	Patrick "Pat" Forbes	Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia	Michael Mebruer	Blake Miguez	Stephen Wagley
Party on the ballot	Republican^1,2	Democrat^1,2	Libertarian^1,2	Republican^1,2	Republican^1,2	Democrat^1,2	Democrat^1,2	Republican^1,2	Republican^1,2	Republican^1,2
Status	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat	Open seat
Raised	$109,183 through October 14, 2026⁵	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	$33,216 through October 14, 2026⁶	$697,139 through October 14, 2026⁷	$156,334 through October 14, 2026⁸	$97,007 through October 14, 2026⁹	$70,714 through October 14, 2026¹⁰	$7,749,606 through October 14, 2026¹¹	$874,344 through October 14, 2026¹²
Cash on hand	$14,709⁵	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	$809⁶	$134,635⁷	$97,400⁸	$21,654⁹	$10,987¹⁰	$1,534,513¹¹	$195,633¹²
Outside spending	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	$238,090 for · $1,569,842 against¹³	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	$1,086,433 for · $262,077 against¹⁴	Not found in the public sources we checked
Abortion law	Her campaign website describes her as pro-life.¹⁵	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website lists defending life, faith and family values among the things he will do in Congress.¹⁶	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says human life begins at conception and that he supports policies that protect the unborn alongside policies that support mothers, children and families.¹⁷	His campaign website says he is pro-life.¹⁸	His campaign website says life begins at conception and that he has a duty to protect the unborn.¹⁹
Government funding and abortion	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he will vote against taxpayer funding for abortion.¹⁸	Bar public funds for abortions and for groups that provide them, including for their other services His campaign website says he will fight to make sure none of the tax dollars fund Planned Parenthood.¹⁹
Police funding	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he will fund the police and back Louisiana sheriffs and deputies with the resources and legal backing to do the job.¹⁸	His campaign website says he will fight efforts to cut the federal grants that help parish sheriffs' offices and city police departments with manpower, training and equipment, and that his budget requests will prioritize local law enforcement.¹⁹
Small business loans and programs	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Her campaign website's Issues page says she will work to expand access to capital through the SBA and Community Development Financial Institutions and support economic opportunity zones that serve local residents.²⁰	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he will work to give the district better access to SBA loans, with a focus on rural parishes.¹⁹
Tariffs	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Lower or remove most tariffs His campaign website says to end the tariffs, which it describes as a tax on everything people buy, and says Congress can step in but has not.²¹	Her campaign website's Issues page says the costs Louisianians have already paid through tariffs, which it calls unfair and unconstitutional, should be returned directly to the American people rather than to billion-dollar companies.²⁰	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
Vouchers and education savings accounts	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website's Policies page lists school choice and support for vocational programs among his education goals.²²	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he has fought for school choice at the state and national levels.²³
Proof of citizenship to register to vote	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website lists proof of citizenship among his election integrity positions and says Congress needs to pass the SAVE America Act.¹⁸	His campaign website says he fully supports the SAVE America Act, which it describes as requiring proof of citizenship to vote.¹⁹
Stock trading by members of Congress	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks His campaign website says members of Congress should be banned from trading stock and that the ban has to cover spouses.²¹	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks His campaign website says that in Washington he will push for a permanent ban on members of Congress trading individual stocks.¹⁸	Not found in the public sources we checked
Term limits for Congress	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website's Policies page lists term limits advocacy among his government reform goals.²²	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says that in Washington he will push for term limits.¹⁸	Not found in the public sources we checked
Voter ID	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website's Policies page lists voter ID among his election goals.²²	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website lists voter ID among his election integrity positions.¹⁸	Not found in the public sources we checked
AR-15-style rifles	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website lists no ban on what it calls assault weapons among his positions on the Second Amendment.¹⁸	His campaign website says he will work to stop any attempt in Washington to bring back the assault weapons ban.¹⁹
Border wall and barriers	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website's Policies page lists strong border enforcement and physical barriers where necessary among his goals.²²	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Build walls or fencing along much more of the border His campaign website says that in Congress he will finish the wall and fund the agents, among other border measures.¹⁸	Build walls or fencing along much more of the border His campaign website says he will support President Trump's mission of building the wall across the southern border.¹⁹
Work eligibility checks (E-Verify)	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website's Policies page lists mandatory employment verification among his border security goals.²²	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Require all employers to use it His campaign website says he supports mandatory nationwide use of E-Verify and clear, meaningful penalties for employers who knowingly hire workers who are not authorized to work.¹⁷	His campaign website says that in Congress he will mandate E-Verify.¹⁸	Not found in the public sources we checked
Federal disaster aid (FEMA)	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website lists protecting access to critical flood insurance and disaster relief among the things he will do in Congress.¹⁶	His campaign website says that after the 2016 floods he brought home nearly $3 billion in federal funding to rebuild and add flood protection, and that in Congress he will fight for funding to keep reducing flood risk.²¹	Her campaign website says she will bring federal dollars home for drainage, flood protection, water and sewer systems and affordable flood insurance, among other infrastructure.²⁴	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked
Federal spending levels	Her campaign website says she will work toward a balanced federal budget, reduce the national debt and stop waste before it reaches taxpayers.¹⁵	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Cut overall federal spending His campaign website's Policies page lists reducing federal spending, a balanced budget approach, a ban on unvetted omnibus bills and eliminating wasteful federal programs among his goals.²²	His campaign website lists cutting wasteful spending among the things he will do in Congress.¹⁶	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says the federal government has spent far beyond its means and that reform must focus on the large mandatory programs that drive spending, not only on cuts to small discretionary programs, including restructuring major entitlement programs and reducing unnecessary federal bureaucracy.¹⁷	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he wants to stop the spending spree and end blank checks from Washington.¹⁹
High-speed internet access	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website's Policies page lists expanding rural broadband among his agriculture and rural goals.²²	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	Her campaign website lists affordable broadband among the things she will fight for as a member of Congress, and its Issues page says she will push to speed up the deployment of BEAD program funding and to require providers to offer affordable low-cost plans in underserved areas.^20,24	Not found in the public sources we checked	Not found in the public sources we checked	His campaign website says he will make sure the district is not left behind on broadband expansion so rural small businesses can compete.¹⁹

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Monique Appeaning — 2 issues

Income tax on Social Security benefits
End income tax on Social Security benefits
Her campaign website lists no tax on Social Security among her priorities.¹⁵
Taxes on tips and overtime
Make the tax break permanent or expand it
Her campaign website lists no tax on tips and no tax on overtime among her priorities.¹⁵

Larry Davis III — 10 issues

Foreign ownership of farmland
His campaign website's Policies page lists protecting land from foreign ownership among his agriculture and rural goals.²²
Nuclear power
His campaign website's Policies page lists support for nuclear advancement among his energy goals.²²
Military spending
His campaign website's Policies page says military spending should focus on readiness rather than ideological programs.²²
Health insurance system
His campaign website's Policies page lists support for free-market health insurance competition, more transparency and reducing the power of pharmaceutical middlemen among his healthcare goals.²²
Public health emergency powers and workplace vaccine requirements
His campaign website's Policies page lists protecting medical freedom and prohibiting federal vaccine mandates among his healthcare goals.²²
Asylum rules
His campaign website's Policies page lists tightening asylum loopholes among his border security goals.²²
Children and social media
His campaign website's Policies page lists protecting children from harmful social media algorithms among his technology goals.²²
Data privacy
His campaign website's Policies page lists a ban on the sale of American data to foreign adversaries among his technology goals.²²
Rules for artificial intelligence
His campaign website's Policies page lists guardrails on artificial intelligence used by government and free-market innovation without heavy federal interference.²²
Veterans' disability and survivor benefits
His campaign website's Policies page lists supporting veterans through healthcare streamlining and faster claims among his defense goals.²²

Patrick "Pat" Forbes — 7 issues

Voting Rights Act protections
Restore and widen protections by law, such as federal approval of voting changes in places with a history of discrimination (for example, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act)
His campaign website says he will work to restore the Voting Rights Act, saying Congress can rewrite the law with a standard that does not depend on who sits on the Supreme Court.²¹
Campaign finance rules
Limit spending by outside groups, including by amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United
His campaign website says he supports capping what super PACs can take.²¹
Drawing district lines (redistricting)
Have independent commissions, not lawmakers, draw district lines
His campaign website says independent commissions, not politicians, should draw district lines.²¹
Data centers and electricity costs
Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
His campaign website says data centers should not add their power costs to other customers' electric bills, that a company needing that much power can pay for what delivers it, and that he will fight to make that the rule.²¹
Food assistance (SNAP)
Undo the 2025 changes or expand benefits and eligibility
His campaign website says he will reverse the cuts to Head Start, the Affordable Care Act and SNAP.²¹
Who decides on military action
His campaign website calls for stopping the war with Iran, which it says is driving up the price of gas, diesel and other goods, and says Congress is supposed to be a check on the President rather than a rubber stamp, an effort he says he will lead.²¹
ACA premium tax credits
His campaign website says he will restore the premium help that let working families buy a marketplace health plan, which Congress let expire.²¹

Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia — 3 issues

Federal minimum wage
Her campaign website's Issues page says she supports raising the federal minimum wage so that no full-time worker lives in poverty.²⁰
Student loan forgiveness
Add targeted relief, such as more forgiveness for public service workers or through income-based repayment
Her campaign website's Issues page says she will fight for student loan forgiveness for educators in high-need districts, along with federal investment in teacher recruitment.²⁰
Medicaid expansion
Her campaign website's Issues page says she will go to Washington to defend Medicaid expansion and to fight for funding to stabilize rural hospitals.²⁰

Michael Mebruer — 2 issues

Federal Medicaid funding
His campaign website says he supports restructuring the federal role in Medicaid to give states more flexibility and expand private insurance options for low-income Americans while reducing unnecessary federal spending.¹⁷
Medicare Advantage
His campaign website says he supports moving Medicare toward a system in which seniors choose among competing private plans while keeping strong protections for beneficiaries.¹⁷

Blake Miguez — 6 issues

Transgender students in school sports
Require teams based on sex at birth
His campaign website lists among his accomplishments helping lead the effort to keep men out of women's sports and says he will carry the same fight to Washington.^18,25
Oil and gas drilling on federal land and offshore
His campaign website says he will fight to get LNG export permits approved and to stop the slow-walking of Gulf leasing.¹⁸
Permitting for energy projects
His campaign website says he will push for permitting reform that actually works.¹⁸
Carry permits across state lines
Require every state to accept other states' permits
His campaign website says he will pass national concealed carry reciprocity.¹⁸
Red flag laws
His campaign website lists no red-flag confiscation among his positions on the Second Amendment.¹⁸
State and local role in immigration enforcement
His campaign website lists among his accomplishments writing a Louisiana law that forces New Orleans to follow immigration law and quickly deport violent illegal immigrants.^18,25

Stephen Wagley — 3 issues

Abortion medication
His campaign website says his top priority will be to fight federal efforts, through laws passed in Congress or agency regulations, to undo Louisiana's protections for the unborn, and it names abortion drugs as one concern.¹⁹
Cash bail and pretrial release
His campaign website says he opposes cashless bail, catch and release and reduced federal sentences for drugs and murder.¹⁹
Cryptocurrency rules
His campaign website says Congress, not the SEC through lawsuits, should write clear rules for digital assets, protect the right to self-custody, set a federal framework for dollar-backed stablecoins and keep Bitcoin mining in the United States.¹⁹

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.

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