Candidate · November 3, 2026
"Clay" Higgins
On the ballot for U.S. House · Louisiana's 3rd District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $904K
- cash on hand
- $566K
- issues with public statements
- 16
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Louisiana's 3rd District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican1, |
| Status | Incumbent — Currently represents Louisiana's 3rd District in the U.S. House.4 |
| How it's 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, |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
His official biography says that before his election to public office he spent much of his career in uniformed service, as an Army veteran and law enforcement officer, and that he maintains an active commission and Louisiana State POST Certification.6 His campaign website says he received his initial police training as a military police officer in the U.S. Army.7 Ballotpedia says he has represented Louisiana's 3rd District since January 3, 2017, and that he attended Louisiana State University.8 His official biography says he serves on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where he chairs the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, and on the House Armed Services Committee.6
Service in Congress since 2023
Websites and accounts
- Official websiteclayhiggins.house.gov4
- X (Twitter)x.com/RepClayHiggins9
- Facebookfacebook.com/CongressmanClayHiggins9
- Instagraminstagram.com/RepClayHiggins9
- Campaign websitecaptainhiggins.com10,
11 - Facebookfacebook.com/captclayhiggins11
- X (Twitter)twitter.com/CaptClayHiggins11
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Immigration
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says immigrants who entered legally but overstayed their visas should be contacted and given a strict window, perhaps 90 days, to fix their legal status or leave, with a fine, and that their path to citizenship should not be easier than that of people who followed the process.12
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says people who entered the country illegally should be located by law enforcement, identified, arrested and deported, and that ICE must have a clear directive from Congress and the executive branch to enforce the law.12
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says he is 100% opposed to sanctuary cities, and that local law enforcement would begin arresting people here illegally once it is advised that ICE will pick them up.12
Health Care
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says the Affordable Care Act must be repealed, that the problem is the expense of health insurance rather than care, and that releasing the free market from federal mandates, including letting insurers sell across state lines, would lower costs.12
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says he is completely pro-life, and that if the mother's life is truly at risk, the choice should be legal and left up to the mother.12
- Legal only to save the pregnant woman's life
- Legal only in cases of rape or incest, or to save the woman's life
- Legal early in pregnancy only, up to a limit such as 6, 12 or 15 weeks
- Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
- Legal at every stage, with no limit based on weeks of pregnancy
Family and Social Policy
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says he defines marriage biblically as between one man and one woman but supports every American's right to pursue happiness in choosing whom to love, and supports a state's right to regulate marriage and its definition according to the will of the people of that state.12
- Keep same-sex marriage legal in every state
- Let each state decide whether to allow it
- Recognize only marriages between one man and one woman
Courts, Rights and Civil Liberties
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says he opposes any state or federal mandate that would require a citizen to take part in a ceremony or endeavor that is inconsistent with their religious convictions.12
- Broaden exemptions, including for businesses and their owners
- Keep exemptions as current law and court rulings allow
- Narrow exemptions so anti-discrimination and health coverage laws apply to more employers and businesses
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says he has no problem with FISA and that warrants for electronic surveillance are an important tool that needs to be used.12
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says the Federal Reserve must be fully audited by Congress and forced into transparency.12
- Give the president more say over interest rates and Fed leadership
- Keep rate decisions independent but add audits or more oversight by Congress
- Keep the Fed's current independence
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page, which refers to the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, says each trade deal should be judged on putting America first, that he is against that agreement and against NAFTA, and that massive, complex trade deals tread on national sovereignty.12
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says he will join the fight for a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.12
- Add a balanced budget requirement to the Constitution
- No amendment; limit spending by law instead, such as with spending caps
- No constitutional requirement or new spending limits
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says a balanced budget must be the top priority, and says he supports freezing federal spending at then-current levels with a 1% across-the-board decrease each year for 10 years and greatly diminishing or eliminating most federal agencies, naming the IRS and the EPA among them.12
- Increase overall federal spending
- Hold overall spending near current levels
- Cut overall federal spending
- Cut spending enough to balance the budget within 10 years
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says he supports eliminating the IRS and introducing a 15% federal sales tax, with food and medicine exempt.12
- Replace the current income tax with a single flat rate or a national sales tax
- Cut rates further, including the top rate
- Keep current rates
- Raise rates on high incomes only (for example, above $400,000)
Education
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says he would greatly diminish or completely dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, and that school choice and education are best decided locally by parents and teachers.12
Energy and Climate
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says the federal government should let American oil and gas companies compete without onerous federal restrictions, and that he would review and adjust Obama administration mandates and executive orders on the industry, including limits on operating on federal land.12
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says the Iran Deal should be immediately revoked and that Iran, which it calls the foremost state sponsor of terror, should receive no American money or support.12
§4Popular bills that never got a vote
Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.
While "Clay" Higgins served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. "Clay" Higgins sponsored or cosponsored 7 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.
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- Lets combat-disabled veterans get full military retirement pay plus disability pay (H.R. 2102, 119th Congress · 340 cosponsors)13Cosponsored
- Ends pay reductions for combat-disabled military retirees with under 20 years of service (H.R. 1282, 118th Congress · 326 cosponsors)14Cosponsored
- Allows Medicare to cover multi-cancer early detection screening tests (H.R. 2407, 118th Congress · 319 cosponsors)15Cosponsored
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 2923, 118th Congress · 225 cosponsors)16Cosponsored
- Sends False Claims Act fraud recoveries to the Crime Victims Fund through 2029 (H.R. 8061, 118th Congress · 210 cosponsors)17Cosponsored
- Directs a Justice Department grant to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (H.R. 3381, 118th Congress · 156 cosponsors)18Cosponsored
- No-down-payment, federally insured mortgages for first responders and teachers (H.R. 2094, 119th Congress · 154 cosponsors)19Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 3514, 119th Congress · 308 cosponsors)20Did not cosponsor
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rental housing (H.R. 3238, 118th Congress · 273 cosponsors)21Did not cosponsor
- Ends waiting periods for disability benefits and Medicare for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 549, 118th Congress · 272 cosponsors)22Did not cosponsor
- Ends disability benefit and Medicare waiting periods for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 2048, 119th Congress · 271 cosponsors)23Did not cosponsor
- Requires new vehicles to include AM radio as standard equipment (H.R. 3413, 118th Congress · 270 cosponsors)24Did not cosponsor
- Extends the parks maintenance fund and adds higher park fees for foreign visitors (H.R. 9250, 119th Congress · 263 cosponsors)25Did not cosponsor
- Expands federal anti-soring rules for show horses and raises penalties (H.R. 3090, 118th Congress · 248 cosponsors)26Did not cosponsor
- Expands Medicare telehealth coverage by removing location limits and other restrictions (H.R. 4206, 119th Congress · 248 cosponsors)27Did not cosponsor
- Bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 1661, 119th Congress · 238 cosponsors)28Did not cosponsor
- Sets new federal care standards for dogs kept by commercial dog dealers and breeders (H.R. 1624, 118th Congress · 237 cosponsors)29Did not cosponsor
- Permanently bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 3475, 118th Congress · 236 cosponsors)30Did not cosponsor
- Requires employer health plans to allow exceptions to step-therapy drug rules (H.R. 2630, 118th Congress · 235 cosponsors)31Did not cosponsor
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 8702, 118th Congress · 231 cosponsors)32Did not cosponsor
- Targets crimes against postal workers; authorizes money for more secure mailboxes and keys (H.R. 1065, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)33Did not cosponsor
- Adds Medicare coverage of blood tests to screen for early Alzheimer's disease (H.R. 6130, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)34Did not cosponsor
- Bans most animal testing of cosmetics and sales of cosmetics developed with it (H.R. 5399, 118th Congress · 227 cosponsors)35Did not cosponsor
- Lets businesses deduct research costs right away instead of over five years (H.R. 2673, 118th Congress · 223 cosponsors)36Did not cosponsor
- Restores fines for charging veterans unauthorized fees for help with VA claims (H.R. 1139, 118th Congress · 221 cosponsors)37Did not cosponsor
- Requires health plans to cover birth defect care for the eyes, ears, teeth, mouth or jaw (H.R. 3277, 119th Congress · 214 cosponsors)38Did not cosponsor
- Keeps paying military members and support staff during a shutdown in fiscal 2026 (H.R. 5401, 119th Congress · 210 cosponsors)39Did not cosponsor
- Raises Medicare physician fee schedule payments by 6.62% for April through December 2025 (H.R. 879, 119th Congress · 198 cosponsors)40Did not cosponsor
- Orders a study of Holocaust education in public schools across the states (H.R. 603, 118th Congress · 183 cosponsors)41Did not cosponsor
- Lets surviving military and veteran spouses keep benefits after remarrying (H.R. 1004, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)42Did not cosponsor
- Raises the tax credit for maintaining short line railroad track (H.R. 516, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)43Did not cosponsor
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors provide (H.R. 1610, 118th Congress · 180 cosponsors)44Did not cosponsor
- Expands U.S.-Israel military cooperation on counter-drone and emerging technology (H.R. 1229, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)45Did not cosponsor
- Authorizes CIA payments to former Air America employees and survivors for 1950-1976 work (H.R. 2192, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)46Did not cosponsor
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors are licensed to provide (H.R. 539, 119th Congress · 174 cosponsors)47Did not cosponsor
- Ties yearly Medicare physician payment increases to the Medicare Economic Index (H.R. 2474, 118th Congress · 172 cosponsors)48Did not cosponsor
- Adds military spouses to a tax credit for employers who hire from certain groups (H.R. 1277, 118th Congress · 170 cosponsors)49Did not cosponsor
- Requires FHA mortgage notices to compare costs with VA home loans (H.R. 4335, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)50Did not cosponsor
- Gives new-car dealers through 2025 to restock 2020-21 inventory without triggering tax (H.R. 700, 118th Congress · 169 cosponsors)51Did not cosponsor
- Requires employer health plans to offer exceptions to step therapy drug rules (H.R. 5509, 119th Congress · 169 cosponsors)52Did not cosponsor
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rentals (H.R. 2725, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)53Did not cosponsor
- Counts recovery from organ donation surgery as a serious health condition for family leave (H.R. 4582, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)54Did not cosponsor
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 4583, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)55Did not cosponsor
- Extends U.S.-Israel defense, energy and development cooperation programs (H.R. 3792, 118th Congress · 163 cosponsors)56Did not cosponsor
- Lets 529 education savings plans pay for aviation mechanic and pilot training (H.R. 1818, 118th Congress · 162 cosponsors)57Did not cosponsor
- Requires nursing homes and similar facilities to let essential caregivers see residents (H.R. 6766, 119th Congress · 160 cosponsors)58Did not cosponsor
- Requires annual VA reports and studies on preventing veteran suicide (H.R. 4157, 118th Congress · 159 cosponsors)59Did not cosponsor
- Doubles the amount of profit from selling a primary home that is exempt from tax (H.R. 1340, 119th Congress · 159 cosponsors)60Did not cosponsor
- Requires VA clinicians to certify a veteran's death within 48 hours (H.R. 4398, 119th Congress · 158 cosponsors)61Did not cosponsor
- Lets 529 education savings pay for job certifications and other credentials (H.R. 1477, 118th Congress · 150 cosponsors)62Did not cosponsor
- Funds research on firefighter protective gear made without PFAS chemicals (H.R. 3184, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)63Did not cosponsor
- Bans betting on animal fights and allows private lawsuits over animal fighting (H.R. 3946, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)64Did not cosponsor
§5Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.65
| Raised | $904,294 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $662,390 |
| Cash on hand | $566,472 |
Where the money came from
§6Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Annual financial disclosure report66filed May 6, 2026
- Annual financial disclosure report67filed Apr 29, 2025