Candidate · November 3, 2026
John Day
On the ballot for U.S. House · Louisiana's 3rd District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $223K
- cash on hand
- $125K
- issues with public statements
- 5
§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 | Democrat1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| 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 campaign website says he served in the U.S. Navy from 1994 to 1998 and graduated from Sam Houston High School.5 It says he then worked across industries including fine dining, insurance, healthcare and real estate, did private business development and consulting, and later worked in insurance and finance, continuing private business and finance consulting until COVID.5 It says he worked on hurricane recovery with Do Good and is now a professional writer who is helping coordinate a film production with the Coushatta and Choctaw tribes.5
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to represent people who do not have lobbyists and to show that politics can still be about service, putting Americans first and party second.5,
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitejohndayforcongress.com6,
7 - Facebookfacebook.com/people/John-Day-for-Congress/615871794258276
- X (Twitter)x.com/JohnDayCongress6
- Instagraminstagram.com/johndayforcongress6
- TikToktiktok.com/@johndayforcongress6
§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.
Infrastructure and Transportation
His campaign website lists flood protection, faster FEMA response, fair insurance rates and coastal resilience among its goals, and lists funding storm recovery faster and fairer among its infrastructure priorities.8
- Shift most disaster costs and response to states, and shrink or close FEMA
- Keep FEMA's role, with changes to speed up aid
- Expand FEMA's funding and role, including more help preparing before disasters
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website lists cutting wasteful government spending and making government live within its means among its tax and spending goals.8
His campaign website lists keeping taxes low for working families and simplifying the tax system among its goals.8
Immigration
His campaign website lists enforcing the law and securing the border, stopping illegal trafficking and fentanyl at the source, supporting law enforcement and border agents, and fixing a broken system with clear, legal pathways among its immigration goals.8
Social Security and Medicare
His campaign website says he will defend Social Security and Medicare benefits with no cuts to earned benefits, and strengthen the programs for long-term stability.8
§4Money
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, 2026.9
| Raised | $222,557 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $97,819 |
| Cash on hand | $124,738 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $7,500 |