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Clay Higgins

Clay Higgins

RRepublicanLA-3 · Representative
55
/ 100
Average
Attendance97
Avg: 96
Independence8
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone11
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency47
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
Clay Higgins

Clay Higgins

RepublicanLA-3 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.628)
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Clay Higgins is a Republican Representative from LA, District 3. He has served 9 years in Congress across 5 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 91.7% of the time.

9
Years in Office
5
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Call 202-225-2031Official Website

Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

91.7%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
45 votes against party
2.5%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
15
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Clay Compares

vs. the average House member

Party Loyalty-4.2% vs avg
91.7%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-1.1% vs avg
2.5%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored+2.0 vs avg
15
Avg: 13.0

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

House Committee on Armed ServicesHouse Committee on Oversight and Government ReformHouse Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$535,502
Cash on Handⓘ
$668,394
Total Receiptsⓘ
$457,460
Disbursementsⓘ
$134,631
Individual Donors
$103,000
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2017–2027House · LA-3 · RepublicanCurrent

District Demographics

LA-3 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

768,212
Population
$61,410
Median Income
37.0
Median Age
23.9%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 66.6%Black 23.7%Hispanic 5.3%Asian 1.5%