"Clay" Higgins

Republican · LA · U.S. Representative, Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District

Higgins chairs the House Oversight subcommittee on federal law enforcement and sits on the Armed Services Committee. An Army veteran and former law officer, he works on border security and disaster recovery for south Louisiana.

Supports

Labor Rights (1 record), Government Efficiency (3 records), Immigration (4 records),

Opposes

Anti-Corruption (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record)

Mixed record

Healthcare Affordability (2 support · 1 oppose), Environment and Public Health (1 support · 2 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (1 support · 1 oppose),

Campaign Finance Information

Data last updated September 21, 2026

Raised: $822,841
Spent: $551,995
Cash on hand: $595,415
Debts: $0

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

RETIRED$369,630
OWNER$367,209
PRESIDENT$176,186
CEO$164,125
PARTNER$60,536

PAC money by interest

Agriculture and food · 17 PACs$38,500
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$10,000
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- LOUISIANA RICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.$5,000
- USA RICE FEDERATION PAC$5,000
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000
- and 12 more
Oil, gas, and energy · 5 PACs$23,500
Construction · 2 PACs$8,500
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$5,000
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$3,500
Finance and investment · 1 PAC$8,500
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$8,500
Defense and aerospace · 4 PACs$7,500

Donations sent through groups

FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND$7,500
Conservative group tied to the House Freedom Caucus. It backs Republicans who favor limited government. · housefreedomfund.com · fec.gov

Source: FEC · 2026 cycle · fec.gov

Track record

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Healthcare Affordability · 2 support · 1 oppose

Voted for the final One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which reduced Medicaid and food-assistance spending while extending and changing federal tax provisions. The House passed it 218-214.
July 3, 2025Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced bipartisan legislation expanding Customs and Border Protection's use of detection technology against fentanyl trafficking at ports of entry.
February 25, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Won congressional passage of legislation expanding the Department of Homeland Security's opioid-detection capabilities; it proceeded to the president for signature.
December 9, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 2 oppose

Introduced bipartisan legislation authorizing the FDA to destroy imported seafood and other products that pose a significant public-health risk.
April 16, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced legislation repealing an EPA rule governing emissions from chemical manufacturing.
March 11, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced legislation overturning a federal offshore-drilling withdrawal and changing how future leasing withdrawals could be made.
January 17, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Labor Rights · 1 support

Introduced legislation helping Coast Guard veterans convert maritime experience into credentials for civilian dredging work.
June 25, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Anti-Corruption · 1 oppose

Cast the sole House vote against the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required Justice Department release of unclassified Epstein-related records. The bill passed 427-1.
November 18, 2025Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Government Efficiency · 3 support

Introduced legislation rolling back federal horse-racing safety regulation and changing oversight of the industry.
May 15, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced four bills to abolish federal agencies and transfer selected functions to state governments.
May 13, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Became chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, with jurisdiction over federal policing, criminal justice, and border enforcement.
January 17, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Immigration · 4 support

Introduced bipartisan legislation expanding Customs and Border Protection's use of detection technology against fentanyl trafficking at ports of entry.
February 25, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Became chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, with jurisdiction over federal policing, criminal justice, and border enforcement.
January 17, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Finish the Wall Act to resume construction of the southern-border wall system.
January 6, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Won congressional passage of legislation expanding the Department of Homeland Security's opioid-detection capabilities; it proceeded to the president for signature.
December 9, 2020Supports Immigration
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support · 1 oppose

Reintroduced bipartisan legislation to extend and reform the National Flood Insurance Program.
October 22, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Voted for the final One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which reduced Medicaid and food-assistance spending while extending and changing federal tax provisions. The House passed it 218-214.
July 3, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Foreign Trade · 1 support

Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

Civil Rights · 1 oppose

Voted to sustain an objection to Pennsylvania's certified 2020 presidential electors; the House rejected the objection 138-282.
January 7, 2021Opposes Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Corporate Accountability · 1 support · 2 oppose

Introduced legislation rolling back federal horse-racing safety regulation and changing oversight of the industry.
May 15, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced bipartisan legislation authorizing the FDA to destroy imported seafood and other products that pose a significant public-health risk.
April 16, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced legislation repealing an EPA rule governing emissions from chemical manufacturing.
March 11, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

Public Infrastructure · 3 support

Reintroduced bipartisan legislation to extend and reform the National Flood Insurance Program.
October 22, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced legislation helping Coast Guard veterans convert maritime experience into credentials for civilian dredging work.
June 25, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026
Introduced the Finish the Wall Act to resume construction of the southern-border wall system.
January 6, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

U.S.-Israel Ties · 6 support

Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Took an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel in February 2026, paid for by the 12Tribe Films Foundation. The charity is run by Avi Abelow, a right-wing Israeli media activist who lives in a West Bank settlement and campaigns for Israeli rule over the West Bank.
February 16, 2026Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Voted for H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.
May 16, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Voted for H.R. 8034, which approved $26 billion in U.S. taxpayer money: military aid for Israel and funds for U.S. forces nearby. About $9 billion of it was humanitarian aid, and none could go to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. It passed 366-58 and became law in April 2024.
April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Voted for H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.
November 2, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.
September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026

General · 3 records

Voted against H.R. 6090, which would have told the Education Department to use a set definition of antisemitism in campus discrimination cases. The definition's examples include some statements about Israel. The House passed it 320-91.
May 1, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Voted for H.Res. 894, a House resolution that condemned antisemitism and stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The House adopted it 311-14, with 92 members voting present.
December 5, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 19, 2026
Began serving in the U.S. House after more than a decade in law enforcement and prior Army military-police service.
January 3, 2017
Source: clayhiggins.house.gov · researched September 20, 2026

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United States Representative, Congressional District 3 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 3 (120th Congress), Louisiana · incumbent

Profile last researched September 19, 2026.

"Clay" Higgins

Where "Clay" Higgins stands, based on their records

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Campaign Finance Information — United States Representative, Congressional District 3

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Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Track record — Labor Rights

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Track record — Government Efficiency

Track record — Immigration

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Track record — Foreign Trade

Track record — Civil Rights

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties

Track record — General

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