The person behind the name
Blake Miguez’s public career runs through a New Iberia marine-transportation company, competitive shooting and more than a decade in the Louisiana Legislature.
Miguez is a Republican state senator from New Iberia. He represents Senate District 22, which takes in parts of Iberia, Lafayette and St. Martin parishes, and is vice chair of the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee. He served in the Louisiana House from 2015 to 2024 and took his Senate seat on January 8, 2024. [6][7]
On August 7, 2026 he qualified as a candidate for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, a Baton Rouge-area seat, and filed a federal statement of candidacy for that district the same day. He had spent the first part of the cycle running elsewhere: for the U.S. Senate until February 3, then for the 5th Congressional District until the state’s congressional map was redrawn. [1][2][32]
The November 3, 2026 election for the seat is an open primary in which all candidates, regardless of party, share one ballot; a runoff is scheduled for December 12 if needed. There is no single Republican nominee. WRKF’s list of the ten qualifiers names six Republicans (Miguez, Rick Edmonds, Monique Appeaning, Larry Davis III, Michael Mebruer and Stephen Wagley), three Democrats (Chauna Banks, Pat Forbes and “Rubia” Garcia) and Libertarian Rufus Craig. The Louisiana Illuminator reported that the contest is likely to center on Miguez and Edmonds, a state senator from Baton Rouge. The incumbent, Democrat Cleo Fields, is not running. [1][3][4][41][43]
Education and professional preparation
The Louisiana Senate’s member page lists Catholic High School in New Iberia (1999), Louisiana State University in political science (2004) and Southern University Law Center (2008). Ballotpedia’s biography describes the LSU entry as a political science degree and the Southern entry as a law degree. After qualifying, Miguez cited attending LSU for his bachelor’s degree and said he received his law degree in Baton Rouge, the Illuminator reported. [1][6][7]
Business and competitive shooting
SeaTran Marine, a marine transportation company with a New Iberia address, lists Miguez as president and CEO. The company says it “was formed by privately owned and family operated marine transportation companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico.” His campaign calls him “a small business owner in the oil and gas industry.” [8][9]
The Illuminator has referred to his “background as a professional marksman.” The campaign says he became a USPSA Grand Master at seventeen, won gold representing Team USA and appeared on the History Channel program Top Shot. Those titles are the campaign’s account; this review did not retrieve a sanctioning-body record for them. [9][11][32]
A note on “majority leader.” His campaign biography says Miguez “previously served as House Republican Majority Leader.” Louisiana Illuminator reports from March 2022 and October 2023 identify the post as chairman of the Louisiana House Republican Caucus. This profile uses the title found in the reporting. [9][48][49]
Life & public service
From a 2015 special election to a 2026 congressional race that changed districts twice, the documented milestones follow.
Schooling in New Iberia and Baton Rouge
The Louisiana Senate lists Catholic High School, New Iberia (1999); Louisiana State University, political science (2004); and Southern University Law Center (2008). [6]
Elected to the Louisiana House
Won a February 21, 2015 special election for House District 49 and a full term that October, then won again outright in the October 12, 2019 primary, according to Ballotpedia’s election history. [7]
Firearms preemption law
House Bill 140, his bill on state preemption of firearms rules, was signed on June 13, 2020 as Act 299. [12]
Election-funding amendment; Senate seat
House Bill 311, his proposed constitutional amendment on outside election funding, became Act 200, and voters approved it on October 14, 2023. The same day he won Senate District 22 outright with 61.2% of the vote. Both results are as recorded by Ballotpedia. [7][13][28]
Tax-session dispute with the governor
During the 2024 tax session Miguez said the Legislature should not consider revenue measures without a plan on spending. Gov. Jeff Landry criticized him publicly, WRKF reported. [47]
Residency complaint
On September 16 Edmonds publicized a complaint to the attorney general questioning whether Miguez lives in his state Senate district. Miguez maintains he lives in New Iberia, the Illuminator reported. [42]
Accomplishments, in the record
Legislation and official documents establish the following work. Outcomes are described at the level supported by those records, with shared credit where other officials were principal authors.
State preemption of local gun rules
Miguez was the primary author of House Bill 140 in the 2020 regular session. The Legislature’s summary reads: “WEAPONS: Provides relative to the preemption of state law for firearms.” The House passed it 70–28 on May 22, 2020, and the Senate passed an amended version 32–3 a week later. [12]
The House rejected the Senate’s changes, and a conference committee report was adopted on June 1 by 71–23 in the House and 28–8 in the Senate. The governor signed the bill on June 13, 2020 as Act 299, effective August 1, 2020. The bill page records the votes; it does not describe how the law has been applied. [12]
Amendment on outside election money
House Bill 311, by Miguez, is titled on the Legislature’s site as a constitutional amendment that “Prohibits the use of monies from a foreign government or nongovernmental source to fund elections.” The House passed it 70–30 on May 17, 2023. In the Senate it first fell short, 22–12, on June 5, then passed 27–12 on June 8. It became Act 200 and was presented to the Secretary of State. [13]
Ballotpedia records that voters approved the measure as Amendment 1 on October 14, 2023, with 734,324 votes (73%) in favor and 277,564 (27%) against. It describes the amendment as barring state and local governments from using funds, goods and services donated by foreign governments or private sources to conduct elections. The Secretary of State’s own results pages could not be read for this review. His campaign describes the measure as “the law banning Big Tech private funding from interfering in Louisiana elections.” [11][28]
Permitless concealed carry becomes Act 1
Miguez was the primary author of Senate Bill 1 in the 2024 second extraordinary session. The Legislature summarizes it as providing for “the right of law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns lawfully without a permit.” The Senate passed it 28–10 on February 22, 2024, and the House 76–28 on February 28. The governor signed it on March 5 as Act 1, effective July 4, 2024. [14]
The Illuminator reported that the bill lets anyone 18 and older carry a concealed handgun without a permit or training; permits had been available only to people 21 and older. The bill page lists many Senate coauthors, among them Rick Edmonds. [14][44]
A ban on local sanctuary policies
Senate Bill 208, by Miguez, passed the Senate 26–11 on March 27, 2024 and the House 73–26 on May 20. The Senate agreed to House amendments 27–11. The governor signed it on May 28, 2024 as Act 314, effective that day. [15]
A Verite News report published by the Illuminator said the bill would “ban parishes and municipalities from adopting ‘sanctuary policies’” that keep local officers from investigating suspected civil immigration violations for federal agencies. Critics quoted there included New Orleans’ independent police monitor, who said: “There was a fear that reporting crime would result in a potential deportation.” Miguez told the outlet the bill “complies with the New Orleans consent decree because it excludes victims and witness[es] of crimes from being reported to federal immigration officials.” [45]
A school-food bill passed, then vetoed
Senate Bill 117, by Miguez, is summarized by the Legislature as a bill that “Prohibits the serving and selling of ultra-processed foods in public schools.” It passed the Senate 38–0 on April 29, 2025 and the House 97–0 on June 3; the Senate agreed to House amendments 37–1. The governor vetoed it on June 20, 2025. [17]
The Illuminator reported that Gov. Jeff Landry’s veto letter favored a similar bill, Senate Bill 14, which he called “a well-aimed tool that will Make Louisiana Healthy Again.” Because of the veto, Senate Bill 117 did not become law. [17][31]
A 10-year clock for corruption cases
Senate Bill 207, by Miguez, passed the Senate 24–12 on March 31, 2026 and the House 74–25 on May 13. The governor signed it on May 22 as Act 364, effective August 1, 2026. [18]
The Legislature’s résumé digest says the act sets “a 10-year time limitation on the prosecution” of six offenses when committed by an elected official in office or by a public employee: abuse of office, bribery of a candidate, bribery of voters, corrupt influencing, malfeasance in office and public bribery. The period “begins to run after the public official leaves office or the public employee’s employment terminates.” The campaign cites this law under its anti-corruption plank. [11][19]
Citizenship checks for public benefits
Senate Bill 194, by Miguez with Sen. Valarie Hodges as coauthor, passed the Senate 25–10 on May 5, 2026 and the House 67–27 on May 26. The Senate agreed to House amendments 27–9, and the governor signed it on June 1 as Act 745, effective August 1, 2026. [20]
The short title on the bill page still reads: “Requires the referral of applicants who fail citizenship or immigration verification to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.” The résumé digest of the final act, as read for this review, does not mention such a referral. It describes citizenship and immigration-status verification for public benefits and limits the term “qualified alien” for Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP and Affordable Care Act marketplace plans. The act’s text, not the short title, governs what became law. [20][21]
Three candidacy filings, one committee
Federal Election Commission records show three candidacies in one cycle. Miguez filed a statement of candidacy for the U.S. Senate on June 18, 2025. A statement filed February 4, 2026 names the U.S. House in Louisiana’s 5th District, and one filed August 7, 2026 names the 6th District. Both 2026 statements designate Blake Miguez for Louisiana as his principal campaign committee; the August filing also lists Miguez Victory Fund as an authorized committee. The FEC’s candidate page lists Top Shot PAC as a leadership PAC he sponsors. [2][25][26][27]
The committee’s pre-primary report, covering July 1 through July 18, 2026, shows $6,612,410.45 in total receipts for the election cycle to date. That total includes $3,013,458.06 in loans made or guaranteed by the candidate. The report shows $2,032,592.21 in cash on hand at the close of the period and $2,012,355.53 in debts and obligations owed by the committee. The FEC’s candidate page shows the same receipts and cash totals for June 16, 2025 through July 18, 2026. [24][27]
Family & community
His campaign biography describes him as a husband and father. It says his wife, Ashley, is a special-needs teacher and that they are raising four children. [9]
The same page calls him a seventh-generation Louisianian and traces his family to Étienne Landry, an Acadian who, it says, survived the British expulsion of 1755. This is the campaign’s family history; this review did not verify it independently. [9]
The Louisiana Senate lists him as a member of the Acadiana Delegation, the Louisiana Republican Legislative Delegation and the Louisiana Rural Caucus. His district office is in New Iberia. [6]
The sources reviewed state no religious affiliation; none is asserted here.
His mission for Louisiana
As your Representative, Blake Miguez will put Louisiana and America First. Always
The following summarizes the eleven-plank issues page on Blake Miguez’s official campaign website. These are proposed priorities, not completed accomplishments, and the page’s statements about his past record are the campaign’s own. [10][11]
01Corruption, term limits, stock trading
02Cost of living and jobs
Pledges to work to lower costs for electricity, housing, groceries, insurance and health care, to cut taxes and federal red tape, and to back trades and technical training. The page names no specific bill. The Illuminator reported on September 16, 2026 that he did not return calls and texts seeking his health-care priorities. [11][43]
03Border and law enforcement
Says he would “finish the wall, fund the agents, end catch-and-release, mandate E-Verify,” and treat drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. A separate plank calls for funding police and prosecuting violent criminals. [11]
04Louisiana energy
Says he would press for approval of LNG export permits, an end to “the slow-walking of Gulf leasing” and permitting reform, and would work to end what the page calls “government handouts” for certain energy sources. [11]
05Second Amendment
The plank reads: “No national registry, no red-flag confiscation, no ‘assault weapon’ ban, end the NFA, and pass national concealed carry reciprocity.” [11]
06Election rules
Calls for voter ID, proof of citizenship and “no foreign money running our elections,” and says Congress should pass the SAVE America Act. [11]
07Food and children’s health
08Abortion and women’s sports
The page says Miguez is pro-life, opposes taxpayer funding for abortion and would protect the conscience rights of doctors and nurses. Another plank says he would continue an effort to keep “men out of girls’ bathrooms and out of women’s sports.” [11]
How to assess a proposal. A campaign plan states an intention. Enactment, implementation costs, replacement revenue, and measured results are separate questions. These priorities should be read alongside the documented record above.
The fuller record
A useful profile includes policy tradeoffs, the limits of a claim, and responses to material criticism.
Residency and the state Senate seat
Miguez represents a state Senate district in Iberia, Lafayette and St. Martin parishes. The Louisiana Illuminator reported that East Baton Rouge assessor records show he bought a Baton Rouge home on March 16, 2026, claimed a homestead exemption there as of May and no longer claimed it on September 16. In an April 29 report on the purchase, the outlet quoted Miguez as saying, “I’ve had a residence in Baton Rouge since the late 90s,” and said he and his campaign had not responded to its interview requests over the previous month. On September 16 Edmonds publicized a complaint to the attorney general, filed by David Levy, a former Democratic legislative candidate, alleging Miguez does not live in his Senate district. Miguez maintains he lives in New Iberia; his campaign said, “We haven’t seen the complaint,” and questioned Edmonds’ own residency. U.S. House members are not required to live in their districts; the Constitution, The Current of Lafayette noted, requires only that they live in the state. The complaint is an allegation, and the report records no finding. [6][34][36][42]
Trump’s endorsement and the district change
President Trump endorsed Miguez on February 4, 2026, when he was running in the 5th District. After the map was redrawn, Miguez qualified in the 6th. The Illuminator reported on August 7 that it was “not clear whether the president still stands by that decision,” and WRKF wrote on August 12 that it was “unclear if he still has his support in the 6th district.” WAFB reported on August 10: “The endorsement did not follow him.” Edmonds has said Miguez “will not be getting the president’s endorsement in the 6th”; no source reviewed here records a Trump endorsement in the 6th District race. Senate records show Miguez and Edmonds, both then congressional candidates, voted on May 14 for the map that redrew the district. The state party’s executive committee endorsed Miguez on August 23 and, after complaints about its process, also endorsed Edmonds. [1][4][22][23][35][38][39][40][41][50]
A 2007 allegation, reported in 2026
The Illuminator reported on August 6, 2026 that, since Trump’s endorsement, “there have also been news stories about a 2007 rape allegation against Miguez made by a former girlfriend.” The same report states: “He has denied the accusations, and some members of the former girlfriend’s family have seemingly sided with Miguez in the dispute.” WRKF reported on August 12 that, within hours of his qualifying, 6th District voters received a text message from a group called End Predator Abuse PAC “that contained a redacted 2007 police report filed against Miguez for alleged sexual assault.” WAFB reported on August 10 that the police report came from Iberia Parish, and added: “The woman did not press charges, and her father has endorsed Miguez. Miguez denies any wrongdoing.” These reports describe an allegation, a police report and a denial. None reports a criminal charge, a court case or any official finding, and this profile makes none. [4][40][50]
A veto and a dispute with the governor
The campaign’s issues page says Miguez “wrote Louisiana’s ban on ultra-processed food in school cafeterias and passed it through the legislature.” Its record page goes further: “Passed a law to ban ultra-processed foods from being served in our schools.” Legislative records confirm that Senate Bill 117 passed the Senate 38–0 and the House 97–0. They also show the governor vetoed it on June 20, 2025, so the bill is not law. The veto came after a public dispute between the two men. During the November 2024 tax session, WRKF reported, Miguez said, “I just hate taxes, and I don’t think you can have successful tax reform without also coupling it with spending reform,” and Landry replied that it was not the time for “political posturing or worrying about one’s next political office.” The Illuminator reported that the veto letter said the bill seemed “like a misfire” and that Miguez had not responded to its request for comment. [11][17][29][31][47]
Ethics board appointments
The campaign’s first plank is “Ending Political Corruption.” In 2024 Miguez sponsored Senate Bill 497, which changed how members of the Louisiana Board of Ethics are selected and became Act 591. The Illuminator reported that the bill would take private college leaders out of the nominating process, “effectively leaving the governor to appoint seven ethics board members on his own,” at a time when Landry had an unresolved dispute with the board. Steven Procopio, president of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, said: “I cannot understand why we would undermine the ethics board by allowing unfettered control by the governor.” Miguez called the existing process “onerous, complicated and completely arbitrary.” The report predates final passage; the bill history records the enacted result, not its effects. [11][16][46]
Permitless carry and police objections
When the Senate passed Senate Bill 1 in February 2024, the Illuminator reported that Democratic opponents pointed to opposition from law-enforcement groups. It quoted the Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police: “Permitless concealed carry undermines both the safety of law enforcement officers and the general public.” Miguez said in floor debate that the bill was a “common sense solution” and that it would reduce crime. The sources reviewed do not measure the law’s effect on crime. [14][44]
Questions & answers
Who is Blake Miguez?
What office is Blake Miguez running for in 2026?
Who is Blake Miguez running against?
Ten candidates qualified and share one ballot. The others are Republicans Rick Edmonds, Monique Appeaning, Larry Davis III, Michael Mebruer and Stephen Wagley; Democrats Chauna Banks, Pat Forbes and “Rubia” Garcia; and Libertarian Rufus Craig. Incumbent Democrat Cleo Fields is not running. [1][4][43]
When is the election?
Is Blake Miguez the Republican nominee?
No. The race has no party nominee. Louisiana called off its May 2026 party primaries for the U.S. House after a Supreme Court ruling, and the November 3 election is an open primary with six Republicans among the ten candidates. The state Republican Party’s executive committee endorsed both Miguez and Edmonds. [3][38][41]
What are Blake Miguez’s main campaign priorities?
His campaign site lists eleven planks. They include congressional term limits and a ban on members trading individual stocks, border security, Louisiana energy production, gun rights, voter ID and proof of citizenship, and opposition to taxpayer funding for abortion. [11]
What has Blake Miguez done in office?
He authored Louisiana’s 2024 permitless concealed-carry law (Act 1), a 2024 law against local sanctuary policies (Act 314), a 2023 constitutional amendment on outside election funding that voters approved, and a 2026 law setting a 10-year limit for prosecuting listed public-corruption offenses (Act 364). His 2025 school-food bill passed the Legislature and was vetoed. [13][14][15][17][18][28]
The sources behind the story
Primary government documents anchor the record. Official biographies establish attributed background; original reporting supplies election results and scrutiny. Campaign materials are used for the candidate’s own priorities and claims.
- 01Miguez jumps into 6th District race, but Trump endorsement uncertainLouisiana Illuminator · Aug. 7, 2026
Piper Hutchinson’s qualifying-day report: Miguez qualified for the 6th District, ten candidates qualified, and the full list is on the Secretary of State’s site. It does not print all ten names.Independent reporting - 02FEC Form 2, Statement of Candidacy: Blake Miguez (FEC-2004897)Federal Election Commission · Filed Aug. 7, 2026
Names the U.S. House, Louisiana District 6, candidate ID H6LA05234, the principal campaign committee and an authorized committee, Miguez Victory Fund. A candidacy filing is not a ballot certification.Government / regulatory record - 03New districts scramble candidate qualifying for Louisiana’s US House racesLouisiana Illuminator · Aug. 5, 2026
Julie O’Donoghue reports that congressional candidates meet in an open primary on Nov. 3 with all candidates on one ballot, and describes the redrawn 6th District. It gives no runoff date.Independent reporting - 0439 candidates qualify to run for Louisiana’s 6 congressional districtsWRKF 89.3 Baton Rouge · Aug. 12, 2026
Brooke Thorington’s post-qualifying report: the full ten-name 6th District list with parties and hometowns, the Nov. 3 primary and Dec. 12 runoff dates, and a PAC text message sent after Miguez qualified. It prints no response from Miguez.Independent reporting - 052026 Elections CalendarLouisiana Secretary of State · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official calendar, marked revised 11/2024, listing the November 3 and December 12, 2026 election dates. It predates the 2026 suspension of the U.S. House party primaries, so its qualifying dates are superseded.Government / regulatory record - 06Senator Blake Miguez: District 22 member pageLouisiana State Senate · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official page listing party, district, year elected, committees, caucuses, schools with years, parishes represented and the New Iberia district office. It carries no narrative biography.Government / regulatory record - 07Blake MiguezBallotpedia · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Used for state election history and dates of office because the Secretary of State’s results pages refuse automated reading. The page’s 2026 section was out of date at review and is not relied on.Independent analysis / professional record - 08About UsSeaTran Marine · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Company page listing Blake Miguez as President / CEO and describing the firm’s origins and New Iberia address. A company’s self-description, not a regulatory filing.Independent analysis / professional record - 09About Blake MiguezBlake Miguez for Louisiana · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Campaign biography: family, shooting titles, awards and the “House Republican Majority Leader” description. These are the campaign’s claims and were not independently verified.Campaign source - 10Blake Miguez campaign homepageBlake Miguez for Louisiana · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Source for the campaign’s stated purpose, committee disclaimer and social-media links. The page read for this review did not name the district or list a formal endorsement.Campaign source - 11IssuesBlake Miguez for Louisiana · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Eleven numbered planks. Primary source for proposed priorities; its statements about past legislation are campaign claims checked here against legislative records.Campaign source - 12HB 140, 2020 Regular Session: bill historyLouisiana State Legislature · Signed June 13, 2020
Official history of Miguez’s firearms-preemption bill: floor votes, conference report, signature as Act 299 and effective date. It does not describe how the law was applied.Government / regulatory record - 13HB 311, 2023 Regular Session: bill historyLouisiana State Legislature · June 12, 2023
Official history of the proposed constitutional amendment on outside election funding: House and Senate votes and Act 200. The page does not give the ratification election or its result.Government / regulatory record - 14SB 1, 2024 Second Extraordinary Session: bill historyLouisiana State Legislature · Signed Mar. 5, 2024
Official history of the permitless concealed-carry bill: authorship, coauthors, floor votes, signature as Act 1 and the July 4, 2024 effective date.Government / regulatory record - 15SB 208, 2024 Regular Session: bill historyLouisiana State Legislature · Signed May 28, 2024
Official history of the sanctuary-policies bill: authorship, floor votes and signature as Act 314.Government / regulatory record - 16SB 497, 2024 Regular Session: bill historyLouisiana State Legislature · Signed June 11, 2024
Official history of the bill changing how Board of Ethics members are selected: authorship, floor votes and Act 591.Government / regulatory record - 17SB 117, 2025 Regular Session: bill historyLouisiana State Legislature · June 20, 2025
Official history of the school ultra-processed-food bill: unanimous floor passage in both chambers and the governor’s veto. It therefore did not become law.Government / regulatory record - 18SB 207, 2026 Regular Session: bill historyLouisiana State Legislature · Signed May 22, 2026
Official history of the bill setting a 10-year limit on prosecuting listed public-corruption offenses: floor votes and Act 364.Government / regulatory record - 19Résumé digest: Act 364 (SB 207), 2026 Regular SessionLouisiana State Legislature · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Legislative staff summary of the enacted law: the six offenses covered and when the 10-year period begins. A digest is a summary, not the statute itself.Government / regulatory record - 20SB 194, 2026 Regular Session: bill historyLouisiana State Legislature · Signed June 1, 2026
Official history of the public-benefits verification bill: authorship, floor votes and Act 745. Its short title still describes a referral to federal immigration authorities.Government / regulatory record - 21Résumé digest: Act 745 (SB 194), 2026 Regular SessionLouisiana State Legislature · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Legislative staff summary of the enacted law on citizenship and immigration-status verification for public benefits. As read for this review it does not mention a referral to immigration authorities.Government / regulatory record - 22SB 121, 2026 Regular Session: bill historyLouisiana State Legislature · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official history of the congressional redistricting bill by Sen. Jay Morris, which became Act 2 of 2026. Miguez was not its author.Government / regulatory record - 23Senate vote on SB 121, final passageLouisiana State Senate · May 14, 2026
Roll call listing 27 yeas, 10 nays and 2 absent on final Senate passage of the congressional map. Miguez and Edmonds both appear among the yeas.Government / regulatory record - 24FEC Form 3, pre-primary report: Blake Miguez for Louisiana (FEC-2002205)Federal Election Commission · Filed July 26, 2026
Committee report covering July 1–18, 2026: cycle-to-date receipts, candidate loans, disbursements, cash on hand and debts. Figures are the committee’s own sworn filing, not an audit.Government / regulatory record - 25FEC Form 2, Statement of Candidacy: Blake Miguez (FEC-1944838)Federal Election Commission · Filed Feb. 4, 2026
The earlier House filing, naming Louisiana District 5 and the same principal campaign committee.Government / regulatory record - 26MIGUEZ, BLAKE: candidate for Senate (S6LA00540)Federal Election Commission · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
FEC candidate page for the 2026 U.S. Senate candidacy, showing a statement of candidacy filed June 18, 2025. The page displayed no financial totals when read.Government / regulatory record - 27MIGUEZ, BLAKE: candidate for House, Louisiana District 6 (H6LA05234)Federal Election Commission · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
FEC candidate page for the current House candidacy: principal campaign committee, a sponsored leadership PAC (Top Shot PAC) and totals for June 16, 2025 through July 18, 2026 that match the committee’s pre-primary report.Government / regulatory record - 28Louisiana 2023 ballot measuresBallotpedia · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Used for the October 14, 2023 vote on Amendment 1 because the Secretary of State’s results pages refuse automated reading. Gives the measure’s description, outcome and vote totals.Independent analysis / professional record - 29Blake’s RecordBlake Miguez for Louisiana · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The campaign’s own list of accomplishments, without bill numbers. Its statement that he “Passed a law” on school food conflicts with the legislative record of a veto.Campaign source - 30State Sen. Blake Miguez announces campaign for Cassidy’s U.S. Senate seatLouisiana Illuminator · June 17, 2025
Piper Hutchinson’s report on the Senate campaign launch, with his legislative tenure and a summary of his legislative focus.Independent reporting - 31Landry takes aim at ‘misfire’ bill in veto of sharp-shooter senator’s nutrition legislationLouisiana Illuminator · June 30, 2025
Reports the governor’s veto of SB 117, quotes the veto letter and notes that Miguez had not responded to a request for comment.Independent reporting - 32Blake Miguez leaves US Senate race to run for Letlow’s 5th District seatLouisiana Illuminator · Feb. 3, 2026
Greg LaRose’s report on the switch from the Senate race to the 5th District, with year-end 2025 FEC figures and the residency question.Independent reporting - 33State Sen. Blake Miguez drops out of Senate race, says he is running for District 5 seat in CongressWBRZ · Feb. 3, 2026
Baton Rouge television station’s report of the switch, dating the Senate announcement to June 2025.Independent reporting - 34Miguez drops Senate bid, declares for HouseThe Current (Lafayette) · Feb. 3, 2026
Christiaan Mader’s report, noting that Miguez’s hometown lies in the 3rd District and that the Constitution requires House members to live in their state, not their district.Independent reporting - 35Trump endorses Blake Miguez in 5th District raceLouisiana Illuminator · Feb. 4, 2026
Reports President Trump’s endorsement of Miguez in the 5th District race. It predates the redrawn map and Miguez’s move to the 6th District.Independent reporting - 36Do Louisiana voters care where their member of Congress lives?Louisiana Illuminator · Apr. 29, 2026
Julie O’Donoghue on candidate residency: assessor records of Miguez’s March 16 Baton Rouge home purchase and homestead exemption, his statements, and first-quarter campaign finance.Independent reporting - 37Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana congressional maps in case with national implicationsLouisiana Illuminator · Apr. 29, 2026
Same-day report on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Louisiana’s congressional map. Its early expectation that 2026 elections would be unaffected was overtaken by later events.Independent reporting - 38Louisiana’s US House candidates in limbo continue their campaignsLouisiana Illuminator · May 3, 2026
Reports the governor’s emergency order calling off the May 16 party primaries for the six U.S. House seats.Independent reporting - 39Louisiana Senate committee drops one of two majority-Black districts in advancing mapLouisiana Illuminator · May 13, 2026
Reports the 4–3 committee vote for SB 121 and Miguez’s part in the hearing while he was a congressional candidate. It does not list how each member voted.Independent reporting - 40Republicans compete for Trump endorsement in Louisiana’s congressional electionsLouisiana Illuminator · Aug. 6, 2026
Julie O’Donoghue on the endorsement contest, the redrawn 6th District and, in two sentences, a 2007 allegation and Miguez’s denial. It reports no charge or official finding.Independent reporting - 41Louisiana GOP makes controversial endorsements for Congress. More could follow.Louisiana Illuminator · Aug. 29, 2026
Reports the state party executive committee’s Aug. 23 endorsement of Miguez, its later endorsement of Edmonds, and the history between Miguez and Gov. Landry.Independent reporting - 426th District race gets heated as Edmonds, Miguez lob residency accusation at each otherLouisiana Illuminator · Sept. 16, 2026
Piper Hutchinson on the complaint to the attorney general about Miguez’s state Senate residency, assessor records, and the Miguez campaign’s reply. A complaint is an allegation; no ruling is reported.Independent reporting - 43Ideas on healthcare affordability differ among 6th District candidatesLouisiana Illuminator · Sept. 16, 2026
Names the four candidates the outlet treats as major, says incumbent Cleo Fields is stepping down, and reports that Miguez did not return calls and texts about his health-care priorities.Independent reporting - 44Pro-gun permitless carry law closer to passage in LouisianaLouisiana Illuminator · Feb. 23, 2024
Wesley Muller’s report on Senate passage of SB 1: what the bill allows, the 28–10 vote, law-enforcement objections and Miguez’s floor statements.Independent reporting - 45Immigrant advocates worry ‘sanctuary city’ bill will create mistrust, violate federal mandatesVerite News / Louisiana Illuminator · Apr. 12, 2024
Bobbi-Jeanne Misick’s report on SB 208: what it bans, the 26–11 Senate vote, named critics and Miguez’s written response.Independent reporting - 46Gov. Jeff Landry, in dispute with state ethics board, might gain more control over its membersLouisiana Illuminator · May 15, 2024
Julie O’Donoghue on SB 497: the existing nomination process, criticism from two good-government groups and Miguez’s explanation. Written before final passage.Independent reporting - 47Tax session hits roadblock: Gov. Landry, Sen. Miguez exchange barbs on social mediaWRKF 89.3 Baton Rouge · Nov. 15, 2024
Reports Miguez’s objection to revenue measures without spending changes during the 2024 tax session, and the governor’s public reply.Independent reporting - 48Louisiana Republicans face thin margins to override governor’s congressional map vetoLouisiana Illuminator · Mar. 25, 2022
Identifies Miguez, then of Erath, as House Republican Caucus chairman in March 2022.Independent reporting - 49PAC’s anti-LGBTQ+ text on Election Day causes ‘number of problems’ for Freedom CaucusLouisiana Illuminator · Oct. 22, 2023
Identifies Miguez as a member of the legislative Freedom Caucus and as Louisiana House Republican Caucus chairman in October 2023.Independent reporting - 50Trump endorsement doesn’t follow Miguez into Louisiana’s 6th District raceWAFB · Aug. 10, 2026
Liam Combs reports that the president’s 5th District endorsement did not carry into the 6th District race and summarizes the 2007 Iberia Parish police report, stating that the woman did not press charges and that Miguez denies wrongdoing. It records no statement from the White House on the 6th District.Independent reporting
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