U.S. House · Louisiana's 5th District
Austin Magee
Small business ownerR
- Race
- U.S. House · Louisiana's 5th District
- Result
- Goes to a runoff
- Opponents
- Michael Echols (R); Misti Cordell (R); Gabe Firment (R); Stewart Cathey (R); Oscar Dantzler (R); Dan McKay (D); Patricia Moore (D); Antonio Wilson (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes
is pro life
Protect legal access to abortion
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 5
2026-11-03
| Michael Echols R | challenger |
| Misti Cordell R | challenger |
| Gabe Firment R | challenger |
| Stewart Cathey R | challenger |
| Oscar Dantzler R | challenger |
| Austin Magee R | challenger |
| Dan McKay D | challenger |
| Patricia Moore D | challenger |
| Antonio Wilson D | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
is pro life
Describes himself as pro-life.[3]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Austin Magee describes himself as a blue-collar small business owner and builder with no previous political experience. He is running as a Republican on political reform, fiscal responsibility and oversight of artificial intelligence.[1][2]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Magee describes himself as a blue-collar small business owner, builder and fixer.[1][2] The Louisiana Illuminator's voter guide lists him as a Republican from Franklinton and says he owns a family industrial contracting company.[4]
He has no previous political experience and says he wants to prove an ordinary person can do the job.[2] His campaign calls for banning congressional stock trading, a term-limits amendment, limits on lobbying and greater financial disclosure by politicians.[1]
In their own words
Priorities
- Wants to "reform politics itself," including banning congressional stock trading, passing a term-limits amendment, and limiting lobbying.[3]
- Calls for fiscal responsibility, saying the country cannot let politicians bankrupt it.[3]
- Wants federal action to regulate AI, saying it should never be given power to decide life or death.[3]
Campaign money$8,939 raised · 94% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $8,428
- Own money & loans $510
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/austin-magee
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Louisiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Austin Magee — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 3.Austin Magee — Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
- 4.5th Congressional District | Voter Guide: Election 2026 · Louisiana Illuminator · 2026-10-19 News report