U.S. House · Louisiana's 6th District
Blake Miguez
Louisiana State Senator, District 22 (since 2024); former Louisiana State Representative, District 49 (2015–2024)R
- Race
- U.S. House · Louisiana's 6th District
- Result
- Goes to a runoff
- Opponents
- Rick Edmonds (R); Monique Appeaning (R); Larry Davis (R); Michael Mebruer (R); Stephen Wagley (R); Rufus Craig (LIB); Chauna Banks (D); Patrick Forbes (D); Lindsay Garcia (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did3 statements · 0 votes
In Congress he’ll finish the wall, fund the agents, end catch-and-release, mandate E-Verify
Expand immigration enforcement and deportations
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 6
2026-11-03
| Blake Miguez R | challenger |
| Rick Edmonds R | challenger |
| Monique Appeaning R | challenger |
| Larry Davis R | challenger |
| Michael Mebruer R | challenger |
| Stephen Wagley R | challenger |
| Rufus Craig LIB | challenger |
| Chauna Banks D | challenger |
| Patrick Forbes D | challenger |
| Lindsay Garcia 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.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
In Congress he’ll finish the wall, fund the agents, end catch-and-release, mandate E-Verify
His campaign issues page calls for finishing the border wall, funding agents, ending catch-and-release and mandating E-Verify.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Blake helped lead the effort to keep men out of girls’ bathrooms and out of women’s sports.
His campaign issues page says he helped lead the effort to bar transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports and will carry that fight to Washington.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Congress needs to pass the SAVE America Act and get it to the President’s desk.
His campaign issues page lists proof of citizenship among his election priorities and calls on Congress to pass the SAVE America Act.[4]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Blake Miguez is a Republican state senator from the New Iberia area, an oil and gas executive and attorney who served in the Louisiana House from 2015 to 2024 before winning a Senate seat in 2023. After an earlier U.S. Senate bid and a run for the 5th District, he qualified for the 6th Congressional District race on the final day of qualifying in August 2026.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Miguez was born on November 21, 1981, in Lafayette, Louisiana, and graduated from Catholic High School in New Iberia in 1999.[1][2] He earned a political science degree from Louisiana State University in 2004 and a law degree from the Southern University Law Center in 2008.[1] He works as an executive in the oil and gas industry and is a corporate attorney licensed in Louisiana, according to Wikipedia; his campaign website says he owns a family business in the oil and gas industry.[1][2][5] He is a competitive shooter and a grand master of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association, and he appeared on the History Channel's show Top Shot, according to Wikipedia and his campaign website.[2][5]
Miguez won a February 2015 special election to the Louisiana House of Representatives, District 49, and served until January 2024.[1][2] He was Majority Leader of the Louisiana House from January 2020 to January 2024.[2] He was elected to the Louisiana Senate, District 22, in October 2023 and took office on January 8, 2024; he is a member of the Louisiana Freedom Caucus.[1][2]
Miguez announced a campaign for the U.S. Senate against Sen. Bill Cassidy in June 2025 but did not appear on the May 16, 2026 primary ballot.[1][2] He then ran for the 5th Congressional District and received a Trump endorsement in February 2026.[1][2][3] After the congressional primaries were canceled and districts redrawn, he qualified for the 6th District on August 7, 2026.[3] Miguez says he has lived in both Baton Rouge and New Iberia and acknowledges that his primary residence is in New Iberia, while Rick Edmonds disputes that he lives in the district.[3]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionServed in the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 49 (2015–2024); now serves in the Louisiana State Senate for District 22 (since 2024).[6]
- vote2019-05-29 · Voted yes on SB 184 (prohibiting abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detectable), which passed the Louisiana House 79-23 on May 29, 2019.[7]
- vote2021-05-05 · Voted yes on HB 596 (allowing adults 21 and older to carry a concealed handgun without a permit), which passed the Louisiana House 73-28 on May 5, 2021.[8]
- vote2022-06-02 · Voted yes on SB 342 (increasing criminal penalties for performing an abortion and expanding Louisiana's abortion ban, with no exception for rape or incest), which passed the Louisiana House 72-25 on June 2, 2022.[9]
Campaign money$6.6M raised · 53% from individuals · FEC through 2026-07-18
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $3.5M
- PACs & committees $68K
- Own money & loans $3.0M
Largest committee contributions
- Buckeye Liberty Political Action Committee PAC$5,000
- Raptor PAC PAC$5,000
- Hispanic Leadership Trust PAC$5,000
- Old Breed PAC PAC$5,000
- Six PAC PAC$5,000
- Houston Pilots PAC PAC$3,500
- Lifemark PAC PAC$2,500
- Radiance Technologies, Inc. Political Action Committee PAC$2,500
- Jim Jordan for Congress Candidate committee$2,000
- Jessica Steinmann for Congress Candidate committee$2,000
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/blake-miguez
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Blake Miguez · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Blake Miguez · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 3.Miguez jumps into 6th District race, but Trump endorsement uncertain · KALB (Louisiana Illuminator) · 2026-08-07 News report
- 4.Issues — Blake Miguez for U.S. Congress · Blake Miguez for Louisiana · 2026-10-03 Candidate's own words
- 5.About - Blake Miguez for U.S. Congress · Blake Miguez for Louisiana · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
- 6.Blake Miguez · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 7.Louisiana House Journal, 28th Day's Proceedings, May 29, 2019 — roll call on final passage of SB 184 (fetal heartbeat abortion ban) · Louisiana House of Representatives · 2019-05-29 Official record
- 8.Louisiana House Journal, 15th Day's Proceedings, May 5, 2021 — roll call on final passage of HB 596 (permitless concealed carry) · Louisiana House of Representatives · 2021-05-05 Official record
- 9.Louisiana House Journal, 46th Day's Proceedings, June 2, 2022 — roll call on final passage of SB 342 (strengthening abortion trigger-law penalties, no rape/incest exception) · Louisiana House of Representatives · 2022-06-02 Official record