Clay Higgins
Nationalist
Republican
House Representative
Louisiana - District 3
Current Position: US House Representative LA-3
Running For: House Representative - District 3
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; voted in favor of the 2017 tax legislation
Health Care
- For the American Health Care Act of 2017; voted to repeal and replace major portions of the Affordable Care Act
Education
- Against COVID-19 mask mandates and vaccine requirements; described face masks as 'bacteria trap' and introduced bill to make vaccine mandates illegal
Environment
- For abolishing the Environmental Protection Agency; sponsored HR 10549 to eliminate the EPA
Civil Rights
- Against abortion rights; has compared abortion to the Holocaust
- Against same-sex marriage; voted against the Respect for Marriage Act that codifies parts of Obergefell v. Hodges
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For supporting ICE; co-sponsored resolution to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- For Trump's Muslim travel ban; supported Executive Order 13679 restricting visa entries from seven countries
- Against supporting Ukraine; voted against condemning Russian abduction of Ukrainian children and introduced legislation to prohibit transfer of ATACMS to Ukraine
Public Safety
- For gun rights and against firearm regulations; stated guns weren't regulated prior to the 1960s and children could purchase guns
- Against releasing Jeffrey Epstein files; was the sole member of Congress to vote against the Epstein Files Transparency Act