Clay Higgins
U.S. Representative · LA-LA-03
RHouseLA
Score
66/100 · Moderate Risk
Net worth
$0.3M
Tenure
2017-present
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total raised (career) | $4,825,516 | FEC |
| Corporate / special interest total | $913,914 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | $19,546 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Oil & gas / fossil | $206,296 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Pharma / healthcare | $261,946 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Defense | $50,711 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Wall Street / finance | $305,951 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
| Big Tech | $66,964 | FEC + OpenSecrets |
Outside spending
Independent expenditures by super PACs and outside groups (FEC Schedule E). Not coordinated with the campaign.
Top supporters ($111,103 total)
- $44,232: WARRIOR PAC
- $44,000: GEORGE WASHINGTON LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION, INC.
- $12,400: GOA VICTORY FUND
- $5,412: THE GUARDIAN FUND
- $5,059: FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND
Top opposers ($461,022 total)
- $224,592: PEOPLE WHO LOVE AMERICA
- $181,838: LOVE FOR LOUISIANA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
- $51,369: WARRIOR PAC
- $1,723: EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND
- $1,500: TOGETHER WE THRIVE
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- Objected to 2020 election certification
- Admitted being at Capitol on Jan. 6, entered building before violence per own statement
- Posted photo in Auschwitz gas chamber calling it 'haunting', widely condemned as desecrating Holocaust site
- Called for armed civilian resistance to vaccine mandates
- Fired from Lafayette police department for threatening Black suspects on social media