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Louisiana · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026

Louisiana District 01 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Louisiana District 01 House race

Steve Scalise has raised more than 12 times the next candidate.

Republican Steve Scalise has raised about $1.5M, more than 12 times any rival.

Steve Scalise reports 88% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Steve Scalise

Steve Scalise

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Small-donor heavy. 88% from individuals and 11% from PACs.

88% individuals11% PACs1% other
$1.5M
raised
LJ

Lauren Jewett

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

98% individuals1% PACs1% other
$126K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Energy & Utilities$40K
Banking & Financial$25K
Insurance$20K
Real Estate & Construction$20K
Health & Pharma$20K
Small donors & unclassified$10K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Retail & Consumer$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) · pac$15K
  • AECOM PAC · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) · pac$10K
  • CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC · pac$10K
  • ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) · pac$10K
  • EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

89%
10% PACs89% individuals1% other

The incumbent's record

Steve Scalise is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)
−$575K
−$799K - −$350K. down $960K since 2008.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
0
Current full committee seats on file.

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Energy & Utilities$40K
Banking & Financial$25K
Insurance$20K
Real Estate & Construction$20K
Health & Pharma$20K
Small donors & unclassified$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Steve Scalise
R · incumbent
Steve Scalise
vs
LJ
Lauren Jewett
D · challenger
$1.5M
Raised
$126K
$4.0M
Cash on hand
$16K
11%
From PACs
1%
88%
From individuals
98%
Energy & Utilities
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No