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

Louisiana District 01 House race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Louisiana District 01 House race

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

Candidates in the Louisiana District 01 House race, 2026 report raising $1.7M between them. Steve Scalise reports $1.5M and Lauren Jewett reports $126,085, a gap of $1.4M. Of what Steve Scalise reports, 88% came from individuals and 11% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

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