Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District is located in the southeastern part of the state and includes Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. Tammany parishes as well as parts of Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Tangipahoa and Terrebonne parishes.
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise, R-La, is up for reelection. Scalise was first elected to Congress in 2008 after serving in Louisiana’s State Legislature for 12 years. He rose to national prominence in 2017 after he was shot and seriously injured at a GOP baseball practice. In the years since, he has established a close working relationship with President Donald Trump.
Scalise faces two challengers: Democrat Lee Ann Dugas and Libertarian Howard Kearney. In 2018, Scalise was re-elected with 71 percent of the vote. Dugas and Kearney were also on the ballet and secured 7 percent and 1 percent of the vote respectively.
Scalise’s re-election campaign has raised more than $26 million, according to the Federal Election Commission. Dugas and Kearney have not filed any campaign finance reports.
To learn more about what's on your 2020 ballot, check out our ballot guide.
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