Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Clay Higgins
- Office
- U.S. representative for Louisiana’s 3rd district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Lafayette, LA
- Born
- 1961
- In Congress
- House since 2017 · 9 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- HIGGINS, CLAY CAPTAIN
- Next election
- General December 5, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Louisiana, District 3
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H6LA03148 · Principal campaign committee: CAPTAIN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Louisiana District 3 | $904,294.13 | Running |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Louisiana District 3 | $1,029,946.49 | Running |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Louisiana District 3 | $1,057,244.85 | Running |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Louisiana District 3 | $767,293.29 | Won the general election (67.8%) |
Total raised$767,293.29
Total spent$736,218.60
Cash on hand$71,762.70
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$533,826.1870%
- PACs and other committees$226,100.0029%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$3,260.000%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$4,107.111%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Readiness
- Seapower and Projection Forces
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs
- Federal Law Enforcement Chairman
- House Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
85 committees reported giving $229,801.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- LHC GROUP, INC. PACConnected PAC$8,400.00
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- ELBERT GUILLORY'S AMERICALeadership PAC$6,100.00
- AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T/WARNERMEDIA FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- LAKE CHARLES PILOTS INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERALPAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC. Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- POLICE ACTION FUNDPAC$5,000.00
- MAGNOLIA LNG LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- DO RIGHT BAYOU PACLeadership PAC$4,500.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- ARPACConnected PAC$4,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- PHILLIPS 66 PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
Show all 85 committees
- WINREDHybrid PAC$3,895.00
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- CRESCENT RIVER PORT PILOTS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/CRPPA FED PACConnected PAC$3,300.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY PAC Company pagePAC$3,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A. PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- USA RICE FEDERATION PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- GULF STATES TOYOTA INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- JUSTICE FREEDOM & LIBERTY PACPAC$2,500.00
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PLAINS COTTON GROWERS INC. PACPAC$2,500.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$2,000.00
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- JONES WALKER L.L.P. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NISOURCE INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PAN-AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC (PALIC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SNAKE RIVER SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE GEO GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GEORGIA PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PACPAC$1,000.00
- DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM AND SECURITYHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTONCandidate committee$1,000.00
- TELLURIAN INC PACPAC$1,000.00
- LOUISIANA HEALTH SERVICE & INDEMNITY COMPANY DBA BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF LOUISIANA PACPAC$1,000.00
- K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)Connected PAC$500.00
- SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FLORIDA (PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LOUISIANA AGRICULTURE (CALA)PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$500.00
- DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DIPAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$500.00
- VOTESANE PACPAC$500.00
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLESConnected PAC$300.00
- VALOR PACLeadership PAC$211.00
- COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CCAGW PAC)Connected PAC$95.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Clay Captain Higgins$22.31
- Independent expenditures opposing Clay Captain Higgins$750.00
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)Supporting$22.00
The race
Louisiana U.S. House, District 3, 2020 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Captain Higgins (R) | $767,293.29 | $71,762.70 | 2020-12-31 |
| Robert Jon Anderson (D) | $63,616.76 | $2,695.47 | 2020-03-31 |
| Braylon Harris (D) | $23,006.09 | $7,876.16 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: CAPTAIN HIGGINS FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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