{ "id": "epkyqybyjw", "slug": "blake-miguez", "title": "Blake Miguez", "updated": "2026-09-29", "topic_path": [ { "id": "society", "label": "Society and history", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society" }, { "id": "society.politics", "label": "Politics and government", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics" }, { "id": "society.politics.institutions", "label": "Government and public administration", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics.institutions" }, { "id": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders", "label": "Politicians and government officeholders (biographies)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders" }, { "id": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates", "label": "US candidates for federal and statewide office", "api_url": 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22, since January 2024.[2](https://www.lsmsa.edu/list-detail?pk=223270) He is a candidate in the U.S. House primary for Louisiana's 6th congressional district on the November 3, 2026, ballot, with a runoff scheduled for December 12, 2026, if needed.[3](https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2026pdates.pdf)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Party | Republican[1](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05234/) |\n| Current office | Candidate, U.S. House, Louisiana's 6th district, 2026[1](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05234/); Louisiana State Senator, Senate District 22 (2024–present)[2](https://www.lsmsa.edu/list-detail?pk=223270) |\n| Education | Catholic High School, New Iberia (1999); B.A., Louisiana State University (2004); J.D., Southern University Law Center (2008)[2](https://www.lsmsa.edu/list-detail?pk=223270) |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nMiguez filed as a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Louisiana's 6th district in the 2026 election cycle.[1](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05234/) He serves in the Louisiana State Senate as a Republican.[2](https://www.lsmsa.edu/list-detail?pk=223270)\n\n## Early life and education\n\nMiguez graduated from Catholic High School in New Iberia in 1999. He earned a degree in political science from [Louisiana State University](https://www.edgepedia.org/louisiana-state-university) in 2004 and a law degree from the Southern University Law Center in 2008.[2](https://www.lsmsa.edu/list-detail?pk=223270) Before entering the Senate, his career experience included working as an executive in the oil and gas industry.[2](https://www.lsmsa.edu/list-detail?pk=223270)\n\n## Career\n\nMiguez assumed office as a Louisiana state senator representing Senate District 22 on January 8, 2024.[2](https://www.lsmsa.edu/list-detail?pk=223270) In the Senate, he serves as vice-chair of the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Capitol Security Council, and as a member of the [Education](https://www.edgepedia.org/education), Finance, and [Judiciary](https://www.edgepedia.org/judiciary) committees, the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee, and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.[2](https://www.lsmsa.edu/list-detail?pk=223270)\n\nIn 2026, he filed as a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Louisiana's 6th district.[1](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05234/) He designated a principal campaign committee for the race in a filing with the [Federal Election Commission](https://www.edgepedia.org/federal-election-commission).[4](https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/102/202608079899410102/202608079899410102.pdf)\n\n## Issues specific to Miguez\n\nClub for Growth PAC endorsed Miguez in Louisiana's 6th congressional district race. The organization stated that Miguez is a member of the Club for Growth Foundation's 2025 Fellowship class and that it had previously endorsed him in Louisiana's 5th District prior to recent redistricting.[5](https://www.clubforgrowth.org/club-for-growth-pac-endorses-blake-miguez-in-la-06/) Club for Growth PAC is affiliated with Club for Growth Action, a conservative super PAC.[5](https://www.clubforgrowth.org/club-for-growth-pac-endorses-blake-miguez-in-la-06/)\n\n## Electoral history\n\nMiguez assumed his seat in the Louisiana State Senate for District 22 in January 2024.[2](https://www.lsmsa.edu/list-detail?pk=223270) He is a candidate in the primary for Louisiana's 6th congressional district seat, which appears on the November 3, 2026, ballot; the elections were moved to that date following *Louisiana v. Callais*, with a runoff scheduled for December 12, 2026, if needed.[3](https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2026pdates.pdf)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Blake Miguez candidate profile, FEC](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05234/)\n2. [Sen. Blake Miguez biography, Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts](https://www.lsmsa.edu/list-detail?pk=223270)\n3. [2026 election dates, FEC](https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2026pdates.pdf)\n4. [FEC Statement of Candidacy filing](https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/102/202608079899410102/202608079899410102.pdf)\n5. 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