- Michael EcholsRepublican✓ Verified$3.2M raised
- Misti CordellRepublican$633K raised
- Gabe FirmentRepublican✓ Verified$423K raised
- Stewart CatheyRepublican✓ Verified$239K raised
- Dan McKayDemocratic$110K raised
- Antonio WilsonDemocratic✓ Verified$55K raised
- Patricia MooreDemocratic✓ Verified$22K raised
- Austin MageeRepublican✓ Verified$11K raised
- Oscar DantzlerRepublican✓ Verified
Where they stand
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| Issue | Michael EcholsRepublican | Misti CordellRepublican | Gabe FirmentRepublican | Stewart CatheyRepublican | Dan McKayDemocratic | Antonio WilsonDemocratic | Patricia MooreDemocratic | Austin MageeRepublican | Oscar DantzlerRepublican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Echols supports cutting burdensome regulations, expanding energy production, strengthening infrastructure, and investing in workforce training to boost economic development and job creation in Louisiana. Echols says he will work to seal the border and make life affordable again. | Cordell wants to rebuild roads and bridges, expand broadband, and bring jobs home to the district. | Firment supports protecting farmers, rural communities, and the timber industry to defend local jobs and strengthen rural economies. | Cathey favors minimal federal regulation of AI data centers, saying the U.S. should stay an inviting place for the industry rather than lose it to China. | McKay says working families are being squeezed despite doing everything right, and calls for leadership that puts people ahead of powerful interests. | Wilson supports economic development by recruiting employers, supporting small businesses, and linking workforce training to local hiring to create long-term careers and wage growth. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Healthcare | Echols champions healthcare reform focused on exposing hospital mismanagement, increasing transparency, protecting patients, and ensuring rural communities have access to quality care. | Cordell says she wants to expand healthcare access and lower costs for rural families losing medical services. | Firment says one of his priorities is protecting Social Security and Medicare. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | McKay says the threatened closure of 34 rural hospitals, 17 of them in District 5, is a critical issue, and warns Medicaid cuts will hit rural clinics serving poor populations hardest. | Wilson supports strengthening rural healthcare by protecting hospitals, expanding telemedicine, simplifying senior services, and connecting family support programs to improve access and outcomes. | Moore says she would focus on better outreach so Medicaid recipients know what paperwork they need to submit to keep their benefits. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Immigration | Echols supports enforcing immigration laws by securing the border, ending policies encouraging illegal immigration, deporting those who defraud taxpayers, and protecting legal immigration for those who follow the rules. Echols supports cutting off illegal immigration, in addition to protecting farmers and rural communities. | No public position found. | Firment supports securing the border, protecting American sovereignty, and upholding the rule of law to keep communities safe. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Michael Echols supports enforcing immigration laws by securing the border, ending policies encouraging illegal immigration, deporting those who defraud taxpayers, and protecting legal immigration for those who follow the rules 1. He also supports cutting off illegal immigration and protecting farmers and rural communities 2. Gabe Firment supports securing the border, protecting American sovereignty, and upholding the rule of law to keep communities safe 3. | |||||||||
| Public Safety & Crime | Echols supports holding rogue federal judges accountable through impeachment when they abuse authority and block the will of voters, emphasizing the need for judicial accountability alongside independence. | No public position found. | Firment supports public safety by securing the border and upholding the rule of law to keep communities safe. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Michael Echols supports holding rogue federal judges accountable through impeachment when they abuse authority and block the will of voters, emphasizing the need for judicial accountability alongside independence 1. Gabe Firment supports public safety by securing the border and upholding the rule of law to keep communities safe 2. | |||||||||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | Firment is pro-life and supports traditional Louisiana values regarding abortion. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Moore, a state representative, has opposed adding rape-and-incest exceptions to Louisiana's abortion ban. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Abortion: Patricia Moore has opposed adding rape-and-incest exceptions to Louisiana's abortion ban 1. Gabe Firment is pro-life and supports traditional Louisiana values regarding abortion 2. | |||||||||
| Taxes & Government Spending | Echols advocates for reining in federal spending, auditing agencies to expose waste, and demanding transparency to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly. | No public position found. | Firment fights for lower taxes to support families and businesses in Louisiana. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | McKay supports new restrictions on members of Congress trading stocks, with narrow allowances for mutual funds and blind trusts they don't directly manage. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Michael Echols advocates for reining in federal spending, auditing agencies to expose waste, and demanding transparency to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly 1. Dan McKay supports new restrictions on members of Congress trading stocks, with narrow allowances for mutual funds and blind trusts they don't directly manage 2. Gabe Firment fights for lower taxes to support families and businesses in Louisiana 3. | |||||||||
| Energy & Environment | Echols supports expanding domestic energy production, protecting Louisiana refineries and energy jobs, reforming federal permitting, and achieving American energy dominance for economic and national security. | No public position found. | Firment supports restoring Louisiana's energy dominance by unleashing American energy production to create jobs and lower costs. Firment says one of his priorities is restoring American energy dominance. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | McKay calls for a moratorium on new data center construction amid AI-industry growth in the district. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Magee says he is skeptical of new data centers and solar farms in the district, arguing they create few lasting jobs. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Michael Echols supports expanding domestic energy production, protecting Louisiana refineries and energy jobs, reforming federal permitting, and achieving American energy dominance for economic and national security 1. Dan McKay calls for a moratorium on new data center construction amid AI-industry growth in the district 2. Austin Magee is skeptical of new data centers and solar farms in the district, arguing they create few lasting jobs 3. Gabe Firment supports restoring Louisiana's energy dominance by unleashing American energy production to create jobs and lower costs, and says one of his priorities is restoring American energy dominance 45. | |||||||||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Echols supports rebuilding the military, standing with Israel against terrorism, confronting Iran, and maintaining peace through strength to protect U.S. interests and allies. | No public position found. | Firment supports protecting American sovereignty and upholding the rule of law as part of his commitment to national security. | Cathey was one of four Republican LA-5 candidates who said they supported President Trump's decision to go to war with Iran. | No public position found. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Magee, along with the other candidates at a forum, supports banning foreign countries from owning U.S. farmland. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Michael Echols supports rebuilding the military, standing with Israel against terrorism, confronting Iran, and maintaining peace through strength to protect U.S. interests and allies 1. Austin Magee supports banning foreign countries from owning U.S. farmland 2. Stewart Cathey supports President Trump's decision to go to war with Iran 3. Gabe Firment supports protecting American sovereignty and upholding the rule of law as part of his commitment to national security 4. | |||||||||