Jay Morris

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Latest coverage: “Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new U.S. House primary if courts allow different districts” (PBS NewsHour, May 8, 2026). coverage, lean labeled ↗
Serves as State Senator, District 35 (Louisiana) since Jan 2020. github.com ↗

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Shor-McCarty · votesConservative

More conservative than 89% of Louisiana Senate members

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Score+0.90 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.23 more conservative than the Republican median in this group (+0.67)

Compared with138 members of Louisiana Senate members (1996–2022)

Covers2012–2022

● This person Democrats (64) Republicans (73)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsVery Conservative

More conservative than 73% of 2022 Louisiana Senate candidates

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Score+1.02 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.02 more conservative than the Republican median in this group (+1.00)

Compared with49 members of 2022 Louisiana Senate candidates

Covers2010–2022

● This person Democrats (18) Republicans (31)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new U.S. House primary if courts allow different districtsPBS NewsHour · May 8, 2026

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Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected office won by Democratic exonereeThe Guardian · May 4, 2026

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