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2026 candidates we're tracking in LA-6
Monique Appeaning
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Crack down on violent crime and trafficking
- Tax cuts for working people
- Rebuild American manufacturing and protect Louisiana agriculture
About Monique Appeaning
Monique Appeaning is a former aide to the Baton Rouge mayor-president and budget analyst for the Louisiana National Guard, running as a Republican candidate for the open Louisiana 6th Congressional District, per her campaign site.
Chauna Banks
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supporting small business, workforce training and job growth
- Investing in schools and supporting teachers
- Protecting and expanding access to affordable healthcare
About Chauna Banks
Chauna Banks served on the East Baton Rouge Metro Council representing District 2 from 2013 to 2024 and has 20 years of experience in education, per an Aug. 12, 2026 WWNO/LPB candidate roundup and her campaign site.
Rufus Craig
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Reduce the national debt
- End the federal drug war
- Bring troops home and avoid unnecessary wars
About Rufus Craig
Craig is the Libertarian candidate, a Baton Rouge attorney who has practiced law since 1984 after graduating from LSU and earning a law degree from Southern University, per the campaign site. Craig has served in leadership with the Libertarian Party of Louisiana and ran for this seat in 2022, per the campaign site.
Larry Davis III
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Economic Growth and Inflation Control
- Border Security and National Sovereignty
- Public Safety and Law Enforcement Support
About Larry Davis III
Davis was born in Baton Rouge and raised in Livingston Parish, graduating from Denham Springs High School, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes him as a lifelong Louisianan and middle-class worker with deeply rooted Christian conservative beliefs, per the campaign site.
"Rick" Edmonds
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protect Louisiana jobs and affordability, including the energy industry
- Support law enforcement
- Cut wasteful spending and protect flood insurance and disaster relief
About "Rick" Edmonds
"Rick" Edmonds is a Louisiana state senator who has represented the Baton Rouge area for over a decade, running as a Republican candidate for the open Louisiana 6th Congressional District, per his campaign site.
Patrick "Pat" Forbes
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Bringing people together to solve problems and deliver results for Louisiana
- Addressing the rising cost of living for Louisiana families
About Patrick "Pat" Forbes
Patrick "Pat" Forbes is an engineer who worked in Louisiana state government for 20 years, per an Aug. 12, 2026 WWNO/LPB candidate roundup, and has worked on disaster recovery efforts including Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Gustav and the 2016 floods, per the campaign site.
Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lower costs and protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
- Bring federal funding for roads, bridges, drainage and flood protection
- Grow manufacturing jobs and support technical education
About Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia
Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia of Walker is a former teacher and law school graduate running as a Democratic candidate for the open Louisiana 6th Congressional District, per her campaign site.
Michael Mebruer
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fiscal Responsibility: the long-term stability of the economy depends on it
- Protection of Life
- Immigration
About Michael Mebruer
Michael Mebruer is a traveling medical professional with a master's degree in financial economics from LSU, running as a Republican candidate for the open Louisiana 6th Congressional District, per his campaign site.
Blake Miguez
Top priorities
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- Says he passed a law to ban ultra-processed foods from being served in schools
- Says he passed a law banning big technology companies' private funding from interfering in Louisiana elections
- Says he led efforts to pass pro-gun-rights laws in Louisiana, including Constitutional Carry
About Blake Miguez
Miguez is a small business owner in the oil and gas industry and an incumbent Louisiana State Senator elected in 2023, after previously serving as House Republican Majority Leader, per the campaign site. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University and a national and world champion marksman, per the campaign site.
Stephen Wagley
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- School choice
- Veterans' education benefits
- Workforce development
About Stephen Wagley
Wagley is chief operating officer of Delta College, a healthcare training school with campuses across Louisiana, overseeing operations and more than two hundred employees, per the campaign site. Wagley was homeschooled through 12th grade, played football at McNeese State University, and completed a business degree at LSU, per the campaign site.
About this race
Louisiana's 6th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Louisiana primary is Saturday, May 16, 2026 (runoff Saturday, June 27, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.