Jason Hughes (Louisiana)
Jason Hughes (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Orleans City Council in Louisiana, representing District E. He assumed office on January 12, 2026. His current term ends on January 14, 2030.
Hughes (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Orleans City Council to represent District E in Louisiana. He won in the general election on November 15, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2025)
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
General election
General election for New Orleans City Council District E
Jason Hughes defeated Cyndi Nguyen in the general election for New Orleans City Council District E on November 15, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jason Hughes (D) | 61.5 | 7,725 | |
 | Cyndi Nguyen (D) | 38.5 | 4,843 | |
| Total votes: 12,568 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for New Orleans City Council District E
The following candidates ran in the primary for New Orleans City Council District E on October 11, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cyndi Nguyen (D) | 45.7 | 8,709 |
| ✔ | Jason Hughes (D) | 36.2 | 6,910 | |
| Kimberly Burbank (D) | 4.1 | 790 | ||
 | Willie Morgan (D) | 4.1 | 778 | |
| Richard Bell Sr. (D) | 4.0 | 767 | ||
| Danyelle Christmas (D) | 3.2 | 605 | ||
| Gavin Richard (Unaffiliated) | 0.9 | 177 | ||
| Jonathan Roberts (Unaffiliated) | 0.9 | 172 | ||
 | Nathaniel Jones (Unaffiliated) | 0.8 | 160 | |
| Total votes: 19,068 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jon Johnson (D)
- Willie Miller (Unaffiliated)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hughes in this election.
2023
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2023
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Jason Hughes (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hughes in this election.
2019
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 100
Jason Hughes won election outright against Anthony Jackson Jr. in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 100 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jason Hughes (D) | 66.3 | 7,227 | |
| Anthony Jackson Jr. (D) | 33.7 | 3,675 | ||
| Total votes: 10,902 | |||
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2015
Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[1]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Democrats John Bagneris, Alicia Clivens, Willie Jones, and Shawn Lockett faced off in the October 24 blanket primary. Bagneris and Clivens advanced to the November 21 runoff, where Bagneris won election. Jason Hughes (D) was disqualified before the primary.[2][3]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 100 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John Bagneris |
37.6% | 3,007 | |
| Democratic | Alicia Clivens |
27.5% | 2,202 | |
| Democratic | Willie Jones | 23.8% | 1,906 | |
| Democratic | Shawn Lockett | 11.1% | 885 | |
| Total Votes | 8,000 | |||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 100 Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Bagneris |
54.9% | 6,262 | |
| Democratic | Alicia Clivens | 45.1% | 5,150 | |
| Total Votes | 11,412 | |||
Campaign themes
2025
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2019
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Campaign finance summary
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State legislative tenure
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2025.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2024.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2023.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2022.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
- Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response — Legislators are scored on their stances on laws and policies related to sexual trauma and sexual violence.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2021.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response — Legislators are scored on their stances on laws and policies related to sexual trauma and sexual violence.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2020.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Family Forum — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Hughes was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Medicaid Oversight Committee
- Appropriations Committee, Vice Chair
- Health and Welfare Committee
- Judiciary Committee
2023-2024
Hughes was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Health and Welfare Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
2021-2022
Hughes was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary Committee
- Health and Welfare Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
- Joint Capital Outlay Committee
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Oliver Thomas (D) |
New Orleans City Council District E 2026-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by John Bagneris (D) |
Louisiana House of Representatives District 100 2020-2025 |
Succeeded by Dana Henry (D) |
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