Larry Foy
Larry Foy (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 5th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 16, 2026.[source]
Foy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Larry Foy earned a bachelor's degree from North Central College in 1983 and a graduate degree from the Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1987. His career experience includes working as an activist.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Louisiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2026
Beginning in the 2026 elections, Louisiana elections for U.S. Congress, the Louisiana Supreme Court, the Public Service Commission, and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education use a closed partisan primary and primary runoff system. Candidates for those offices no longer run in majority-vote system primaries.
General election
The primary will occur on May 16, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 5
Jessee Carlton Fleenor (D), Larry Foy (D), Lindsay Garcia (D), Dan McKay (D), and Tania Nyman (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 5 on May 16, 2026.
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 5
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 5 on May 16, 2026.
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 | Misti Cordell | |
 | Michael Echols | |
 | Rick Edmonds | |
 | Austin Magee | |
 | Michael Mebruer | |
 | Blake Miguez | |
 | Samuel Wyatt | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Julia Letlow (R)
- Stewart Cathey (R)
- Dixon McMakin (R)
- Joshua Morott (R)
- Ray Smith (R)
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Larry Foy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Foy's responses.
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Foy pursued a PhD in Ethics and Public Policy Formation at the University of Southern California (USC) and earned a B.A. in Religion/Philosophy from North Central College and an M.A in Theology & Ethics from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also attained doctoral candidacy (Doctor of Ministry Executive Leadership) at the University of Redlands/San Francisco Theological Seminary.
Larry Foy lives in Winnsboro, Louisiana, with his wife, Sharon. They are parents to three grown children and seven grandchildren. Larry currently serves as a public theologian, offering commentary on political and social issues through a Christian moral, theological, and ethical lens.- As a person of faith, I believe that every person should be treated with human dignity. This means that every person should have access to and the opportunity to secure their most basic needs for health and well-being. This is not the case for nearly 1 million Louisianans. Poverty is rampant throughout the state, especially in the rural parishes of Northeast Louisiana, where poverty rates are as high as 36 % in Madison, 35% East Caroll, and 35% in the city of Monroe, located in Ouachita Parish. When elected as the representative of Louisiana's 5th congressional district, I will declare 'war on poverty' and call for:
1. Increase the Federal minimum to $15hr
2. Foster new jobs with living wages
3. Close corporate tax loopholes - I care about the overall welfare of people, especially the health and well-being of the elderly, children, the poor, and people with disabilities. I believe that everyone should have access to affordable and/or free health and medical care. To this end, I will advocate for health and medical care coverage for all. On day one, I will review the Federal Mandatory and Discretionary spending budget allocations and advocate for the restoration of any funding cuts to Medicaid and health programs. And I will work tirelessly and relentlessly to make sure that Medicare and Social Security are shielded from political oligarchs and billionaires who have no interest in supporting the well-being of people who depend on these safety-net programs.
- I care about the planet we share. The earth and environment are sacred gifts from our creator to enjoy and to orchestrate our lives together. Hence, we have a sacred duty and obligation to care for the planet and our environment. This means imposing limits of restraint whereby we only extract from nature what is sufficient to meet our needs and refrain from overuse and the reckless abuse of our environment. Hence, I will call for the restoration of Trump's rollbacks to the Clean Air Act. This means supporting and creating renewable energy, green jobs, carbon monoxide-free automobiles, and preventing corporate toxic waste from being dumped into our urban centers and rural communities. Let's save Louisiana's waterways and airways.
I am committed to ending the death penalty, both through execution and life imprisonment without parole. Execution by lethal injection, firing squad, hanging, or any other method is cruel and inhumane. Likewise, life imprisonment equates to denying one's humanity and potential for transformation.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 13, 2026
