Michael Fesi
Michael Fesi (Republican Party) (also known as Big Mike) is a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 20. He assumed office on January 13, 2020. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Fesi (Republican Party) won re-election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 20 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the general election was canceled.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Fesi was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Committee
- Finance Committee
- Natural Resources Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee
2023-2024
Fesi was assigned to the following committees:
- Finance Committee
- Senate Insurance Committee
- Natural Resources Committee, Vice Chairman
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
2021-2022
Fesi was assigned to the following committees:
- Finance Committee
- Senate Insurance Committee
- Natural Resources Committee, Vice chair
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
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.
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana State Senate 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
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 20
Incumbent Michael Fesi won election outright against Dave Carskadon in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 20 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Fesi (R) | 87.6 | 21,361 | |
| Dave Carskadon (R) | 12.4 | 3,017 | ||
| Total votes: 24,378 | |||
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Endorsements
Fesi received the following endorsements.
2019
See also: Louisiana State Senate 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 State Senate District 20
Michael Fesi won election outright against Damon Baldone, Jerry Gisclair, Brenda Leroux Babin, and Shane Swan in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 20 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Fesi (R) | 54.5 | 15,546 | |
 | Damon Baldone (R) | 18.1 | 5,162 | |
 | Jerry Gisclair (D) | 14.3 | 4,070 | |
 | Brenda Leroux Babin (D) | 9.8 | 2,785 | |
| Shane Swan (R) | 3.4 | 974 | ||
| Total votes: 28,537 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
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2019
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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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.
Noteworthy events
On April 29, 2021, Fesi tested positive for COVID-19.[1]
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Louisiana State Senate District 20 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Norby Chabert (R) |
Louisiana State Senate District 20 2020-Present |
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