Roy Adams
Roy Adams (Democratic Party) is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 62. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Adams (Democratic Party) won re-election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 62 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the general election was canceled.
In April 2023, Adams announced he was registering as a Democrat after previously serving as an Independent.[1] To learn more about state legislators who have switched parties, click here.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Adams was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Administration of Criminal Justice Committee
- Appropriations Committee, Elected Member
- House Retirement Committee
2023-2024
Adams was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Health and Welfare Committee
- House Retirement Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
2021-2022
Adams was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Health and Welfare Committee
- House Retirement Committee
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
2019-2020
Adams was assigned to the following committees:
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 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
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Roy Adams won election outright against Dadrius Lanus and Daniel Banguel in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 62 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roy Adams (D) | 51.0 | 5,522 |
| Dadrius Lanus (D) | 28.7 | 3,106 | ||
 | Daniel Banguel (D) | 20.4 | 2,209 | |
| Total votes: 10,837 | |||
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Endorsements
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2019
Regular election
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.
General election
General election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Roy Adams defeated Johnny Arceneaux in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 62 on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roy Adams (Independent) | 53.3 | 9,491 |
| Johnny Arceneaux (R) | 46.7 | 8,327 | ||
| Total votes: 17,818 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Roy Adams and Johnny Arceneaux defeated Bradley Behrnes and Derald Spears Sr. in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 62 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roy Adams (Independent) | 38.0 | 5,854 |
| ✔ | Johnny Arceneaux (R) | 30.6 | 4,709 | |
| Bradley Behrnes (R) | 21.2 | 3,263 | ||
| Derald Spears Sr. (Independent) | 10.2 | 1,569 | ||
| Total votes: 15,395 | |||
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Special election
See also: Louisiana state legislative special 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.
General election
Special general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 62
Roy Adams defeated Dennis Aucoin in the special general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 62 on March 30, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roy Adams (Independent) | 53.6 | 2,925 |
| Dennis Aucoin (R) | 46.4 | 2,529 | ||
| Total votes: 5,454 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 62
Dennis Aucoin and Roy Adams defeated Tarries Greenup, Jonathan Loveall, and Jerel Giarrusso in the special primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 62 on February 23, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Aucoin (R) | 45.5 | 2,300 | |
| ✔ | | Roy Adams (Independent) | 30.8 | 1,556 |
| Tarries Greenup (D) | 11.9 | 604 | ||
 | Jonathan Loveall (D) | 7.3 | 369 | |
| Jerel Giarrusso (D) | 4.6 | 231 | ||
| Total votes: 5,060 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Howell (D)
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.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Louisiana State Legislature in 2019.
- Louisiana Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Louisiana Right to Life Federation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 62 2019-Present |
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