Tia LeBrun
Tia LeBrun (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 16, 2026.[source]
LeBrun completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tia LeBrun's career experience includes working as an educator and administrator. She earned a high school diploma from Ellender Memorial High School, a bachelor's degree from the Louisiana State University in 2004, and graduate degree from the University of New Orleans in 2012.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Louisiana's 3rd 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.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. House Louisiana District 3
Incumbent Clay Higgins (R) is running in the general election for U.S. House Louisiana District 3 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 3
John Day (D), Tia LeBrun (D), and Caleb Walker (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 3 on May 16, 2026.
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Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for May 16, 2026, was canceled. Incumbent Clay Higgins (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 3 without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
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 U.S. House Louisiana District 3
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clay Higgins (R) | 64.3 | 144,423 |
 | Holden Hoggatt (R) | 10.9 | 24,474 | |
 | Lessie LeBlanc (D) | 10.5 | 23,641 | |
| Tia LeBrun (D) | 9.4 | 21,172 | |
 | Thomas Payne Jr. (R) | 1.8 | 4,012 | |
| Gloria Wiggins (Independent) | 1.4 | 3,255 | ||
 | Jake Shaheen (R) | 0.9 | 1,955 | |
| Guy McLendon (L) | 0.7 | 1,620 | ||
| Total votes: 224,552 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dustin Granger (D)
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Tia LeBrun completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by LeBrun's responses.
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- Louisiana families are also being crushed by the highest insurance rates in the nation. We need a national plan for insurance affordability and disaster mitigation that protects homeowners, drivers, and small businesses—before the next storm hits.
- Every parent should have access to affordable healthcare, childcare, and education. Families should be able to grow, learn, and live well without going broke. That’s why I’m fighting for paid family leave, healthcare not tied to employment, universal preschool, and two years of free community college.
- Above all, I believe in personal freedom—the right to make decisions about your own body, your family, and your future without government or corporate interference.
Disaster Management: A national insurance plan and streamlined disaster response are essential to protect families from financial ruin after storms, fires, or floods. No American should lose their home or livelihood because help came too late or coverage was out of reach. Security must be a shared national promise.
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2022
Tia LeBrun completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by LeBrun's responses.
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- When you look across Southwest Louisiana, all you see are blue roofs, FEMA trailers, and families looking for answers. Hurricane Laura hit nearly two years ago and communities, no matter how big, are struggling to get the plywood out of the windows of their businesses and provide basic necessities for their residents.
- Tia believes we must broaden access to low-cost healthcare and prescription drugs. For too long, the inability to receive quality healthcare due to income and background has harmed the members of this community, and women and minorities have been disportionately affected by it. We must improve healthcare access and options for women and minorities as opposed to taking their rights to healthcare away as we are seeing in recent times.
- As an educator, Tia knows that education investments empower teachers and parents to build skills for a modernizing economy. This includes career and college readiness which should be a priority. Programs like post-high school training with minimal debt burdens for students and their families, and expansion of affordable, accessible education for all citizens of Southwest Louisiana regardless of socio-economic background is an investment into the community and into our future.
2. Social Justice. Every human should be equal and be able to live with dignity.
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Campaign website
LeBrun's campaign website stated the following:
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Healthcare Reproductive freedom is a human right. We must improve healthcare access and options for women and minorities as opposed to taking their rights to healthcare away as we are seeing in recent times. A 2019 survey found that over 11% of respondents did not have health insurance coverage. Tia believes we must broaden access to low-cost healthcare and prescription drugs. For too long, the inability to receive quality healthcare due to income and background has harmed the members of this community, and women and minorities have been disportionately affected by it. Higgins Failures: Clay Higgins wants to strip women of their rights and identity, supporting laws that refer to them as “incubators”. He also voted AGAINST the Affordable Insulin Now Act which would have capped the price of insulin for the thousands of people that need it to survive each day. Higgins voted AGAINST the Honoring our PACT Act which will help our veterans access the healthcare they need to combat conditions caused by their military service.
As an educator, Tia knows that education investments empower teachers and parents to build skills for a modernizing economy. This includes career and college readiness which should be a priority. Programs like post-high school training with minimal debt burdens for students and their families, and expansion of affordable, accessible education for all citizens of Southwest Louisiana regardless of socio-economic background is an investment into the community and into our future. Tia is dedicated to ensuring our children have the resources they need to follow their dreams. Higgins Failures: Clay Higgins voted AGAINST the American Rescue Plan Act which will make historic investments in America’s preschool through twelfth-grade schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This act would keep schools safely open, tackle learning loss, and mental health. The ARP funds include $122 billion for P-12 schools in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, $8 billion to states and school districts to meet the needs of certain student populations, over $3 billion for students with disabilities, and $800 million for children and youth experiencing homelessness.
When you look across Southwest Louisiana, all you see are blue roofs, FEMA trailers, and families looking for answers. Hurricane Laura hit nearly two years ago and communities, no matter how big, are struggling to get the plywood out of the windows of their businesses and provide basic necessities for their residents. In Congress, Tia will fight to get our communities the funding they need to get mainstreet back up and running and to get families back in their homes. She will also fight to secure federal investments in our crumbling roads and bridges. Higgins Failures: Clay Higgins voted AGAINST a bipartisan budgetary measure in Congress that would have directed funding to Southwest Louisiana for disaster recovery efforts. Local Republicans and Democrats reeled against the vote and its impact on hard-working residents. Higgins also voted AGAINST the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which will send billions of dollars to Louisiana to repair our roads. This legislation is an integral part of the disaster recovery efforts in our community and will re-energize the local economy.[2] |
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 31, 2026
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tia LeBrun for Congress, “Key Issues,” accessed August 10, 2022
