Clay Higgins

Clay Higgins
Clay Higgins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Louisiana's 3rd district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Charles Boustany
Personal details
Born	Glen Clay Higgins; August 24, 1961 (age 62); New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Eloisa Rovati (m. 1983; div. 1991); Rosemary Rothkamm-Hambrice (m. 1991; div. 1999); Kara Seymour (m. 2003; div. 2007); Becca Higgins (m. 2009)
Children	4
Education	Louisiana State University (attended)
Website	House website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1979–1985
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Unit	Louisiana National Guard
	Police career
Department	Opelousas City Police Department; Port Barre Police Department; St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office; Lafayette City Marshal; Louisiana Department of Justice
Service years	2005–2007 (Opelousas); 2007–2010 (Port Barre); 2011–2016 (Sheriff's Office); 2016–2019 (City Marshal); 2019–present (Louisiana Department of Justice)
Rank	Captain

Glen Clay Higgins (born August 24, 1961) is an American politician and reserve law enforcement officer from the state of Louisiana. A Republican, Higgins is the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. The district, which contains much of the territory once represented by former governor Edwin Edwards and former U.S. senator John Breaux, is in the southwestern corner of the state and includes Lafayette, Lake Charles, and New Iberia. Higgins won the runoff election on December 10, 2016, defeating fellow Republican Scott Angelle.

As well as being an elected official, Higgins continues to hold a law enforcement commission in a reserve capacity with the Louisiana Attorney General's office.^[1]

Higgins has appeared and spoken at events organized by fringe, anti-government militia groups such as the Three Percenters and the Oath Keepers,^[2] and has claimed to be a "Three Percenter" at speaking engagements.^[3]

^ Turk, Leslie (May 24, 2019). "Shaq, Clay Higgins among nearly 50 Lafayette reserve deputies decommissioned by city marshal". The Advocate. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
^ "A Republican Member of Congress Threatened to Kill Armed Demonstrators in a Facebook Post". BuzzFeed News. September 3, 2020.
^ Sharlet, Jeff (June 11, 2023). "The Congressman Telling Trump Supporters to 'Buckle Up'". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

[theadvocate.com-1] Turk, Leslie (May 24, 2019). "Shaq, Clay Higgins among nearly 50 Lafayette reserve deputies decommissioned by city marshal". The Advocate. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[militia-2] "A Republican Member of Congress Threatened to Kill Armed Demonstrators in a Facebook Post". BuzzFeed News. September 3, 2020.

[3] Sharlet, Jeff (June 11, 2023). "The Congressman Telling Trump Supporters to 'Buckle Up'". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

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Clay Higgins


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Charles Boustany

Personal details
Born	Glen Clay Higgins (1961-08-24) August 24, 1961 (age 62) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Eloisa Rovati (m. 1983; div. 1991) Rosemary Rothkamm-Hambrice (m. 1991; div. 1999) Kara Seymour (m. 2003; div. 2007) Becca Higgins (m. 2009)
Children	4
Education	Louisiana State University (attended)
Website	House website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1979–1985
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Unit	Louisiana National Guard

Police career
Department	Opelousas City Police Department Port Barre Police Department St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office Lafayette City Marshal Louisiana Department of Justice
Service years	2005–2007 (Opelousas) 2007–2010 (Port Barre) 2011–2016 (Sheriff's Office) 2016–2019 (City Marshal) 2019–present (Louisiana Department of Justice)
Rank	Captain