Clay Higgins

CLAY HIGGINS, Republican, of Lafayette, LA; born in New Orleans, LA, August 24, 1961; education: attended Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; military service: enlisted, Military Police Corps, Louisiana National Guard, 1979-85 (retired with the rank of Staff Sergeant); professional history: manager, auto dealership; patrol officer, Opelousas Police Department, 2004-07; officer, Port Barre Police Department, 2007-10; deputy sheriff, St. Landry Parish, 2011-16; reserve deputy marshal, Lafayette City, 2016-19; reserve officer, Louisiana Attorney General's Office, 2019- present; election history: elected to the 115th Congress on December 10, 2016; reelected to each succeeding Congress.