Republican · Louisiana's 5th District · 2026
Gabe Firment
Firment grew up in Rapides Parish and raised his family in Grant Parish.
Biography
Gabe Firment and his wife, Erica, a public school educator, have three children and three grandchildren.1 He grew up in Rapides Parish and raised his family in Grant Parish.1 Away from elected office, he has served as a church deacon and Sunday school teacher.1
Firment graduated from Tioga High School before earning a public administration degree from Louisiana College in 1994 and an MBA from Louisiana Tech in 1996.2 His professional background is in insurance consulting, and he also describes himself as a small business owner.21
First elected to the Louisiana House in 2019, he represents District 22, covering parts of Grant, La Salle and Natchitoches parishes.2 He chairs the House Insurance Committee.1 He authored the 2023 legislation restricting certain medical gender transition drugs and procedures for minors, enacted after lawmakers overrode the governor's veto.34
For Congress, Firment emphasizes border enforcement, expanded domestic energy production, support for farmers and the timber industry, gun rights, and preserving Social Security and Medicare.1 He also supports stronger legal guest worker programs for employers and a ban on members of Congress actively trading individual stocks while in office.5 He is competing in the crowded Fifth District field, which includes Republican Misti Cordell and Democrat Pat Moore.6
Record and controversies
Constitutional challenge to his healthcare law
The 2023 law Firment authored was challenged by transgender young people and their families under Louisiana's constitution.37 On January 15, 2026, a trial judge refused the state's request to end the case; Attorney General Liz Murrill said her office would continue defending the statute.8 An October 1 appellate dissent in the case concerned judicial recusal, rather than a final ruling on the ban's constitutionality.9
Economic development confidentiality
In September 2026, Firment said he signed a confidentiality agreement for a Rapides Parish data center briefing, found little confidential information was shared, and would not sign another.10