John Day for Congress

What makes me different What makes me the best candidate to take on Clay Higgins?

Louisiana’s 3rd District needs a Democrat who can do more than make a statement — we need a Democrat who can build a coalition, win elections, and deliver results.

I respect anyone who wants to fight for working people. But in this district, the question isn’t who has the most ideological platform. The question is: who can unite Democrats, earn independents, and compete in November — while staying focused on the issues that hit families every day?

My campaign is built around AMERICANS FIRST — a practical, moderate blue agenda centered on working people: insurance that works, healthcare that takes care of people, good jobs that are safe, real storm and coastal resilience, strong schools, and protecting Sportsman’s Paradise.

I’ve worked in industries where “fine print” can decide whether a family gets help or gets denied — insurance, finance, healthcare, and business. I’m running to be a bridge between how the system works on paper and how life actually works for regular people.

I’m from Lake Charles, and I’m building a real ground game across the entire district — Calcasieu, Lafayette, Iberia, and every parish in between. With multiple candidates coming out of the same area, it’s easy for a primary to turn into a hometown split. I’m running to unify the party and build a campaign that can grow stronger heading into November.

We won’t change this district with slogans or division. We win by showing up, listening, and outworking everyone — and then bringing that same seriousness to Congress.

If you want a Democrat who will put Americans first, party second, and fight for working families with common sense and respect — I’d be honored to earn your vote.

My Paw Paw was a Democrat

— not because he was loyal to a label, but because he was loyal to working people. He built roads for a living, and he used to say you can tell a lot about someone by whether they show up, do the job right, and leave something behind that helps everybody. To him, politics wasn’t a sport and it wasn’t a show. It was supposed to be service—the same kind of service he put in every day, sunup to sundown, helping build the roads that connected our towns, got kids to school, got folks to work, and got families home safe.

Back then, around here, being a Democrat just meant you were for the people who keep the lights on: the teacher, the pipefitter, the nurse, the small business owner, the guy who works a turnaround, the family trying to make it through another storm season. Paw Paw didn’t talk in slogans. He talked about neighbors. He believed if you worked hard and played by the rules, your country ought to meet you halfway—and that the “big guys” shouldn’t be allowed to write the rules in the fine print so regular folks can’t win.

We had Republicans in the family too, and nobody hated each other over it. They argued sometimes, sure—then they ate together, went to church, went fishing, helped each other after storms, and kept moving forward. That’s what I miss, and that’s what I’m running to bring back: leadership that lowers the temperature, respects people, and focuses on what we already agree on.

And in a way, I want to do what my Paw Paw did. He built roads. I want to help build the kind of “roads” that matter now—insurance that works, healthcare that takes care of people, good jobs that are safe, and a resilient coast that can still be home for our kids. Same idea, just a different job: show up, do it right, and leave something behind that makes life better for everyone. That’s Americans First to me.