Monique Appeaning
LA-06 Republican nominee?
$2.6K
NOV 3, 2027Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAssistant Chief Administrative Officer (East Baton Rouge Parish)
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderFemale
LocationLouisiana
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BackgroundAssistant Chief Administrative Officer (East Baton Rouge Parish)
Notable personal detailsAnjanita Monique Appeaning is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. She has worked in government roles across executive and legislative settings, including as Assistant Chief Administrative Officer in East Baton Rouge Parish and as a fiscal analyst/special projects coordinator with the Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office. Her campaign emphasizes conservative priorities including public safety, tax policy, and accountability in government.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports lower taxes, pro-business policies, and shrinking the size of government; emphasizes budgeting experience and strategic reductions to government agencies. Positions prioritize tax cuts and reduced government spending rather than expansion of social programs.
Healthcare
The candidate has described defending funding for the Office of Elderly Affairs and emphasizes experience managing government budgets for agencies that touch seniors’ services, but has not published a comprehensive health-care platform or clear policy prescriptions on insurance, Medicaid, or major health reforms. Available public materials highlight fiscal stewardship and protecting certain elder services rather than specific positions on the Affordable Care Act, Medicare expansion, or privatization.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports a pro-life position that would only allow abortion when medically necessary to save the life of the mother and opposes public funding for abortion providers. Describes opposition to abortion access beyond life-saving exceptions and identifies as pro-life in campaign materials.
Climate & Energy
The candidate supports fossil fuel development and views stricter environmental regulations as harmful to jobs and the economy; she explicitly supports the use of hydraulic fracturing. Her public materials emphasize pro-business, lower-tax positions rather than aggressive climate regulations or major clean-energy mandates.
News
Monique Appeaning is in the news because Republican-led states are pushing new congressional redistricting plans after a Supreme Court ruling weakened protections for majority-Black districts. The fight is especially active in South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, and Louisiana, where lawmakers are considering or moving ahead with map changes ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The broader battle could affect several House seats, but the summaries do not show a specific action by Appeaning herself.
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana congressional map, narrowing Voting Rights Act
South Carolina joins redistricting push after Supreme Court ruling
TN Republicans will consider redrawing House district covering Memphis
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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