Blake Miguez
Blake John Miguez is an American politician. A Republican, he is a member of the Louisiana Senate. He previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from Iberia and Vermilion parishes and was a member of the Louisiana Freedom Caucus. He won a special election against John Robert Bering on February 21, 2015, to succeed Simone B. Champagne, who resigned to become the chief administrative officer for the city of Youngsville in Lafayette Parish. In October 2023, Miguez was elected to the Louisiana Senate. In June 2025, Miguez announced that he would run for United States Senate against incumbent Bill Cassidy, citing the latter's vote for the second impeachment of Donald Trump. On February 3, Miguez dropped out of the Senate race to run for the House of Representatives seat held by outgoing congresswoman Julia Letlow, who is running for Senate.