Tia LeBrun

Tia LeBrun's career experience includes working as an educator and administrator. She earned a high school diploma from Ellender Memorial High School, a bachelor's degree from the Louisiana State University in 2004, and graduate degree from the University of New Orleans in 2012.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was born and raised in Terrebonne Parish, a proud daughter of the United Houma Nation and three generations of working-class women who taught me resilience through hardship. As a young mother putting myself through college, I learned that education is not just a pathway—it’s a lifeline. It opened doors that poverty tried to close and gave my children a future built on possibility rather than circumstance. As a teacher and curriculum leader, I’ve seen firsthand how knowledge transforms not only minds but entire communities. Education builds confidence, creates opportunity, and restores hope where it’s been denied. That’s why I believe every child—no matter their zip code, income, or background—deserves access to quality learning from preschool to college. When we invest in education, we invest in freedom, equity, and the next generation’s power to shape a better Louisiana.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Louisiana families are also being crushed by the highest insurance rates in the nation. We need a national plan for insurance affordability and disaster mitigation that protects homeowners, drivers, and small businesses—before the next storm hits.Every parent should have access to affordable healthcare, childcare, and education. Families should be able to grow, learn, and live well without going broke. That’s why I’m fighting for paid family leave, healthcare not tied to employment, universal preschool, and two years of free community college.Above all, I believe in personal freedom—the right to make decisions about your own body, your family, and your future without government or corporate interference.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Regulating AI: Every person deserves ownership of their body, likeness, and voice—the most personal forms of identity and expression. Protecting these rights means no one can profit from, manipulate, or make decisions about another’s body or image without consent. It safeguards personal autonomy, prevents exploitation in media and technology, and reinforces the principle that freedom starts with self-governance.

Disaster Management: A national insurance plan and streamlined disaster response are essential to protect families from financial ruin after storms, fires, or floods. No American should lose their home or livelihood because help came too late or coverage was out of reach. Security must be a shared national promise.

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was a single mother who worked as a waitress to put myself through college. A teacher's salary was not enough to pay the bills; so, I always worked a second job while teaching. I am a mother in a beautiful, blended family that includes 6 children and 4 grandchildren. As a Houma Tribe member, I grew up in a large diverse family that stands on love and faith every day.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

When you look across Southwest Louisiana, all you see are blue roofs, FEMA trailers, and families looking for answers. Hurricane Laura hit nearly two years ago and communities, no matter how big, are struggling to get the plywood out of the windows of their businesses and provide basic necessities for their residents.Tia believes we must broaden access to low-cost healthcare and prescription drugs. For too long, the inability to receive quality healthcare due to income and background has harmed the members of this community, and women and minorities have been disportionately affected by it. We must improve healthcare access and options for women and minorities as opposed to taking their rights to healthcare away as we are seeing in recent times.As an educator, Tia knows that education investments empower teachers and parents to build skills for a modernizing economy. This includes career and college readiness which should be a priority. Programs like post-high school training with minimal debt burdens for students and their families, and expansion of affordable, accessible education for all citizens of Southwest Louisiana regardless of socio-economic background is an investment into the community and into our future.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

1. Disaster recovery and community preparedness for natural disasters.

2. Social Justice. Every human should be equal and be able to live with dignity.

3. Education is how we fix society, and everyone needs access to quality education that enhances both students' and teachers' potential.

Campaign website

LeBrun's campaign website stated the following:

Healthcare

Reproductive freedom is a human right. We must improve healthcare access and options for women and minorities as opposed to taking their rights to healthcare away as we are seeing in recent times.

A 2019 survey found that over 11% of respondents did not have health insurance coverage. Tia believes we must broaden access to low-cost healthcare and prescription drugs. For too long, the inability to receive quality healthcare due to income and background has harmed the members of this community, and women and minorities have been disportionately affected by it.

Higgins Failures: Clay Higgins wants to strip women of their rights and identity, supporting laws that refer to them as “incubators”. He also voted AGAINST the Affordable Insulin Now Act which would have capped the price of insulin for the thousands of people that need it to survive each day.

Higgins voted AGAINST the Honoring our PACT Act which will help our veterans access the healthcare they need to combat conditions caused by their military service.

Education

As an educator, Tia knows that education investments empower teachers and parents to build skills for a modernizing economy. This includes career and college readiness which should be a priority. Programs like post-high school training with minimal debt burdens for students and their families, and expansion of affordable, accessible education for all citizens of Southwest Louisiana regardless of socio-economic background is an investment into the community and into our future.

Tia is dedicated to ensuring our children have the resources they need to follow their dreams.

Higgins Failures: Clay Higgins voted AGAINST the American Rescue Plan Act which will make historic investments in America’s preschool through twelfth-grade schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This act would keep schools safely open, tackle learning loss, and mental health. The ARP funds include $122 billion for P-12 schools in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, $8 billion to states and school districts to meet the needs of certain student populations, over $3 billion for students with disabilities, and $800 million for children and youth experiencing homelessness.

Disaster Recovery

When you look across Southwest Louisiana, all you see are blue roofs, FEMA trailers, and families looking for answers. Hurricane Laura hit nearly two years ago and communities, no matter how big, are struggling to get the plywood out of the windows of their businesses and provide basic necessities for their residents.

In Congress, Tia will fight to get our communities the funding they need to get mainstreet back up and running and to get families back in their homes. She will also fight to secure federal investments in our crumbling roads and bridges.

Higgins Failures: Clay Higgins voted AGAINST a bipartisan budgetary measure in Congress that would have directed funding to Southwest Louisiana for disaster recovery efforts. Local Republicans and Democrats reeled against the vote and its impact on hard-working residents.

Higgins also voted AGAINST the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which will send billions of dollars to Louisiana to repair our roads. This legislation is an integral part of the disaster recovery efforts in our community and will re-energize the local economy.[2]

—Tia LeBrun's campaign website (2022)[3]