The House of Representatives voted 427–1 this week to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a sweeping bipartisan effort to force the Department of Justice to release all unclassified files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The lone vote against the bill came from Rep. Clay Higgins (R–LA), a decision that immediately drew national attention.
Higgins, who has represented Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District since 2017, is a former law-enforcement officer, U.S. Army veteran, and one of the chamber's most conservative members. Known for his tough-on-crime persona and affiliation with the House Freedom Caucus, he gained early notoriety as a sheriff's deputy producing aggressive "Crime Stoppers" videos that earned him the nickname "Cajun John Wayne."
