Luke Mixon, a Democrat, is an American politician and commercial airline pilot. He is running for the primary elections in Louisiana, which are scheduled on November 8, 2022. If he wins, he will be running against Republic leader John Neel Kennedy in the Louisiana Senate election, which is scheduled on December 10, 2022. 

He is endorsed by Louisiana House of Representatives Democratic Caucus Chair Sam Jenkins and the Democrat Governor John Bel Edwards. 

Who is Luke Mixon?   

Luke Mixon was born on September 11, 1979. He grew up on a farm outside of Bunkie, Louisiana. He attended public school in Louisiana and was deeply influenced by his grandfather’s WWII military service. His grandfather, Charles Mixon, served as a B-24 flight engineer during WWII. 

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Coming from a military background Mixon enrolled in the United States Naval Academy and graduated as a fighter pilot. Mixon is a TOPGUN graduate who flew the F/A-18 Hornet for 17 years, assisting operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria from aircraft carriers and earning three Air Medals, just a couple of months before the tragic event of 9/11, which would later determine the course of his military career. Mixon had an illustrious military career and accumulated 3,000 flight hours during his service years. 

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Mixon was named the Navy’s F/A-18 Attack Aviator of the Year in 2012. He finished his service in the Navy Reserves, where he was the Commanding Officer of VFA-204, the Navy’s F/A-18 squadron based in New Orleans.

He currently resides in Baton Rouge and is married to Renee Mixon. The couple is blessed with two children- Samantha and Charlie. 

According to Mixon’s official website, he firmly believes that politicians have divided Louisiana for their political advantage- “Politicians are not representing the needs of their constituents. Our infrastructure is crumbling and communities are flooding. But Senator Kennedy voted against billions of dollars to improve our roads and protect us from natural disasters. Healthcare costs are bankrupting families, yet Senator Kennedy voted to end coverage for half a million working people in our state.  And we need better jobs that provide the people of Louisiana with a living wage to support their family.”