Candidates for statewide offices such as Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner will qualify at the Secretary of State’s Office in Baton Rouge, filing their paperwork and paying their fees.
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Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter, standing with his wife Wendy, …
Of the major candidates, Angelle, Dardenne and Vitter are Republicans.
Gov. Bobby Jindal, seeking the GOP presidential nomination, is term-limited and can’t run for re-election.
Last week’s first live televised forum of the governor’s race on Louisiana Public Broadcasting snuck up on most political observers, says Jeremy Alford. Then it’s Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden the key Democrat and he shows up in a recent poll to be the front-runner with Young and Nungesser battling it out for second place. With Dardenne running to move into the governor’s mansion, that also creates a heated competition for the state’s No. 2 job.
Locally, Orleans Parish voters will decide on school board members and Jefferson Parish residents will select several officials, including a sheriff and a parish president. All the men are Republicans, and each drew opponents Tuesday, though only some have well-financed challengers. Former U.S. Rep. Jeff Landry, R-New Iberia, and Republican lawyer Martin “Marty” Maley also qualified for attorney general.
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Caldwell described the race as “about qualifications, experience and integrity”. “The campaign is just beginning, it hasn’t started aggressively”, Lee said.
