US Senate candidate Luke Mixon (D)
U.S. Senate candidate Luke Mixon is criticizing Senator John Kennedy for voting to overturn the 2020 presidential results. Mixon is a Democratic challenger to Kennedy’s 2022 re-election bid. He appeared at the Baton Rouge Press Club and says Kennedy betrayed his oath to the Constitution when he objected to Joe Biden’s victory in Arizona.
“He betrayed every American voter who participated in that election and I’m not going to stand by and watch people spit in the face of democracy,” said Mixon.
Kennedy told WWL-TV in New Orleans in May that he never thought the Presidential election was stolen but believed there were some irregularities.
In August, Kennedy voted against the one-trillion dollar infrastructure bill which eventually became law. Kennedy said only 23% of the bill is for actual infrastructure and he says it will raise taxes on industry and increase the deficit.
But Mixon says the infrastructure bill will rebuild roads and crumbling water systems while also providing faster internet service in rural areas.
“Now you ask yourself why Senator Kennedy vote against those things, I don’t know, I can only assume that he is more interested in partisanship and soundbites than solving problems,” said Kennedy.
Mixon entered the U.S. Senate race in October. He’s a Bunkie native, a U-S Naval Academy graduate, and a decorated fighter pilot. The political newcomer says he wants to represent the best interest of all Louisiana citizens.
“I am not looking to pander to the extremes, I believe that the 70% of us in the middle are being overlooked and being screened over,” said Mixon.
Qualifying for the Congressional elections is July 20th to the 22nd and the election is November 8th, with the runoff December 10th.
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