On the eve of qualifying for the federal elections, Lafayette prosecutor Holden Hoggatt has announced he will challenge Third District Congressman Clay Higgins. Both men are Republicans. La-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Hoggatt has never run for political office before.
“He is a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association,” said Alford. “He is going to run partly on an anti-crime platform and has real-life experiences to back it up.
Hoggatt will qualify for the race on Wednesday and says he’s running for Congress because southwest Louisiana needs a leader in Washington D.C. they can be proud of.
Higgins is seeking his fourth term and has the endorsement of the Louisiana Republican Party. But Alford says Hoggatt looks like a formidable challenger and Higgins will need to take him seriously.
“He has challenged opponents in the past to boxing matches, so this should interesting because I happen to know that Holden Hoggatt boxed in college,” said Alford.
Hoggatt’s financial resources are unclear at this time, while Higgins reported $258,000 on hand. Alford says that’s the lowest figure among Louisiana’s six incumbent members of Congress.
“To most of us that’s a lot of cash, but for incumbent running for re-election that’s not a whole lot of dough,” said Alford.
Higgins says he will not stop fighting for constitutionalist and conservative values.
Qualifying for Louisiana’s six Congressional races and U-S Senate race involving the incumbent John Kennedy, begins Wednesday and runs through Friday. The primaries are November 8th.
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