When 36-year-old Katie Darling launched her campaign ad this week for Louisiana’s first congressional district it went viral because it showed her moments after giving birth to her second child. The democrat said she wanted to highlight how her high-risk pregnancy was even more stressful since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
In the ad Darling said, “We should be putting pregnant women as ease, not putting their lives at risk.”
“I shared my story with the intention that constituents would relate to it and that they would feel like they have a pro-choice option to vote for,” said Darling.
Darling, who lives on a farm in St. Tammany Parish with her husband and two children said she hasn’t spent her career in DC, she’s worked her way up from bartender to CEO helping nurses organize complicated health records. And while she’s a dark horse in the race against incumbent Steve Scalise.
Louisiana ranks 50th in crime, 48th in education, and 46th in health care. I’m running for Congress to stop this race to the bottom because our children deserve better. pic.twitter.com/EenFUpn4ed
— Katie Darling for Louisiana (@katie4louisiana) October 4, 2022
“My ultimate goal and commitment is to increase the quality of life for everybody in Louisiana. I am tired of living in a state that ranks 50 out of 50 and I believe that we deserve better,” said Darling.
Since her ad has gone viral Darling said the contributions are rolling in and even the national democratic party is taking notice, but there’s one constituent who’s extremely impressed with the campaign, her six-year-old daughter Remy.
“It was just adorable, just the way she says congress and the way she asks what will happen, so it’s a really positive experience for her and for our family,” said Darling.
Darling along with Libertarian Howard Kearney will face Republican Scalise in the November 8th election. Early voting begins October 25th.
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