Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry becomes the first candidate to officially announce he’s running for governor. The Republican from the Lafayette area released a six-minute announcement video today seeking the support of Louisiana voters in the 2023 gubernatorial election.
Here’s part of what he says in his first commercial.
“This election is not about me, it’s about you. I can’t do this alone. We must join together to build the Louisiana we want, the one we need, and the one we deserve.”
During his video announcement, Landry talked about crime and said it’s important for parents to have a voice in their children’s education.
“I’m tired of people leaving our state and am angry that our children’s education is not a priority. I’m sick of our big cities being run like third world nations,” Landry said in the ad.
Landry is a former St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s deputy and police officer. After his career in law enforcement, he was an attorney and businessman in New Iberia. He was elected to Congress in 2010 and he’s served as the state’s attorney general since 2016, often getting into political disputes with Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards. Landry’s announcement into the governor’s race comes as no surprise
Landry is expected to be one of several well-known candidates seeking to replace the term-limited Edwards.
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