As of today, Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry is the only major declared candidate for Louisiana Governor in 2023. A few candidates have decided NOT to run, and a handful of fellow GOP members are thinking about it. Landry Campaign spokesman Brent Littlefield says fundraising is running full-speed ahead; anticipating a large field of fellow candidates…
“It is an expensive race to run. We’re going to continue to raise money, because we want to make sure we get our message out.”
Senator Bill Cassidy announced he’s a “no” weeks ago. Senator John Kennedy says he’s not running this week. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser will announce HIS decision next Tuesday. Also reportedly mulling it over: Congressman Garret Graves, Treasurer John Schroder, and state lawmakers Sharon Hewitt and Richard Nelson. Littlefield say the Landry Campaign has a good head start on challengers…
“Our campaign account has about $5-million cash on hand in it. We have over a million-and-a-half dollars in our Leadership PAC.”
Perhaps the biggest gun in Landry’s arsenal: the endorsement of the state Republican Party and the support that comes with that…
“The Louisiana Republican party has also raised hundreds and hundred and hundreds of thousands of dollars as a result of that. So we’re ready to move forward and elect a Republican governors in Louisiana named Jeff Landry.”
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