(R) Congressman Garret Graves - District 6
Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves is still not ready to make a decision on whether to run for governor or not. Graves says he’s received encouragement to run, but his busy schedule in Washington D.C. has kept him from examining the race.
“I haven’t had a chance to really talk through this with my family, talk with community leaders all across the state of Louisiana, so I want to keep doing that, certainly we’ll keep you posted,” said Graves.
Graves, who is a close ally of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, was recently named chair of the Elected Leadership Committee, an important position in the GOP.
Meanwhile, Graves is not happy the state GOP has already endorsed Attorney General Jeff Landry in the Louisiana governor’s race. Graves says voters are upset a group of Republicans are trying to hand pick the next governor.
“I think there is so many people across the state that are so frustrated by political parties, so frustrated by how that went down that we are getting strong encouragement,” said Graves.
Graves is 51-years-old and has served in the U.S. House since 2015.
During his weekly appearance on Mornings with Brian Haldane on Talk 107-3, Graves admits the Louisiana Republican Party’s endorsement of Landry has led to a push for him to run for governor.
“Incredible bone-headed move of the state party, to come out and try and have apparently 115 people or so determine the only candidate that can run governor, which is just absurd,” said Graves.
We also continue to wait on a major Democratic candidate to get in the race.
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