U.S. Senator BILL CASSIDY (photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Republican Bill Cassidy’s third-place finish in Saturday’s Senate Republican Primary likely means the end of his political career. The 68-year-old from Baton Rouge failed to make the run-off as he was seeking a third term in the U.S. Senate. UNO political science professor Ed Chervenak is not surprised Cassidy finished behind Julia Letlow and John Fleming.
“If we looked at the polling, most, if not all the polls, showed Cassidy in third place. The more recent polls showed Letlow gaining momentum,” Chervenak said.
Chervenak does not expect Cassidy will run for political office again. Before he was a politician, Dr. Cassidy practiced medicine and Chervenak says Cassidy performing policy work in the healthcare arena could be his next move.
“Maybe he can do some work in terms of healthcare policy. He’s an expert on that policy. Maybe he can form an organization, a non-profit, and help influence health policy,” Chervenak suggested.
Cassidy is 68-years-old and he’s either been a state legislator or Congressman since 2006.
Cassidy will serve the remainder of his term which will end just after the new year. Chervenak says Cassidy’s political future actually ended when he voted to convict Trump for his role in the January 6th attack on the nation’s capitol.
“The vote to convict the President for inciting the insurrection certainly led to Trump feeling betrayed; and so that led to the endorsement of Julia Letlow. There was no way he was going to endorse Cassidy,” Chervenak explained.
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