Battle Lines Being Drawn In Crucial State Senate District 26 Race
With Republicans and Democrats holding 19 seats apiece in the 39-seat Louisiana Senate, the Feb. 19 special election to replace Democrat Nick Gautreaux is quickly becoming a race of major significance. At stake is control of the state Senate in advance of redistricting and the all-important legislative session this spring.
And so it was no surprise this week when the Republican candidate in the race, state rep. Jonathan Perry, announced endorsements from a pair of prominent GOP officials in Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain and Public Service Commissioner Clyde Holloway.
“Jonathan Perry is a proven conservative leader and public servant. He understands small businesses and farms are the heart of our economy and they need freedom from excessive taxes and regulation to create jobs and prosperity for us all,” Strain said. “He has been relentless in his efforts to protect south Louisiana communities. We need people like Jonathan Perry in Baton Rouge.”
“Jonathan is a pro-life family man, a conservative, and he will look out for Louisiana’s families in the Senate as he has in the House,” said Holloway, a former congressman from central Louisiana.
Perry’s opponent, Democrat Nathan Granger of Erath, serves on the Vermilion Parish Police Jury. Granger, who owns an oilfield services company and touts his experience in business, is reportedly lining up public support from a list of Democrat heavyweights, including state party chief Buddy Leach.
“I’ve created a thousand jobs as a small business owner and I want to help create even more jobs as a state Senator,” Granger said.
Senate District 26 is made up of all of Vermilion Parish and portions of Acadia, Lafayette and St. Landry parishes.
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I worry anytime a Democrat says they will create jobs. What will he do add to the state’s already bloated payrole.
Answer this for me – Why does neither candidate seem willing to announce his party affiliation? I’ve seen many signs on the highway, television ads and a political brochure arrived in my mail today for Mr Granger, all without a whisper provided as to whether he’s Democrat or Republican. I had to get onto the internet to find out that he’s a Democrat. I called his campaign headquarters and they seemed just as lost on the issue as his political ads. They both promise to be “pro-life, pro-gun and pro-family”. So after much research, I have decided to vote for Mr Perry but wonder as well as to why I had to come to this webpage to find out he’s a Republican. Very Strange!!!
I am patriot1 – hey mailman……I’ll tell you why the Democrats want to be incognito- the cat has been let out of the bag about Democrats – they seem to be towing the Communist manifesto! They have been pretty effective at it – as long as they were in disguise – but the O-man has certainly changed the political landscape in America…..and Ms Pelosi has highlighted the fact that her lunch is also being bought by those who do not wish wish America well!
Yes, what you’re saying seems to be true. Their cover has been blown completely off, which can explain why Mr Granger seems unwilling to let his party affiliation be known, but does compute as to why Mr Perry seems unwilling to proudly announce his conservatism via the Republican party.
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