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| − | '''Rob Maness''' (born November 14, 1961) is a retired [[colonel]] in the [[United States Army]] and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] and [[Tea Party]] figure in his adopted U.S. state of [[Louisiana]]. His [[political action committee]] called Gator PAC is active in many Louisiana campaigns, including the 2015 effort to make [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]] governor. | + | '''Rob Maness''' (born November 14, 1961) is a retired [[colonel]] in the [[United States Air Force]] and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] and [[Tea Party]] figure in his adopted U.S. state of [[Louisiana]]. His [[political action committee]] called Gator PAC is active in many Louisiana campaigns, including the 2015 effort to make [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]] governor. |
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| − | Born to a military family in [[Washington State]], Maness was an unsuccessful Republican U.S. Senate candidfagte in 2014. He lost out to fellow Repubican [[Bill Cassidy]] of [[Baton Rouge]], who unseated then sitting [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Senator [[Mary Landrieu]]. Maness endorsed Cassidy in the runoff contest against Landrieu. Maness was endorsed in that race by former [[Alaska]] Governor [[Sarah Palin]], the 2008 Republican candidate for [[Vice President of the United States]]. | + | Born to a military family in Fort Lewis, [[Washington State]], Maness was an unsuccessful Republican U.S. Senate candidfagte in 2014. He lost out to fellow Repubican [[Bill Cassidy]] of [[Baton Rouge]], who unseated then sitting [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Senator [[Mary Landrieu]]. Maness endorsed Cassidy in the runoff contest against Landrieu. Maness was endorsed in that race by former [[Alaska]] Governor [[Sarah Palin]], the 2008 Republican candidate for [[Vice President of the United States]]. |
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| | Vitter also supported Cassidy in the 2014 campaign, but Maness endorsed Vitter to succeed fellow Republian [[Bobby Jindal]] as governor. Jindal was an unsuccessful contender for his party's 2016 presidential nomination. | | Vitter also supported Cassidy in the 2014 campaign, but Maness endorsed Vitter to succeed fellow Republian [[Bobby Jindal]] as governor. Jindal was an unsuccessful contender for his party's 2016 presidential nomination. |
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| − | Maness resides in Madisonville in St. Tammany Parish in [suburb]]an [[New Orleans]]. | + | Maness received his bahelor's degree from the University of Tampa; his master's from [[Harvard niversity]] Kennedy School of Government. He attended the Air Command and Staff College, U.S. College of Naval Warfare. He |
| | + | resides with his wife, Candace, in Madisonville in St. Tammany Parish in [suburb]]an [[New Orleans]]. The couple has five children. |
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