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'''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]].<ref name=ballot>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Rob_Maness|title=Rob Maness|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 20, 2015}}</ref> His [[political action committee]] called Gator PAC is active in many state campaigns, including the 2015 effort to make [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]] the new 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]].<ref name=ballot>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/Rob_Maness|title=Rob Maness|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=November 20, 2015}}</ref> His [[political action committee]] called Gator PAC is active in many state campaigns, including the 2015 effort to make [[U.S. Senator]] [[David Vitter]] the new governor.

Born to a military family in Fort Lewis, [[Washington State|Washington]], Maness was an unsuccessful Republican U.S. Senate candidate in 2014. He lost out to fellow Republican [[Bill Cassidy]] of [[Baton Rouge]], who unseated then sitting [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Senator [[Mary Landrieu]] of [[New Orleans]]. Maness endorsed Cassidy in the runoff contest against Landrieu. Maness was endorsed in the primary election 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|Washington]], Maness was an unsuccessful Republican U.S. Senate candidate in 2014. He lost out to fellow Republican [[Bill Cassidy]] of [[Baton Rouge]], who unseated then sitting [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Senator [[Mary Landrieu]] of [[New Orleans]]. Maness endorsed Cassidy in the runoff contest against Landrieu. Maness was endorsed in the primary election by the Senate Conservatives Fund and such luminaries as former [[Alaska]] Governor [[Sarah Palin]], the 2008 Republican candidate for [[Vice President of the United States]]. Maness polled 2002,556 votes (13.8 percent).  

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. Maness has been mentioned as a potential Senate candidate once more in 2016.

Vitter supported Cassidy in the 2014 campaign, but Maness endorsed Vitter to succeed fellow Republian [[Bobby Jindal]] as governor. Jindal was meanwhile an unsuccessful contender for his party's 2016 presidential nomination. Maness has been mentioned as a potential Senate candidate once more in 2016, when Vitter's second term in the body expires.

Maness received his bahelor's degree from the University of Tampa in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], and his master's degree from [[Harvard University]]'s Kennedy School of Government. He attended the Air Command and Staff College and the College of Naval Warfare.<ref name=ballot/> He and his wife, Candace, reside in Madisonville in St. Tammany Parish in [[suburb]]an New Orleans. The couple has five children.

Maness received his [[bachelor's degree]] from the University of Tampa in [[Tampa]], [[Florida]], and his master's degree from [[Harvard University]]'s [[Kennedy School of Government]]. He attended the Air Command and Staff College and the College of Naval Warfare.<ref name=ballot/> He and his wife, Candace, reside in Madisonville in St. Tammany Parish in [[suburb]]an New Orleans. The couple has five children.

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